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Abstract
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Objectives. We evaluated the revised Project ALERT drug prevention program across a wide variety of Midwestern schools and communities.
Methods. Fifty-five South Dakota middle schools were randomly assigned to program or control conditions. Treatment group students received 11 lessons in 7th grade and 3 more in 8th grade. Program effects for 4276 8th-graders were assessed 18 months after baseline.
Results. The revised Project ALERT curriculum curbed cigarette and marijuana use initiation, current and regular cigarette use, and alcohol misuse. Reductions ranged from 19% to 39%. Program effects were not significant for initial and current drinking or for current and regular marijuana use.
Conclusions. School-based drug prevention programs can prevent occasional and more serious drug use, help low- to high-risk adolescents, and be effective in diverse school environments. (Abstract Adapted from Source: American Journal of Public Health, 1993. Copyright © 1993 by the American Public Health Association)
For more information on Project ALERT, a Blueprints for Violence Prevention Promising Program, see VioPro record number 2323.
Junior High School Student
Grade 7
Grade 8
Prevention Program
Prevention Education
Program Effectiveness
Program Evaluation
Blueprints Promising Reference
Child Substance Use
Juvenile Substance Use
Substance Use Prevention
Drug Use Prevention
Late Childhood
Early Adolescence
School Based
Tobacco Use Prevention
Alcohol Use Prevention
South Dakota
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