NCJ Number
166581
Journal
Christian Science Monitor (May 30 Volume: 97) Issue: Dated: Pages: 1-12
Date Published
1997
Length
12 pages
Annotation
This article reviews the media's role in getting across to the Nation's youth accurate information concerning drugs.
Abstract
The Nation's young people too often get a pro-drug message from television, films and advertisements. The article discusses the mass media as a "proxy peer," defining what is and is not "cool," and how they can be used in a broad-based antidrug campaign. The following are included with the article: (1) Getting a Fix on US Drug Use History, Washington Times, March 16, 1997; (2) Drug Abuse and Addiction Are Biomedical Problems, Hospital Practice, April 1997; and (3) Representative drug treatment research and evaluation findings, and data source information.