DRUG-EDUCATION IN TUNE

America's impassioned involvement with music has found its way into th e schools. A great song is complete in itself and needs nothing more t o enhance it. The nose-thumbing spirit of Vietnam protesters in the se venties was reflected in the music of American songwriters of that per iod which included John Prine. Written in the traditional folk music s tyle, John Prine's ''Sam Stone'' follows the storyline of a Vietnam ve teran addicted to heroin and his tragic death. This article examines t he heroin-related lyricism and music of ''Sam Stone'' as a teaching me thod in drug education.