Laws about Tobacco, Alcohol, and Other Drugs: A Guidebook for California's Parents and Educators. Revised.

With the increasing concern over alcohol and other drug use among young people, adults must educate themselves about legal issues. This booklet is a resource for parents and educators to help them learn tobacco, alcohol, and other drug laws in California. The material is organized by type of drug with the legal codes as they apply to that drug appearing below. The drugs covered include tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, peyote, inhalants (such as nitrous oxide), anabolic steroids, and narcotics and dangerous drugs. The legal codes address issues of sale and purchase, possession, false identification, liability, driving, provision, and minors. Also covered are laws on drug paraphernalia, parental responsibilities, school expulsion, confidentiality, counseling, medical care, presence where drugs are being used, disorderly conduct, and possession of drugs without a prescription. A glossary defines some technical terms. Knowledge of the serious consequences of drug use will enable adults to communicate these consequences to their children and students. (RJM)