Drug Program Study Approved

The University'sínstitute i6v Social Youth " Dr. Manlyn S. Kolton ot tne thp announcement. í, I Miss Kolton says the Papóse j the study is to determine the cüaracreiisu..of programs which are successful in working with youth:"The response ■60, ïar from drug abuse programs s.im mense. We now have a longer list of programs than are found in,present directories of such programs," she says Two regional conferences, one m Ann i Arbor from Oct. 21-23, and another in San Diego Calif., will be held in confunctíon w th the study to facilítate exchange of information between d.re ors of drug abuse programs around the country. Particular problems of drug abuse ■ grams for youth, as well as Potenbal I olutions, will be considered at the : I ferences. And a descriptive handbook I for communities to use in developing I such programs will be prepared and I i tributed as a result of the meetings. "Small programs with new ideas otten I get exposure only .in their local press. iThey rarely publish their approaches to Ithe problem, their successes, and lequally important their failures." The I conference and resulting handbook are I expected to provide such information to lothers in the field, Miss Kolton says Persons associated with community ■ programs who vvould like to take part I should write Miss Kolton at the Insti■ tute for Social Research, University of I Michigan, P.O. Box 1248, AnnArbor,