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The article offers information on the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program being implemented at schools in Athens County, Ohio. Topics include the D.A.R.E. program's focus on the drug problem, how the youth can make responsible decisions, and positive interactions between the children and the police, the changes to the D.A.R.E. program since it began in 1988 up, and the details of the current iteration of the D.A.R.E. program which now addresses the issue of school violence.

The article offers information on a k12 program, Preventure, in which multiple training provided to the staff of Ohio school districts to prevent the cases of drug abuse among youth. It reports that the program has been created by Dr. Patricia Conrod and Dr. Hanie Edalati, working as professors at the University of Montreal.

The article talks about Supreme Court orders to the government for action plan and tackle child drug abuse and trafficking within six months to educate young Indians about dangers of the substance abuse, hold a national survey and include drug education in the school curriculum.

The article reports on the conduct of an overdose training seminar by nonprofit SAFE Substance Abuse Coalition at the Bint Jebail Cultural Center in Dearborn, Michigan. The seminar taught families abut the use of Naloxone, a medication that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. The insights of pharmacist Ghada Abdallah and physician Ali Dabaja on drug overdose and their efforts to promote awareness are also laid out.

The author reports on a steroids clinic which was held at Dodger Stadium in August 2007. Questions which were raised at the clinic by the children who attended the event regarding the alleged drug use of professional baseball player Barry Bonds are mentioned. The clinic is held at baseball parks throughout the U.S. and was started by Don Horton, a cousin of retired baseball player Burt Horton.

Reports that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) are preparing plans to deal with the rising problems of abuse and addiction to powerful prescription painkillers. Discussion of time-release mechanisms designed to help a patient absorb a large dose of medicine gradually over a long period of time; Increase in the 2003 sales figures for opioid drugs -- narcotics with effects similar to those of opium-derived products -- according to market researcher IMS Health; Details of the FDA's plans to make abuse-management programs part of the drug approval process; Labelling changes to be recommended by the FDA; Plans of the DEA to work with state medical boards with respect to training programs in opioid use.

The article offers information on drug overdose, heroin abuse, and the need for drug education in the U.S.

Opinion. Suggests that college professors and other educators have a responsibility to learn more about drugs in order to speak about them candidly and intelligently to students. Usefulness of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) and `Just Say No' campaigns; Recommendations.

The article reports on the proposal of the administration of U.S. President Ronald Reagan to shift student aid funds to drug abuse programs in elementary and secondary schools. The plan unveiled by Education Secretary William J. Bennett would provide grants for the training of teachers and developing drug education curricula. Strengthening law enforcement on drug abuse cases is also part of the administration's plan to combat drug addiction.

The article reports on the decision of lawmakers to hold down the overall price tag of legislation to extend student aid programs in the Higher Education Act of 1965 in the U.S. Higher education lobbyists have complained about the unfairness of appropriating money for colleges just because they happen to be in the districts of influential legislators. The cut in student aid funds will be diverted to drug education programs.

The article reports on the findings of a survey conducted by a drug-education committee of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) regarding drug abuse among student athletes in the U.S. Following the release of the survey, the NCAA has called for the improvement of drug education programs for athletes. It reveals that some coaches believe amphetamines and anabolic steroids are helpful to athletes.

To the Editor: ''A Deadly Mixture: Distressed Veterans and Handfuls of Prescription Drugs'' (front page, Feb. 13) presents a complex issue surrounding our military veterans population. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article announces that Christian drug education charity Hope UK has recruited over 200 voluntary drug educators in their bid to reach 500,000 children and young people a year in Great Britain by 2011.

Their first love might be the rum or vodka or gin and juice that is going around the bonfire. Or maybe the smoke, the potent marijuana that grows in the misted hills here like moss on a wet stone. But it hardly matters. Here as elsewhere in the country, some users start early, fall fast and in their reckless prime can swallow, snort, inject or smoke anything available, from crystal meth to prescription pills to heroin and ecstasy. And treatment, if they get it at all, can seem like a joke. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports on the program developed by pharmacology professor Rochelle Schwartz-Bloom and her colleagues at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina to integrate drug-related topics into biology and chemistry classes. The chemistry of cocaine addiction, the impact of steroids on gene function, and how drugs kill nerve cells are among the topics to be discussed in the program, titled the Pharmacology Education Partnership (PEP) and funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).

