ALTERNATIVES TO DRUGS

• NCJ Number: 10879
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 61 pages
• Grant Number(s): BNDD-72-35
• Sponsoring Agency: Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
• Corporate Author: National Council on Crime and Delinquency
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Directory
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: FINDINGS OF CONFERENCE ON ALTERNATIVES TO DRUG ABUSE, SANTA BARBARA, CA, MAY 16-18, 1972

Annotation

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS OF A CONFERENCE ON ALTERNATIVES WHICH ENCOURAGE THE DRUG ABUSER TO DEVELOP A NEW, DRUG FREE LIFESTYLE RATHER THAN SIMPLY PUNISH.

Abstract

FOLLOWING A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO THE PROBLEM OF DRUG ABUSE, GENERAL DESCRIPTIONS OF TYPES OF ALTERNATIVES AND EXPLANATIONS OF THEIR NEED ARE GIVEN. THE ALTERNATIVES ARE DISCUSSED WITH RESPECT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, EDUCATION, AND THE COMMUNITY. BRIEF SUMMARIES OF A NUMBER OF SPECIFIC PROGRAMS WHICH EXEMPLIFY VARIOUS TYPES OF SUCCESSFUL ALTERNATIVES ARE FURNISHED. FOR A COMPLETE AND DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE CONFERENCE SEE NCJ-010872 AND NCJ-010873.