Author: Susan L. David
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 2000-07
Total Pages: 191
ISBN-13: 0756700507
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Proceedings of a conference sponsored by the Nat. Institutes of Health in Wash., DC, Sep. 19-20, 1996. Research and community practitioners worked together to review the research on drug abuse prevention; explored its ramifications for individuals, families, and communities; and developed recommendations for future collaborations and applications of this knowledge in settings across the country. Keynote addresses were given by Donna E. Shalala, Ph.D., Sec. of Health and Human Services, and Gen. Barry Barry R. McCaffrey, Dir. of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Includes a list of conference speakers and panel and work group participants.
Author: National Conference on Drug Ab Research
Publisher:
Published: 2015-08-05
Total Pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9781332243198
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from National Conference on Drug Abuse Prevention Research: Presentations, Papers, and Recommendations; September 19-20, 1996, Marriot at Metro Center Washington, DC Zili Sloboda, Sc.D., Director, Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research. NIDA, provided the leadership in planning and directing the National Conference on Drug Abuse Prevention Research and in the coverage and content of this conference report, Susan L. David. M.P.H., served as conference coordinator and the technical editor for this publication. Tire following organizations worked in cooperation with NIDA in planning the conference: Join Together. National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse. National Association of Secondary School Principals, National Association of Social Workers, National School Boards Association. National Families in Action. National Parents" Resources Institute (PRIDE). National Parent Teacher Association, Operation PAR. Inc.. and Partnership for a Drug-Free America. The publication was produced by CMS Communications under Requisition #QPQ60102 and R.O.W. Sciences under NIDA Contract No. NO I DA-7-2059. To obtain additional copies of this publication, contact the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCAD1) at P.O. Box 2345, Rockville. MD 20847-2345. 1-800-729-6686, or visit its Web site at hltpV/www. health.org. An electronic version of the publication can be obtained through NIDA's Web site at http: //www.nih.nida.gov. Copyright Status NIDA has obtained permission from the copyright holders to reproduce certain previously published material, as noted in the text. The inclusion of such material docs not place it in the public domain. Further reproduction of these copyrighted materials is permitted only as pan of a reprinting of the entire publication or chapter. For any other use, the copyright holder's permission is required. All other material contained in this volume (except quoted passages from copyrighted sources) is in the public domain and may be used or reproduced without permission from the Institute or the authors. Citation of the source is appreciated. Disclaimer The opinions expressed in this publication arc those of the speakers and authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or official policies of NIDA or any other part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The U.S. Government does not endorse or favor any specific commercial product or company. Trade, proprietary, or company names appearing in this publication arc used only because they arc considered essential in the context of the studies being described. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher:
Published: 1996-07-01
Total Pages: 275
ISBN-13: 9780788130908
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Summarizes the workshops, forums, speeches, and plenary sessions that were presented during the four day conference. Topics covered in plenary sessions include: epidemiology, treatment, prevention, drugs in the workplace, and AIDS and substance abuse. Others topics included in workshops and speeches include: multiple drug use, dropouts, diagnostic tools, treatment of cocaine abusers, sexual trauma and its relationship to drug abuse, drug abuse prevention for African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans and Asian Americans, and more.
Author: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Publisher:
Published: 1999*
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Preston Bright
Publisher: Diane Books Publishing Company
Published: 1997-04-01
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 9780788141881
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The following goals were established for this conference: to raise the awareness of the alcohol and other drug abuse problems that exist in Black communities across the Nation and create a broad-based prevention-focused response to that problem; to share state-of-the-art information on prevention research, evaluation, and resources and knowledge of innovative programs and strategies, as well as to create new or extend existing networks; and to stimulate action by Black communities at the local level to eliminate alcohol and other drug abuse problems.