The article reports on the underage drinking program sponsored by Golden Eagle Distributors in Tucson, Arizona. It discusses the drinking class named Street Smart which is offered to high schools students. It will heighten their awareness about the dangers of drinking and driving and drug abuse. The class is free to any high school requesting this program.

The article reports on predictions made by Peter F. Lake, co-director of the Center for Higher Education Law and Policy at Stetson University, at a 2006 conference of university risk managers. He speculated that colleges will face increasing litigation over whether they have done enough to protect students from committing suicide, to curb the abuse of prescription drugs, and to monitor such Web sites as MySpace and Facebook. What's more, he said, colleges may face lawsuits accusing them of educational malpractice. Lake asserted that if default rates on student loans increase, financial institutions may look to blame colleges for not properly preparing the students to enter the work force and make enough money to pay off the debts.

Features information on Julio Medina, founder of the nonprofit organization Exodus Transitional Community in the U.S. Background of Medina as a drug abuse counselor; Life of Medina as a convicted drug dealer; Involvement of Medina in the proposed prisoner re-entry initiative of President George W. Bush.

Discusses the errors in a $1.3 million primate study by Dr. George A. Ricaurte of Johns Hopkins University which was published in 2002. Consideration of how Ricaurte has been accused on several occasions of using flawed studies; His suggestion of the dangers of using recreational drugs; Claims that Ricaurte did not use Ecstasy on primates as was stated in the study; Research by Ricaurte on club drugs such as MDMA; How his studies are funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Provides information on a study conducted by U.S. Assemblyman Scott Stringer which concludes that above 60% of New York school districts violate state or city rules regulating the way students learn about drug abuse, AIDS and sex education.

Reports on the session of medical students with recovering addicts for helping understand drug addiction at Phoenix House in New York City during the autumn of 2002.

Relates that the leaders of the United States' antidrug program Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE), have announced their intention to change their approach. Relative lack of success in their existing strategy; Plan to introduce the revised plan in Washington, D.C. on February 15, 2001; Details of the changes, including move away from lectures and toward interviewing of students about drug-use attitudes.

Addresses the question, whether parents should confess to using drugs in their past if confronted by their children.

Discusses the response of Federal Government to the violation of ethical standards in drug education program by Medical University of South Carolina. Charges against university; Details of drug education program; Data on financial aid to university hospital; University's stand on issue.

Focuses on drug-education programs in the United States. Information on the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE); Discouraging effects of DARE; Raising alarms; Privacy issues.

The article reports that the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics in the United States has ended suspensions against four institutions that failed to meet its January 1988 deadline for developing adequate drug-education plans for athletes. The institutions are Florida Memorial College, Sangamon State University, West Coast Christian College and the University of Texas of the Permian Basin.

The article presents updates on federal agencies in the United States as of October 15, 1987. Agencies which have submitted their lists of data-collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget for review are listed. The Education Department has issued final regulations to guide the administration of the Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Audiovisual Materials Program.

The article presents the recommendations of the Drug Education Committee of the National Collegiate Athletic Association concerning drug education programs for student athletes in the U.S. Each institution is urged to use resources and expertise already available in most communities in offering a course of drug and alcohol awareness for men and women athletes. Coaches need to be aware of drug-related problems in student athletes.

The article reports on the efforts of the U.S. government to fight drugs in universities. A drug-education program serves the University of New Mexico by providing seminars on drugs, workshops to train speakers, and a credit course on drugs within the culture. Another project utilizes laboratories at the institution to analyze drugs submitted for identification.

The article presents a list of bills introduced in the U.S. Congress concerning higher education including S 3003: Independent Research and Development, affecting funds used by the Department of Defense and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, S 3015: Drug Education, for special educational programs to be manage by the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, and HR 14205: Veterans' Assistance, refers to the educational assistance to veterans.

The article reports on the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators' (NASPA) series of regional drug-education conferences. The conferences, which focus on "tuned-in" college students, is financed by a $70,000 grant from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The conferences were attended by deans, counselors, student health and security officers and specialists from various disciplines.