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Reviews the pamphlets, What shall we teach the young about drinking? by Robert D. Russell (1986); Drugs and the brain by John Brick (1987); and Employee assistance: policies and programs by Gail S. Milgram and Barbara S. McCrady (1986). Each of these pamphlets appears to be addressed to the general reader who wants to know something about the topic addressed but does not need to know much more. Russell provides an excellent historical context for considering what to teach our youth about drinking. Brick's pamphlet is general, containing basic information on how drugs of any kind (not just those likely to be abused) are introduced into the human body, distributed, and eliminated, and what they generally do in the brain. The pamphlet by Milgram and McCrady on employee assistance programs (EAP) should have ready use as an educational and informational tool for any company or similar organization needing to develop or be informed of the operation of EAP's. All three pamphlets are well written and organized by authors with excellent credentials. They are also handsomely printed, some with excellent graphics or tables. It could be that any of these pamphlets might be useful as a teaching tool in a course or unit of a course at the university level for graduates or undergraduates in professional programs. They would not provide the depth needed for students who will specialize, but they could be adjunctive material for those who need familiarity with one of these topics but not in-depth knowledge. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
