Titre :
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New inroads in preventing adolescent drug use : Results from a large-scale trial of Project ALERT in middle schools. (2003)
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Auteurs :
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Phyllis-L ELLICKSON ;
Bonnie GHOSH-DASTIDAR ;
Douglas-L LONGSHORE ;
Daniel-F MCCAFFREY
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of public health (vol. 93, n° 11, 2003)
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Pagination :
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1830-1836
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Adolescent
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Homme
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Prévention santé
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Ecole
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Toxicomanie
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Lutte contre toxicomanie
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Programme santé
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS PtR0xnTe. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. 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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