Diminishing Adult Responsiveness to the Drug Problem: An Explanation and a Remedy

Fewer and fewer adults currently attend PTA, school board, church, and community meetings to discuss the problem of youthful drug abuse. Of several possible explanations for this phenomenon the one that is most plausible seems to be that feelings of impotence are engendered in adults by the failure...

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Published in:Journal of drug education 1974-06, Vol.4 (2), p.205-208
Main Author: Ryan, William P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Community meetings
Drug abuse
Drug prevention
Meetings
Responsiveness
Substance abuse
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Summary:Fewer and fewer adults currently attend PTA, school board, church, and community meetings to discuss the problem of youthful drug abuse. Of several possible explanations for this phenomenon the one that is most plausible seems to be that feelings of impotence are engendered in adults by the failure of previous rallying meetings. Meetings focused around adult-adolescent interactions seem to produce greater response because of the hope they instill.
ISSN:0047-2379
1541-4159
DOI:10.2190/TLM3-E6BT-X2YB-D8GN