C W Dent1, S Sussman, A W Stacy. 1. Institute for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Research and Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We examined the generalizability of a successful classroom-based prevention program developed for youth at alternative high schools (high risk) to youth at general high schools. METHOD: A replication of a previously tested prevention program in a general high school population was conducted with 1-year follow-up data. Classrooms within each of three schools were randomly assigned to two conditions, classroom education or standard care control. RESULTS: Statistically significant effects on alcohol and illicit drug use were achieved in this population through a 1-year period following the program, although effects were not achieved on cigarette smoking and marijuana use. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that this program (Project Towards No Drug Abuse) has applicability to a wide range of older teens. Copyright 2001 American Health Foundation and Academic Press.
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OBJECTIVE: We examined the generalizability of a successful classroom-based prevention program developed for youth at alternative high schools (high risk) to youth at general high schools. METHOD: A replication of a previously tested prevention program in a general high school population was conducted with 1-year follow-up data. Classrooms within each of three schools were randomly assigned to two conditions, classroom education or standard care control. RESULTS: Statistically significant effects on alcohol and illicit drug use were achieved in this population through a 1-year period following the program, although effects were not achieved on cigarette smoking and marijuana use. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that this program (Project Towards No Drug Abuse) has applicability to a wide range of older teens. Copyright 2001 American Health Foundation and Academic Press.
Authors: Jelani C Kerr; Robert F Valois; Naomi B Farber; Peter A Vanable; Ralph J Diclemente; Laura Salazar; Larry K Brown; Michael P Carey; Daniel Romer; Bonita Stanton; John B Jemmott; Loretta Sweet Jemmott; A Melinda Spencer; Lucy Annang Journal: Am J Health Educ Date: 2013-01-01