Towers, R LTowers, R. L. (1987). How schools can help combat student drug and alcohol abuse. Washington, DC: National Education Association of the United States.
For example, if your child comes to you and says “I have a drug problem.” You don’t sit them down and say, “Well let’s work on a way to get your grades up and then we’ll work on your drug problem.” How foolish that would be. The real problem is not the grades but ...
The National Institute on Drug Abuse, an agency of the National Institutes of Health, reports the use of the drug Ecstasy and steroids is on the rise. In 1999, the percentage of 12th graders who had used Ecstasy increased to eight percent, up from 5.8 percent. The percentage of 10th grade...
In a country such as ours which upholds the idea of equality of opportunity, people will inevitably set their sights on eliminating the barriers that prevent people from competing for positions and getting ahead in life. To think through the various meanings of equality of opportunity, it is hel...
I’m closing in on 2 years chewing tobacco-free. It’s been miserable, and I still occasionally crave a dip. I’ve been to the doctor on multiple occasions due to side effects I believe to be the fruit of my resolve to stop dipping, but it’s still worth it to me. It’s still...
And for a child or teen who often feels powerless in her life, abusing power by bullying can feel as potent as a drug. If someone has humiliated, threatened, or hurt him, those feelings often threaten to overwhelm his psyche, and he lashes out, wanting to humiliate, threaten or hurt ...
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It also found those who either engaged in or suffered from bullying are at increased risk of drug and alcohol abuse. Read More:Hero Police Step in after Heartless Thief Steals Autistic Girl's Bicycle On the flipside, schools that have higher rates of bullying also suffer financially. Schools ...
In the Delicious entry for example, they say that users have ‘No Right to leave the service’. There is no such thing as a ‘right to leave a service’; you may have have the power to leave a service and to stop using it, but not a ‘right’. The promises made to you under ...
2. Pick your kids up from school. Most of the drug abuse and violence occur on the way to and from school. Sometimesthe bus is the worst place, because kids are trapped and have no way to escape their tormentors. 3. Don’t tolerate bad influences.When it comes to people, you can ...