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CIAO DATE: 03/02
Volume 4, Number 2, July 1999
Focus
Finding Common Cause in the Campaign Against Drugs, ONDCP director Barry McCaffrey
The Office of National Drug Control Policy advocates a community-based approach to addressing substance abuse problems, and applauds the thousands of groups that have joined the effort.
Drug Courts Mark a Decade of Success, U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno
Community drug courts are a successful innovation in the judicial approach to drug problems. Their progress was recognized recently by the National Association of Drug Court Professionals.
Adopting A Global Perspective To Save School Children From Drugs, an interview with Bill Modzeleski, director of Safe and Drug-Free Schools at the U.S. Department of Education.
The latest strategy for combating drug use among young people calls for a global perspective that involves the family, the community, and the schools.
Commentary
Drug Abuse Prevention is Everybody's Business, Bernie Diaz
The Miami (Florida) Coalition is recognized as one of the country's most successful community substance abuse prevention programs. Winning business community support has been a critical element in mobilizing the anti-drug effort in this major metropolitan area.
It Can Happen Here: A Small Town Attacks the Drug Problem, Charlene Porter
The Greater Hazleton (Pennsylvania) Area Drug-Free Task Force has few resources beyond the commitment and energies of concerned citizens, but it is making important progress in raising community awareness about substance abuse.
Training for Life Prevents Drug Abuse, an interview with Dr. Gilbert Botvin, developer of Life Skills Training and a professor of psychiatry and public health at the Cornell University Medical College.
The Life Skills Training program works to prevent youngsters from using drugs by providing youth with social skills that allow them to avoid drugs and make responsible life choices.
Growing Up Drug-Free: A Parent's Guide to Prevention
This advice published by the U.S. Department of Education explains how families can provide youngsters with the values and self-esteem necessary to avoid drug abuse.
Reports and Documents
Coalitions 101: Getting Started
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, a national organization, offers community activists a step-by-step plan on how to mobilize a drug abuse prevention program in their areas.
Ways to Fight Drugs, Robert A. Babbage, Jr., from "State Government News," a publication of the Council of State Governments.
Successful strategies are being used in states across the nation to damage the drug trade and set innovative traps for drug dealers.
Departments
Bibliography
Books, documents, and articles on substance abuse prevention.
Internet Sites
A list of Internet sites offering further information on drug and alcohol abuse prevention and related topics.