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DOCUMENT RESUME 2D 084 253 SP 007 489 AUTHOR Gilmore, Robert TITLE Drug Education Handbook. INSTITUTION Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver.; Colorado State Dept. of Health, Denver. Div. of Alcoholism and Drug Dependence. PUB DATE Sep 70 NOTE 142p. AVAILABLE FROM Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Division, Colorado Dept. of Health, 4210 East 11th Avenue, Denver, CO 80220 ($1.50) EDRS PRICE MF-$0.65 HC-$6.58 DESCRIPTORS Bibliographies; *Counseling; *Drug Abuse; *Drug Education; glossaries; *Health Activities Handbooks; Health Books; Health Educatioa; *Teacher Education; Vocabulary ABSTRACT This handbook on drug education is divided into nine sections. Section 1, An Approach to Drug Education, proffers information and advice on such subjects as student ploys, confidentiality, and student questions about marijuana vs. alcohol. Two major ideas in this chapter are that drug education should be integrated into the total curriculum and that one should not try to teach dogmatic and categorical facts about drug abuse. Section 2, Understarding the Student, contains four essays by different authors on adolescence and the problem of drugs. Section 3 is a glossary of technical terms; Section 4, a glossary of drug jargon and slang terms. Chapter 5, Drug information, contains material on the abuse of specific drugs and their effects. Section 6 is a brief chapter on legal aspects in drug education (federal and state statutes in general). Section 7 is a discussion of problems of abuser identification and referral. The Conclusion, Section 8, advocates full health education courses for every community and increased training of teachers as early detectors and case finders. Section 9 is a bibliography of comprehensive bibliographies, basic books and pamphlets, and films.(JA) FILMED FROM BEST AVAILABLECOPY Er 00 DRUG EDUCATIONHANDBOOK US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. EDUCATION & WELFARE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION DOCtiME NTEN.S BEEN PEPPO Do([ x AC ILV AS PEEEIvED FROM 1 N r+SON OP ORGAN17,TJON OPir,IN POINTS O vtEW OP OPINIONS STATUE) DO NOT NECESSAToc, PEPPF SENT OT T 11it, NATIONAL INSTITUTE EON(EION POI, ION OR P01 ICY PREPARED BY ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG DEPENDENCE DIVISION COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 4210 EAST 11TH AVENUE DENVER, COLORADO80220 IN COOPERATION WITH COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SEPTEMBER 1970 PRICE: $1.50 ) ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG DEPENDENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Mildred Doster, M.D., Chairman Mrs. John L. J. Hart Denver Denver Judge William Burnett, Vice-Chairman Sister Myra James Denver Colorado Springs Graydon Dorsch, Secretary John F. Kelly, M.D. Denver Denver Judge Samuel M. Kirbens Denver Carl L. Anderson, Ph.D. Jordan R. Moon, Detective Sgt. Denver Golden Senator Roger Cisneros James 0. Parker Denver Denver Henry E. Cooper, M.D. Mrs. Virgil C. Smith Denver Alamosa William A. Davis, M.D. Senator Ruth Stockton Grand Junction Lakewood Edward J. Delehanty, M.D. Robert Weiland, Ph.D. Denver Lakewood Consultants Roy L. Cleere, M.D. Denver C. Wesley Eisele, M.D. Denver Hans M. Schapire, M.D. Denver ACKNOWLEDGMENT This handbook was prepared in response to numerous requests for such material by school and community groups. It was compiled by Robert Gilmore, Coordinator of Community Education, Alcoholism and Drug Depen- dence D,iision, Colorado Department of Health, working in cooperation with the Department of Education. Pre-testing in selected classrooms in the Denver Public Schools was arranged through Louise McNiff, Super- visor, W2alth Education. The help of many dedicated and concerned persons in developing this handbook must be acknowledged: Mildred Doster, M.D., Assistant Director of Health Services, Denver Public Schools; John Thompson, Ph.D., Health Education and Safety, State Department of Education; and V. Alton Dohner, M.D., formerly Fellow in Pulmonary Disdases, University of Colorado Medical Center. Appreciation is also due to Allan Cohen, Ph.D., Consulting Psychol- ogist, University of California; Sidney Cohen, M.D., Director, Drug Re3earch, National Institute of Mental Health; Kent Jordan, M.D., Pro- fessor of Child Psychiatry, University of Colorado Medical Center; and Kenneth Wells, Executive Officer, Boy Scouts of America, for graciously permitting the publication of their monographs. And a special thanks is due to Martha Maul, who, as a volunteer, contributed a monumental amount of research and proofreading. Assistance in planning community education programs is available from the staff of our Department's Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Divi- sion, Graydon Dorsch, Director. oi,7Roy Cleere, M.D., M.P.H. Executive Director Colorado Department of Health CONTENTS I An Approach to Drug Education 3 Teaching About Drugs 4 Weekend Encounter Group 17 Il Understanding the Student 23 "Psychosocial Development of Adolescents," by Kent Jordan, M.D. 23 "The Adolescents' Dilemma," by Kenneth A. Wells 33 "Inside What's Happening: Sociological, Psychological, and Spiritual Perspectives on the Contemporary Drug Scene," by Allan Y. Cohen, Ph.D. 42 "Information and Misinformation About Drugs," by Sidney Cohen, M D 48 III Glossary (Technical Terms) 55 IV Drug Jargon (Slang Terms) 63 V Drug Information (Drugs of Abuse and There Effects) . 