Journal of Alcohol & Drug Education articles from September 2004

Journal of Alcohol & Drug Education archives from September 2004

Organizing community action for prevention and control of alcohol and drug abuse.(Editorial)
September 1, 2004... In our country, substance abuse has been estimated to be responsible for 590,000 deaths and 40 million injuries and illnesses annually (McGinnis & Foege, 1999). The total economic costs of substance abuse have been estimated to be close to $428...

Promoting healthy lifestyles as a biopsychosocial approach to addictions counseling.(Letter to the Editor)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2004... Dear Editor: Despite progress in understanding the biochemistry of drug addiction and the effects of drugs on the body, most treatment programs lack a health education protocol. A review of the literature suggests that more attention needs...

Exploring the alcohol--sexual assault link: pathways from alcohol to assault.(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2004... Dear Editor: In considering the amalgam of alcohol-related information being contributed in areas of mental health and education, as well as for public awareness, it is important to recognize the contributing role of alcohol in other focal...

Drinking games in the college environment: a review.(Drinking Games)
September 1, 2004... Drinking games among American college students, although popular, contribute significantly to excessive drinking and alcohol-related problems. Drinking games appear to facilitate socialization, and are especially prevalent among younger...

Replicated findings of an evaluation of a brief intervention designed to prevent high-risk drinking among first-year college students: implications for social norming theory.(A Test Of Social Norming Theory)
September 1, 2004... College students were randomly assigned to receive either (a) standard alcohol programming (SAP) or (b) SAP plus an intervention designed to change perceptions of alcohol norms (PAN). Effects of the intervention delivered during one class...

Qualitative epidemiologic methods can improve local prevention programming among adolescents.(Qualitative Epidemiologic Methods)
September 1, 2004... Abstract The Ohio Substance Abuse Monitoring Network (OSAM) is designed to provide accurate, timely, qualitatively-oriented epidemiologic descriptions of substance abuse trends and emerging problems in the state's major urban and rural...

My name is Bill: Bill Wilson: his life and the creation of Alcoholics Anonymous.(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... My Name Is Bill Bill Wilson: His Life And The Creation Of Alcoholics Anonymous Susan Cheerer, Simon & Schuster: New York, 2004 In the drug/alcohol treatment field, no one has greater recognition and adulation than Bill Wilson, originally...