Pubdate: Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Source: Beacon Journal, The (OH)
Copyright: 2002 The Beacon Journal Publishing Co.
Contact:  http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/6

ANTI-DRUG PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS CRITICIZED

The top three programs used to keep students away from drugs are either 
ineffective or haven't been sufficiently tested, new research suggests.

In a study being published today in the Health Education Research journal, 
University of North Carolina researchers say many schools are using 
programs such as Drug Abuse Resistance Education, Here's Looking at You 
2000 and McGruff's Drug Prevention and Child Protection, which haven't 
shown the kind of results that schools should expect.

The study found that many schools still use "heavily marketed curricula 
that have not been evaluated, have been evaluated inadequately or have been 
shown to be ineffective in reducing substance abuse."
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