Effective Drug Prevention Efforts in Our Schools and Communities


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Effective drug prevention efforts in our schools and communities : hearing before the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources of the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, second session, June 5, 2000.













Toward a Drug-free Generation


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Drug Abuse Prevention


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"Drug Abuse Prevention: A School and Community Partnership, Third Edition", takes an evidence-based approach to teach students the important concepts and skills needed to design effective drug prevention programs. Covering more than just the facts, this text provides a background of drug use and abuse and presents the principles and skills of prevention, with particular focus on adolescents and school settings. It reinforces the importance of schools forming community partnerships with key institutions and the application of policy tools to enhance the impact of education alone. -- From publisher's description.










Toward a Drug-Free Generation


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Recommendations of this blue-ribbon panel included: mobilizing the community and assessing the drug problem; policies; developing effective programs; working with high-risk students; in-service training; recognition; research, evaluation, and dissemination; professional training and technical assistance; funding; enforcement. Contents: overview of the problem; alcohol and tobacco use among youth; goals for schools, colleges, and universities; responsibilities; students' views on alcohol and other drug problems; compendium of other issues and much more.