In the past much research on drug abuse education has focused on the school system (parents, teachers, students). This paper suggests that adult populations are also in need of drug education. Drug programs in industry are in a developing stage. The Training Center conducted three nine hour drug education workshops for selected staff of a large industrial concern of the Northwest. The workshop experience and the data generated during the workshop suggest the usefulness of such non-school drug education programs.
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