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New Inroads in Preventing Adolescent Drug Use: Results from a Large-Scale Trial of Project ALERT in Middle Schools

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  • Ellickson, P.L.
  • McCaffrey, D.F.
  • Ghosh-Dastidar, B.
  • Longshore, D.L.

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Objectives. We evaluated the revised Project ALERT drug prevention program across a wide variety of Midwestern schools and communities. Methods. Fifty-five South Dakota middle schools were randomly assigned to program or control conditions. Treatment group students received 11 lessons in 7th grade and 3 more in 8th grade. Program effects for 4276 8th-graders were assessed 18 months after baseline. Results. The revised Project ALERT curriculum curbed cigarette and marijuana use initiation, current and regular cigarette use, and alcohol misuse. Reductions ranged from 19% to 39%. Program effects were not significant for initial and current drinking or for current and regular marijuana use. Conclusions. School-based drug prevention programs can prevent occasional and more serious drug use, help low- to high-risk adolescents, and be effective in diverse school environments.

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  • Ellickson, P.L. & McCaffrey, D.F. & Ghosh-Dastidar, B. & Longshore, D.L., 2003. "New Inroads in Preventing Adolescent Drug Use: Results from a Large-Scale Trial of Project ALERT in Middle Schools," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 93(11), pages 1830-1836.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:2003:93:11:1830-1836_3
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    1. Cristina Diaz Gomez & Alain Morel & Isabelle Sedano & Henri-Jean Aubin, 2021. "The Efficacy of Primavera, a Prevention Programme on Alcohol and Tobacco Use among 10–12-Year-Old Schoolchildren: A Randomized Controlled Cluster Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(8), pages 1-17, April.
    2. Gorman, Dennis M. & Conde, Eugenia, 2010. "The making of evidence-based practice: The case of Project ALERT," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 32(2), pages 214-222, February.
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