CONTENTS
| Page | ||
| INTRODUCTION | [iv] | |
| WHAT CAN WE DO? | [vii] | |
| CHILDREN AND DRUGS | [1] | |
| Extent of Drug Use | [5] | |
| Fact Sheet: Drugs and Dependence | [6] | |
| How Drug Use Develops | [7] | |
| Fact Sheet: Cocaine: Crack | [8] | |
| Effects of Drug Use | [9] | |
| Drug Use and Learning | [10] | |
| A PLAN FOR ACTION | [11] | |
| What Parents Can Do | ||
| Instilling Responsibility | [13] | |
| Supervision | [15] | |
| Fact Sheet: Signs of Drug Use | [16] | |
| Recognizing Drug Use | [17] | |
| What Schools Can Do | ||
| Assessing the Problem | [19] | |
| Setting Policy | [21] | |
| Enforcing Policy | [23] | |
| Fact Sheet: Legal Questions on Search and Seizure | [24] | |
| Fact Sheet: Legal Questions on Suspension and Expulsion | [25] | |
| Fact Sheet: Tips for Selecting Drug Prevention Materials | [26] | |
| Teaching About Drug Prevention | [27] | |
| Enlisting the Community | [29] | |
| What Students Can Do | ||
| Learning the Facts | [31] | |
| Helping Fight Drug Use | [33] | |
| What Communities Can Do | ||
| Providing Support | [37] | |
| Tough Law Enforcement | [39] | |
| CONCLUSION | [40] | |
| SPECIAL SECTIONS | ||
| Teaching About Drug Prevention | [44] | |
| How the Law Can Help | [49] | |
| Resources | [59] | |
| Specific Drugs and Their Effects | [59] | |
| Sources of Information | [67] | |
| References | [74] | |
| Acknowledgments | [78] | |
| Ordering Information | ||
"I felt depressed and hurt all the time. I hated myself for the way I hurt my parents and treated them so cruelly, and for the way I treated others. I hated myself the most, though, for the way I treated myself. I would take drugs until I overdosed, and fell further and further in school and work and relationships with others. I just didn't care anymore whether I lived or died. I stopped going to school altogether.... I felt constantly depressed and began having thoughts of suicide, which scared me a lot! I didn't know where to turn...."
—"Stewart," a high school student