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Sep 1, 2004
Community-based drug treatment programs can help troubled teens reduce substance abuse and improve psychological health, according to an exhaustive study of a common treatment approach.
Jan 1, 2004
Evaluates the impact of a state-of-the art drug prevention program, Project ALERT, on risk factors for drug use in mostly rural Midwestern schools and communities.
Oct 30, 2003
A widely used program successfully curbs the use of alcohol, marijuana, and cigarettes among middle-school students—even those at high risk of substance abuse.
Jun 1, 2002
Review of Combating Teen Smoking: Research and Policy Strategies / By P. D. Jacobson, P. M. Lantz, K. E. Warner, et al. (Ann Arbor, MI : The University of Michigan Press, 2001).
Jan 1, 2001
Cross-Lagged Relationships Among Adolescent Problem Drug Use, Delinquent Behavior, and Emotional Distress
Research Summary
Jan 1, 2000
Project ALERT is based on the theory that adolescents turn to drugs because of perceived social norms, because media images and the influence of peers make drug use appear attractive, and because, being kids, they want to appear mature and independent.
Jan 1, 1999
The author assesses the degree to which drug use, risk factors, and program effectiveness vary across different racial/ethnic groups.
Mar 1, 1994
The authors respond to D. M. Gorman's response to: Preventing Adolescent Drug Use: The Effectiveness of Project ALERT, available as RAND/RP-208.
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