Show Secret's Alcohol's The no secret not heroin or is the cause of the biggest drug problem in the United Morris E. psychiatrist and director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse land in May issue of PTA CHAFETZ points out that nine million Americans are almost 10 percent of the nation's work These victims and their problems touch the lives of another million many of whom are society acknowledges the tip of the iceberg-the obvious the he overlooks or ignores the millions who drink too much too These are the ones toast their own yet manage to get to work most days and despite their somehow rear THE MAGAZINE story reports that in the last two the federal government has made a legislative commitment to attack the problem of drinking and has established the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism are significant Chafetz they the beginning of a change in public The legislation wasn't passed in a it was passed in response to the deplorable conditions that have made alcohol the most abused drug in lie CHAFETZ indicates jhai one of the highest priorities of the is the development of public education These programs seek to prevent the abuse of alcohol by changing attitudes and practices-changes that are essential if problems involving alcohol are to be Special pilot education projects to combat alcohol and cigarette smoking have been initiated in five states by the National The a unit of the U. S. Department of and has provided funds for the National PTA to work toward solutions for the growing problems related to alcoholism in young It has joined the National PTA and the National Clearinghouse for Smoking and also a unit of to launch this innovative education-information THE PILOT which are being conducted in the states of and are enabling parents and youth to work together to combat cigarette smoking and alcohol The are only the latest of numerous efforts in the field being conducted by PTA in many other states under the leadership of the National a multi-million-member As Chafetz points such public education programs point out the clear distinction between responsible and irresponsible They also stress that any person's decision to abstain from alcohol should be fully and that he should not be subjected to overt or subtle pressures to take a TO FURTHER its emphasis on alcohol abuse and alcoholism through public education the National PTA has scheduled a A Family at its annual convention to be held May at the Chase-Park Plaza Hotel in St Moderator of the workshop is Carolyn program National PTA Smoking and Alcohol Education GERALD Department of University of will present a major address at the representatives from the five state alcohol education pilot projects will Copies of the May issue of PTA are available at National PTA North |