Illegal Drugs
Illegal Drugs | Classroom Drug Education Has Been a Failure
The alarming rise in illegal drug use by teenagers is big news. Although drug use by adults has leveled off and is actually down since 1985, drug use (mostly in marijuana) among teens aged 12 to 17 is increasing every year, doubling since 1992 to eleven percent in 1995.
Marijuana damages the memory, energy and general learning power of children. Children who start out on marijuana are 17 times more likely to progress to hard drugs than if they had never used marijuana.
A Scary Drug Problem
The drug experts call this “very scary.” Their explanations...
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- Introduction
- Is There a Drug Abuse Crisis?
- Should Drug Testing Be Allowed?
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Are Antidrug Programs Effective?
- Chapter 3 Preface
- The D.A.R.E. Program Is Effective
- Prison Drug Treatment Programs Are Effective
- Cocaine Treatment Programs Are Effective
- Methadone Is an Effective Treatment for Heroin Addiction
- The D.A.R.E. Program Has Been Ineffective
- Drug Treatment Programs Are Often Ineffective
- Classroom Drug Education Has Been a Failure
- Should Illegal Drugs Be Legalized?
- Periodicals
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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