Author: Elizabeth B. Robertson
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 551
ISBN-13: 1428966471
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Published: 1994
Total Pages: 30
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Roughly 27 percent of the U.S. population lives in rural regions of the country. These citizens face challenges that city-dwellers and surburbanites do not. Geographic isolation, lack of available resources and activities, and a relative absence of anonymity lead many rural residents to turn to alcohol and other drugs. This guide includes a host of resources that we believe will help prevention specialists, teachers, health care providers, and others like you in a mutual quest for drug-free neighborhoods.
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Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 76
ISBN-13: 9780788103087
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: National Institute on Drug Abuse. Services Research Branch
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Published: 1977
Total Pages: 28
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: U. S. Department Of Health And Human Services
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Published: 2013
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ISBN-13: 9781304146687
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Ruth W. Edwards
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 141
ISBN-13: 9781560230458
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →People living in rural areas need resources and programs that respond directly to their specific needs and culture. Drug Use in Rural American Communities provides an in-depth look at many such communities, the people who live there, and their need for drug and alcohol counseling. Everyone interested in solving the problems of drug use in rural towns will find pertinent information in this new book. Ruth Edwards brings together experts who present their findings on drug use in small towns and rural areas of the United States. You will find diverse topics in this book—as diverse as the residents of small towns. Several of the topics covered are drug use by adolescents, including marijuana and hard drugs, drug use patterns among specific ethnic groups such as American Indian and Alaskan Native youth, drug abuse treatment, and future research needs.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on National Security, International Affairs, and Criminal Justice
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Published: 1998
Total Pages: 104
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A House subcommittee hearing held in DeKalb, Illinois, received testimony on drug abuse problems among young people in small towns and rural areas. Personal experiences of drugs and their effects on young people were described in statements from the mother of a victim of drug-related violence, a former drug dealer, a former drug user and gang member, and a teenager who had never used drugs. Representatives of substance abuse prevention programs, law enforcement, and criminal justice agencies discussed federal, state, and community responsibilities regarding drug abuse prevention; the need to change societal norms related to drugs, alcohol, and violence; goals and activities of the DeKalb County Partnership for a Substance Abuse Free Environment; the increased potency of drugs in the past decade; efforts to deter the international drug trade; prevention strategies in DeKalb schools; health promotion strategies related to substance abuse prevention at colleges; drug use in rural DeKalb County and its relationship to crime; the need to disseminate successful prevention strategies; the effectiveness of community-wide cooperation; and the importance of parents acting as positive role models. A local citizen cited the many failures of the 40-year "war on drugs" and suggested some potential benefits of legalization. (SV)