Program Profile: Too Good for Drugs - Elementary School

This is a school-based drug prevention program designed to reduce students’ intention to use alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs and promote prosocial attitudes, skills, and behaviors.

Evidence Rating: Ineffective | More than one study

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This is a school-based drug prevention program designed to reduce students’ intention to use alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs and promote prosocial attitudes, skills, and behaviors. The program is rated Ineffective. There were mixed findings in students’ self-reported emotional competency skills, social and resistance skills, and perceptions of the harmful effects of drugs. There were also no statistically significant impacts on students’ attitudes toward drugs.

An Ineffective rating implies that implementing the program is unlikely to result in the intended outcome(s).

Date Created: July 17, 2024
Program Snapshot

Age: 5 - 12

Gender: Male, Female

Race/Ethnicity: White, Black, Hispanic, American Indians/Alaska Native, Asian/Pacific Islander, Other

Geography: Rural

Setting (Delivery): School

Program Type: Alcohol and Drug Prevention, Classroom Curricula, Leadership and Youth Development, School/Classroom Environment

Current Program Status: Active