STUDENTS AND DRUGS, V 2

• NCJ Number: 7870
• Author(s): R H BLUM
• Date Published: 1969
• Length: 399 pages
• Sale Source: Joint Venture
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: (VOLUMES I AND II SOLD ONLY AS A SET)

Annotation

THIS VOLUME, THE SECOND IN A TWO VOLUME SET, FOCUSES ON THE USE OF DRUGS BY ONE PARTICULAR POPULATION, STUDENTS.

Abstract

AN ATTEMPT IS MADE TO DETERMINE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THOSE STUDENTS WHO USE DRUGS AND THOSE WHO DO NOT, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION BEING GIVEN TO THE CHARACTERISTICS AND MOTIVATIONS OF STUDENT DRUG USERS. NUMEROUS INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH STUDENTS, EXAMINING THEIR DRUG EXPERIENCES, THEIR IDEOLOGIES, AND THEIR LIFE STYLES. PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS WERE ALSO EMPLOYED IN COMPARING DRUG USERS WITH NON-USERS. ONE CHAPTER REPORTS ON AN EXPLORATORY ATTEMPT TO PREDICT WHICH STUDENTS WILL BEGIN TO ILLEGALLY USE DRUGS DURING THEIR COLLEGE CAREER. ALTHOUGH THE BOOK CONCENTRATES ON COLLEGE STUDENTS, A STUDY IS INCLUDED DEALING WITH DRUG USE IN HIGH SCHOOLS. A CHAPTER SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO GIVE THE EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATOR AN OVERVIEW OF STUDENT DRUG USEAGE WILL PROVE TO BE OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO PERSONNEL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTROL OF DRUG ABUSE IN A SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT. (SNI ABSTRACT)