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Drug Education: Rural Programs Have Many Components and Most Rely Heavily on Federal Funds

HRD-92-34 Published: Jan 31, 1992. Publicly Released: Jan 31, 1992.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on drug education and prevention programs in rural school districts, focusing on the: (1) extent of the drug problem among rural students; (2) types of programs rural districts provide; and (3) extent to which Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Program grants fund those programs.

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Substance abuseSubstance abuseEducational grantsPublic schoolsRural schoolsSecondary educationSecondary school studentsState-administered programsTeacher educationDrug education