Drug Abuse Prevention And Education
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Effective | Implementing the program, or a program encompassed by the practice, will achieve the intended outcome. |
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Promising | Implementing the program, or a program encompassed by the practice, will achieve the intended outcome. |
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Ineffective | Implementing the program, or a program encompassed by the practice, will not achieve the intended outcome. |
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Negative Effects | Implementing the program, or program encompassed by the practice, will not result in intended outcome(s) and may result in harmful effects. |
Programs
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| Program Profile: The Impact of California’s Proposition 47 (The Reduced Penalties for Some Crimes Initiative) on Recidivism |
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Mental health, Sentencing guidelines, Drug possession, Prisons, Corrections, Correctional facilities, Drugs, Drug abuse prevention and education, Crime prevention | This is a policy reform passed by California voters to downgrade drug and property offenses from felonies to misdemeanors, to focus prison resources on the most-serious violent offenses, reinvest savings toward prevention, and reduce recidivism. The program is rated Promising. In an evaluation of recidivism, the intervention group had statistically significantly fewer rearrests and reconvictions for any crime or revocation, compared with the control group, at the 1-year follow-up. Date Posted: |
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| Program Profile: Coaching for Communities (CfC) [United Kingdom] |
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Youth development, Drug abuse prevention and education, Drugs, Juvenile delinquency, Child health and welfare, Employment initiatives, Substance abuse, Legal substances, Drugs, Alcohol | This is a mentoring program for youth who show low levels of antisocial behavior. This program was rated Promising. Youth in the program had statistically significant improvements in offending behavior, antisocial behavior, negative affect, association with antisocial peers, emotional well-being, and involvement in education or employment, compared with youth in the control group, but not in volume of offending behavior, use of alcohol or drugs, impulsivity, or aspirations for the future. Date Posted: |
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| Program Profile: Family-School Partnership Intervention to Reduce Risk of Substance Use |
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Schools, Substance abuse, Youth development, Positive youth development, School climate, Drug abuse prevention and education, Drugs, Child health and welfare, Juvenile (under 18), Alcohol, Legal substances | The program was a universal, preventive intervention for first-grade students, designed to reduce the risk for substance use by improving teachers’ and parents’ communication and behavior-management skills. The program is rated Promising. Approximately 6 to 7 years after the program, participants showed a statistically significant lower likelihood of having initiated tobacco use, compared with nonparticipants. The program had no impact on alcohol, marijuana, inhalant, or other drug use. Date Posted: |
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| Program Profile: Classroom-Centered Intervention to Reduce Risk of Substance Use |
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Schools, Substance abuse, Youth development, Positive youth development, School climate, Drug abuse prevention and education, Drugs, Juvenile (under 18), Child health and welfare, Alcohol, Legal substances | This program was a preventive intervention for first-grade students, which was designed to reduce substance use risk by improving teachers’ behavior-management skills and enhancing classroom curricula. The program is rated Promising. Overall, results were mixed. The treatment group showed a statistically significant lower likelihood of self-reporting initiation of tobacco use and other drugs, compared with the control group. The program had no statistically significant impact on alcohol, mariju Date Posted: |
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| Program Profile: Too Good for Drugs - Elementary School |
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Schools, Alcohol, Prescription drugs, Substance abuse, Underage drinking, Youth development, Positive youth development, Drug abuse prevention and education, Drugs, Child health and welfare, Juvenile (under 18) | 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. Date Posted: |
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| Program Profile: Across Ages |
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Schools, Substance abuse, Truancy, Youth development, Positive youth development, Drug abuse prevention and education, Drugs, Child health and welfare, Juvenile (under 18), Juvenile delinquency | This is an intergenerational mentoring initiative designed to delay or reduce substance use by increasing the resiliency and protective factors of at-risk middle school youth. The program is rated Promising. The treatment group showed statistically significant improvements in school attendance; reactions to situations involving drug use; and attitudes toward school, the future, and elders, compared with the control group; however, there were no effects on overall well-being or substance use. Date Posted: |
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| Program Profile: SMART Leaders |
