MEMPHIS - COMMISSION ON DRUG ABUSE - DRUG RESEARCH REPORT, V 1, N 1, JULY 1, 1971 - AUGUST 1, 1972

• NCJ Number: 14882
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 80 pages
• Grant Number(s): DF-71-521
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Memphis Cmssn on Drug Abuse
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

RESEARCH PROJECTS, TREATMENT FACILITIES, AND EDUCATIONAL AND PREVENTATIVE PROGRAMS ARE DESCRIBED.

Abstract

RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT OR ARE IN PROGRESS INCLUDE A SURVEY OF STUDENT DRUG USE, AN ANALYSIS OF DRUG ABUSE AGENCY ACTIVITIES, INTERVIEWS WITH LOCAL PHYSICIANS, A SURVEY OF PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS, DRUG RELATED ARRESTS, A PERSONALITY STUDY OF YOUTHFUL DRUG ABUSERS AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH STUDENT DRUG USE. THE TREATMENT SECTION DESCRIBES MEMPHIS HOUSE AND THE BLACK COMMUNITY CENTER. EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS THAT ARE DESCRIBED ARE THE MEMPHIS ALCOHOL AND DRUG CENTER AND VARIOUS SCHOOL PROGRAMS. THE QUESTIONNAIRES THAT WERE USED IN THE RESEARCH PROJECTS ARE APPENDED.