NCJ Number
1711
Date Published
1971
Length
42 pages
Annotation
A COMMUNITY ACTION COMMITTEE DEVELOPED A DIAGRAM REPRESENTING CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE TO AID IN REDUCING THEM.
Abstract
THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS WERE IDENTIFIED BY LITERATURE SEARCH AND THE IDEAS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND ARE SHOWN IN A FLOW DIAGRAM INDICATING EXPLICIT PATH RELATIONSHIPS. PER CENT OCCURRENCE OF THE PATHS IS SHOWN WHERE POSSIBLE AND POINTS OF INTERVENTION. FEASIBLE MEANS OF INTERVENTION TO BREAK THE PATHS ARE DESCRIBED. IMPORTANT CAUSE AND EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS ARE SUMMARIZED AND THE SOURCE REFERENCE GIVEN. BIBLIOGRAPHY