title: Reassessing the goal of drug education: diversity of preference among teachers and students.
abstract: Most of the proponents of drug education assume that the primary objective of such programs is to deter student drug use. To test this assumption, administrators, students and teachers from six public school districts were surveyed about what they thought the primary role of the school should be. While most administrators and teachers thought that the school's role should be limited to developing responsible attitudes or providing drug information, students selected a more diverse set of objectives for the schools. The policy implications of these findings are discussed.
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D005178:Faculty; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D008923:Missouri; D009934:Organization and Administration; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D012574:Schools; D013334:Students; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations