School without Drugs - A Plan for All of Us

CONTENTS

WHAT CAN WE DO?
CHILDREN AND DRUGS

Extent of Alcohol and Other Drug Use
Fact Sheet: Drugs and Dependence
How Drug Use Develops
Fact Sheet: Youth and Alcohol
Effects of Drug Use
Fact Sheet: Cocaine: Crack
Drug Use and Learning

A PLAN FOR ACTION
What Parents Can Do
Instilling Responsibility
Supervising Activities
Fact Sheet: Signs of Drug Use
Recognizing Drug Use

WHAT SCHOOLS CAN DO
Assessing the Problem
Enforcing Policy Seeing Policy
Teaching About Drug Prevention
Fact Sheet: Tips for Selecting Drug Prevention Materials
Enlisting the Community's Help
Fact Sheet: Legal Questions on Search and Seizure
Fact Sheet: Legal Questions on Suspension and Expulsion

WHAT STUDENTS CAN DO
Learning the Facts
Helping to Fight Drug Use

WHAT COMMUNITIES CAN DO
Providing Support
Involving Law Enforcement

CONCLUSION
SPECIAL SECTIONS
Teaching About Drug Prevention
How the Law Can Help
Resources
Specific Drugs and Their Effects
Sources of Information
References