81 1. Introduction 81 2. Narcotics 83 3. Depressants and Tranquilizers 34 4. Stimulants 87 5. Psychedelics or Hallucinogens 91 6. Marijuana 95 7. Miscellanious Drugs of Abuse 99 8. Profit Motive 103 VI Legal Aspects 107 Colorado Revised Statutes (CRS 1963); Article 5, Narcotic Drugs 109 Narcotics and the Juvenile 111 Federal and State Statutes on Drugs 112 VII Problems of Abuser Identification and Referral 117 Drug Abuse and Misuse -- Problem of Identification . ,118 Common Symptoms of Drug Abuse 120 VIII Conclusion: Where Do We Go From Here? 127 IX Bibliography 133 A. List of Comprehensive Bibliographies B. Basic Bibliography of Books and Pamphlets . C. Films INTRODUCTION A Perspective on the Drug Problem and The Limitations of This Handbook Although the mass media have kept us aware that many new and exotic substances are being abused by youngsters, we must keep in mind that the drug ethyl alcohol (ethanol) in alcoholic beverages is still the most widely abused substance in America today, and that the abuse of all other substances combined does not begin to cause the deaths, broken homes, ruined lives, or property damage that result from the abuse of aicohol. The statistics on narcotics addicts versus alcoholics serve to give us the proper perspective in terms of relative abuse: there are approxi- mately 60,000 narcotic addicts in the U.S. and approximately the same number of alcoholics in Colorado. This is not to minimize the serious- ness of narcotic addiction; it is a dreadful thing, but compared to the 20 million lives affected by the 6 million alcoholics in this country, it is relatively less significant. Another point influencing our perspective is that less than 5% of our young people are seriously involved with dangerous drugs. The overwhelming majority of oue. young people are bright, concerned, whole- some youngsters who deserve to know the facts about dangerous drugs. For years we have been making educated guesses as to the amount of drug use among studEnts. Althought we do not yet have an accurate means of determining drug usage among public school adolescents, a survey* has * "P-otterns of Drug Use Among College S1,udents," published in draft in May 1969. been made by the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado Medical School to determine drug usage by the college students of Colorado. Interestingly, the figures contained in this study tended to corroborate the estimates we had made: LSD use was declining, mari- juana use was increasing, and amphetamine (speed) use was about one-half that of marijuana. Of the total sample of 7,810 students who reported at least one-time drug usage, 16% had at least once in their lives used amphetamines without a doctor's prescription, 26% had used marijuana, and 5% had used LSD. These figures represent reported lifetime usage, not current usage, and are indicative that the exaggerated estimates that we so often rear; about are based on fear and lack of information. In the handbook which follows, no claim is made to having supplied all the answers to all the drug problems which those who work with ado- lescents will encounter. Rather, the material presented is intended as a basic resource guide, a place to start when information is needed about drugs and their abuse. The booklet contains the basic pharmacological information about the types of drugs most commonly abused, but if more detailed informa- tion is required on a specific drug, a physician should be consulted. Material is included which explains in general the rationale behind adolescent drug use, but ayair, specific problems should be referred to those best qualified to deal with the problem, e.g., the physician, nurse. social worker, counselor, etc. The jargon section is as complete as we could make it, but it is to be expected that new words will be in vogue (and others dropped) before this guide is published. We hope that you will find the material presented helpful and stimulating. AN APPROACH TO DRUG EDUCATION I AN APPROACH TO DRUG EDUCATION The major emphasis of any drug education program should be on putting the "drug problem" in perspective. As things stand now, the mass media have focused our attention on the younger generation and its 1.-e of the new substances, which are often referred to as the "glamour drugs." This false impression must be overcome by sound teaching. Teachers must think through the problem and become intel- lectually and emotionally convinced that the drug problem 4,s not a problem of young people and drugs, but the problem of a life style of an entire society, young and old alike. Students must be made aware that ours is a drug oriented culture, not through preaching or stern lecturing, but by the simple recounting of the basic facts.