ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE EDUCATION PROGRAM, U.S. Department of
Education. The "School Team" approach offered in this program is
designed to develop the capability of local schools to prevent and
reduce drug and alcohol abuse and associated disruptive behaviors.
Five regional centers now provide training and technical assistance to
local school districts that apply. For information, write to the U.S.
Department of Education, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education Program, 400
Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202-4101.
AMERICAN COUNCIL ON DRUG EDUCATION (ACDE). ACDE organizes conferences;
develops media campaigns; reviews scientific findings; publishes
books, a quarterly newsletter, and education kits for physicians,
schools, and libraries; and produces films. 5820 Hubbard Drive,
Rockville, MD 20852. Telephone (301) 984-5700.
COMMITTEES OF CORRESPONDENCE, INC. This organization provides a
newsletter and emergency news flashes that give extensive information
on issues, ideas, and contacts. Provides a resource list and sells
many pamphlets. Membership is $15.00. 57 Conant Street, Room 113,
Danvers, MA 09123. Telephone (617) 774-2641.
FAMILIES IN ACTION. This organization maintains a drug information
center with more than 100,000 documents. Publishes _Drug Abuse
Update_, a 16-page newsletter containing abstracts of articles
published in medical and academic journals and newspapers throughout
the Nation. $10.00 for 4 issues. 3845 North Druid Hills Road, Suite
300, Decatur, GA 30033. Telephone (404) 325-5799.
NARCOTICS EDUCATION, INC. This organization publishes pamphlets,
books, teaching aids, posters, audiovisual aids, and prevention
magazines especially good for classroom use: WINNER for preteens and
LISTEN for teens. 6830 Laurel Street, NW, Washington, DC 20012.
Telephone 1-800-548-8700, or in the Washington, DC area, call
722-6740.
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF PARENTS FOR DRUG-FREE YOUTH (NFP). This
national umbrella organization helps parent groups get started and
stay in contact. Publishes a newsletter, legislative updates, resource
lists for individuals and libraries, brochures, kits, and a
_Training Manual for Drug-Free Youth Groups._ It sells many books
and offers discounts for group purchases. Conducts an annual
conference. Membership: Individual $15.00, Group $35.00 (group
membership offers tax-exemption). 8730 Georgia Avenue, Suite 200,
Silver Spring, MD 20910. Telephone: Washington, DC area 585-KIDS, or
toll-free HOTLINE 1-800-554-KIDS.
PARENTS' RESOURCE INSTITUTE FOR DRUG EDUCATION, INC. (PRIDE). This
national resource and information center offers consultant services to
parent groups, school personnel, and youth groups, and provides a drug
use survey service. It conducts an annual conference; publishes a
newsletter, youth group handbook, and many other publications; and
sells and rents books, films, videos and slide programs. Membership
$8.00. Woodruff Bldg., Suite 1002, 100 Edgewood Avenue, Atlanta, GA
30303. Telephone 1-800-241-9746.
TARGET. Conducted by the National Federation of State High School
Associations, an organization of interscholastic activities
associations, TARGET offers workshops, training seminars, and an
information bank on chemical abuse and prevention. A computerized
referral service to substance abuse literature and prevention programs
will begin operating in 1987. National Federation of State High School
Associations, 11724 Plaza Circle, P.O. Box 20626, Kansas City, MO
64195. Telephone (816) 464-5400.
TOUGHLOVE. This national self-help group for parents, children, and
communities emphasizes cooperation, personal initiative, avoidance of
blame, and action. It publishes a newsletter and a number of brochures
and books and holds workshops across the country each year. P.O. Box
1069, Doylestown, PA 18901. Telephone (215) 348-7090.
U.S. CLEARINGHOUSES. (A publication list is available on request,
along with placement on mailing list for new publications. Single
copies are free.)
National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA), P.O.
Box 2345, Rockville, MD 20852. Telephone (301) 468-2600.
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Room 10-A-43, 5600
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852. Telephone (301) 443-6500.