Are Substance Use Prevention Programs More Effective in Schools Making Adequate Yearly Progress? A Study of Project Alert
| Autor: | Stephen R. Shamblen, Heddy Kovach Clark, Christopher L. Ringwalt, Robert L. Flewelling, Sean Hanley |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
Marijuana Abuse
Health (social science) Adolescent Substance-Related Disorders education Exploratory research Medicine (miscellaneous) law.invention Randomized controlled trial law Intervention (counseling) Environmental health Humans Medicine Adequate Yearly Progress Health Education Medical education Schools business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Tobacco Use Disorder General Medicine medicine.disease Substance use prevention Substance abuse Alcoholism Psychiatry and Mental health Work (electrical) Drug education business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Drug Education. 41:271-288 |
| ISSN: | 1541-4159 0047-2379 |
| DOI: | 10.2190/de.41.3.c |
| Popis: | This exploratory study sought to determine if a popular school-based drug prevention program might be effective in schools that are making adequate yearly progress (AYP). Thirty-four schools with grades 6 through 8 in 11 states were randomly assigned either to receive Project ALERT ( n = 17) or to a control group ( n = 17); of these, 10 intervention and nine control schools failed to make AYP. Students completed three self-report surveys. For lifetime cigarette use and 30-day alcohol use, Project ALERT was more effective in schools that made AYP. However, in these schools, Project ALERT negatively affected students' lifetime marijuana use. This study provided some preliminary evidence that prevention programming may not work as well in poorer performing schools; however, further exploration is needed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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