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Marijuana, Alcohol, Substance abuse, Underage drinking, Afterschool, Drug abuse prevention and education, Drugs, Legal substances | This is a curriculum-based program for adolescents that aims to change attitudes toward and reduce substance use. The program is rated Promising. Participants demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in alcohol, marijuana, cigarette, and overall drug use; an increase in negative attitudes toward alcohol and marijuana; and an increase in knowledge of drug use and health consequences. However, there was no statistically significant effect on chewing tobacco behaviors. Date Posted: |
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| Program Profile: Lions Quest Skills for Adolescence (SFA) |
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Schools, Cocaine, Marijuana, Alcohol, Substance abuse, Underage drinking, School climate, Drug abuse prevention and education, Drugs, Illegal substances, Legal substances | This is a school-based life skills training curriculum for middle-school students aimed at reducing drug and alcohol use. The program is rated Ineffective. There were statistically significant effects on past-30-day marijuana use and on marijuana- and alcohol-refusal skills for treatment group students, compared with control group students, but no statistically significant impacts on past-30-day alcohol, cigarette, or other illicit substances use and in cigarette- and cocaine-refusal skills. Date Posted: |
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| Program Profile: Midwestern Prevention Project (MPP) |
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Schools, Marijuana, Alcohol, Juvenile health, Substance abuse, Underage drinking, Youth development, Drug abuse prevention and education, Drugs, Juvenile (under 18), Child health and welfare, Legal substances | This is a comprehensive program intended to promote an antidrug message throughout communities and prevent substance use among middle school students. The program is rated Effective. One study found that treatment group students had statistically significant lower past-month and past-week rates of cigarette use, compared with control group students. However, a second study found no statistically significant differences in smoking, alcohol, or marijuana use between groups. Date Posted: |
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| Program Profile: LifeSkills® Training |
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Schools, Marijuana, Alcohol, Juvenile health, Mental health, Substance abuse, Underage drinking, Youth development, Drug abuse prevention and education, Drugs, Child health and welfare, Juvenile (under 18), Legal substances | This is a classroom-based, drug abuse–prevention program for upper elementary and junior high school students. This program is rated Effective. Students who participated in the program reported a statistically significant decrease in prevalence of cigarette, alcohol, and polydrug use; and slower growth in initiation of substance use, compared with control students. However, there were no significant differences between groups on self-reported marijuana use. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial |
Practices
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| Practice Profile: Rehabilitation Programs for Adults Convicted of a Crime |
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Parole, Probation, Mental health, Drug courts, Mental health courts, Jails, Corrections, Community corrections, Inmate assistance programs, Prisons, Reentry, Drug abuse prevention and education, Drugs, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Problem-solving courts, Prosecution, Law enforcement, Drug treatment | This practice includes programs that are designed to reduce recidivism among adults by improving their behaviors, skills, mental health, social functioning, and access to education and employment. They may become participants in rehabilitation programs during multiple points in their involvement with the criminal justice system. This practice is rated Promising for reducing recidivism among adults who have been convicted of an offense. Date Posted: |
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| Practice Profile: Family-based Treatment for Adolescent Delinquency and Problem Behaviors |
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Mental health, Substance abuse, Case Management, Treatment, Drug abuse prevention and education, Drugs, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Schools, Juvenile (under 18), Young adults (18-24), Drugs, Drug treatment | In general family-based treatment practices consist of a wide range of interventions that are designed to change dysfunctional family patterns that contribute to the onset and maintenance of adolescent delinquency and other problem behaviors. This practice is rated Effective for reducing recidivism, and Promising for reducing antisocial behavior and substance use, and improving psychological functioning and school performance. Date Posted: |
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| Practice Profile: After-School Programs |
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Truancy, Afterschool, Drug abuse prevention and education, Drugs, Juvenile delinquency, Crime prevention, School safety, Child health and welfare, Juvenile (under 18), Mental health, Juvenile delinquency, Mentoring, Drugs | After-school programs generally take place during after school hours and are designed decrease the amount of time youth are unsupervised. Examples of such programs may include recreation-based activities, mentoring, and tutoring services. The practice is rated Promising for child self-perceptions, school bonding, school grades, positive social behaviors, problem behaviors, readings scores, and mathematics scores and Ineffective for delinquency, drug use, and school attendance. Date Posted: |
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