Drug Prevention and Education

GOALS FOR DRUG PREVENTION

TO PREVENT DRUG USE FROM BEING INITIATED

TO MINIMIZE THE RISKS OF DRUGS TO THE USER

TO REDUCE THE RISKS OF DRUG USE TO SOCIETY

TO PREVENT DRUG DEPENDENCY

GOALS FOR DRUG PREVENTION

TO TEACH RESPONSIBLE DRUG USE

TO STOP DRUG USE PATTERNS

AFTER HAVING BEEN ESTABLISHED

TO DELAY THE ONSET OF DRUG USE

DRUG PREVENTION

PRIMARY: TO PREVENT DRUG USE FROM BEING INITIATED (EDUCATION)

SECONDARY: RESPONSIBLE DRUG USE

TERTIARY: REHABILITATION

IDENTIFYING HIGH RISK YOUTH

HIGH RISK BEHAVIORS INCLUDE DELIQUENT BEHAVIOR, SELF-DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIORS, AND DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL

RISK FACTORS INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIORAL FACTORS, INDIVIDUAL ATTITUDINAL FACTORS, INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS, FAMILY FACTORS, AND COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

RESILIENCY

ABILITY TO RESISTCHARACTERISTICS OF RESILIENT

CHILDREN RESPONSIVE POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS CARING SKILLFUL PROBLEM SOLVERS

RESILIENCY

EDUCATIONALLY MOTIVATED ACTIVE ADAPTABLE GOOD SENSE OF HUMOR SUCCESS-ORIENTED DISENGAGES FROM FAMILY

ENVIRONMENT

INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR FACTORS

ACADEMIC FAILURE EARLY ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR EARLY DRUG EXPERIMENTATION EARLY DRUG USE

INDIVIDUAL ATTITUDINAL FACTORS

REBELLIOUSNESS AGAINST AUTHORITY

LACK OF COMMITMENT TO SCHOOL ATTRACTION TO DEVIANCE FAVORABLE ATTIUDES TOWARD

ADULT BEHAVIOR

INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS

LOW SELF-ESTEEM LOW SELF-EFFICACY SENSATION SEEKING LACK OF SOCIAL SKILLS

FAMILY FACTORS

FAMILY HISTORY OF DRUG USE OR ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR

FAMILY MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS PARENTAL TOLERANCE FOR

DEVIANCE FAMILY DISORGANIZATION

COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT FACTORS

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEPRIVATION COMMUNITY DISORGANIZATION COMMUNITY NORMS FAVORABLE TO

DEVIANCE AVAILABILTIY OF DRUGS FRIENDS/PEERS WHO USE DRUGS

PREVENTING HIGH-RISK BEHAVIOR

EDUCATION INVOLVEMENT OF PARENTS COMMUNITY EFFORTS

FACTORS THAT PREVENT AGAINST DRUG ABUSE

SMALL FAMILY WITH LITTLE CONFLICT HIGH INTELLIGENCE BEING A FIRSTBORN CHILD COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION REGULAR CHURCH ATTENDANCE BELIEF IN THE EXPECTATIONS, VALUES,

AND NORMS OF SOCIETY HIGH ACHIEVER

PRIMARY PREVENTION: WHAT WORKS?

VALUING AND MAINTAINING SOUND PERSONAL HEALTH AND UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTS OF DRUGS ON HEALTH

RESPECTING LAWS AND RULES THAT PROHIBIT DRUG USE

RECOGNIZING AND RESISTING PRESSURE TO USE DRUGS

PRIMARY PREVENTION: WHAT WORKS?

PROMOTING ACTIVITIES REINFORCING A POSITIVE, DRUG-FREE LIFESTYLE

CURRENT APPROACHES TO DRUG EDUCATION

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL SKILLS TRAINING

RESISTANCE SKILLS TRAINING DRUG PREVENTION PROGRAMS DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE

EDUCATION (DARE) JUST SAY NO!

PROBLEMS WITH DRUG EDUCATION

TEACHERS OFTEN DO NOT KEEP UP WITH LATEST INFORMATION

STUDENTS SOMETIMES KNOW MORE ABOUT DRUGS THAN THE TEACHER

SOME TEACHERS ARE JUDGMENTAL OR MORALISTIC

GOALS OF DRUG EDUCATION ARE OFTEN UNCLEAR

GOALS OF DRUG EDUCATION ARE OFTEN UNREALISTIC

EFFECTIVENESS OF DRUG EDUCATION

EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS INCLUDE CURRICULA BASED ON AN UNDERSTANDING OF THEORY AND RESEARCH IN DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION

INFORMATION IS DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE

CURRICULA EMPHASIZES SOCIAL RESISTANCE SKILLS

EDUCATION TEACHERS RECEIVE TRAINING AND

SUPPORT AMOUNT OF TIME DEVOTED TO DRUG

ABUSE PREVENTION IS SUFFICIENT PROGRAMS ARE CULTURALLY SENSITIVE SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE

FAMILY, COMMUNITY AND MEDIA EVALUATION IS NECESSARY TO DETERMINE

EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAM

EDUCATION

Low self-esteem, low self-efficacy, sensation seeking, and lack of social skills put one at higher risk of substance abuse

Education, involvement with parents, and community efforts together help to prevent high-risk behaviors

EDUCATION

Drug education can be effective if it meets specific criteria

Summary

Drug prevention can be primary, secondary or tertiary

High-risk youth exhibit self-destructive behaviors and deliquent behaviors

Resiliency is a key concept to preventing drug use, misuse, and abuse among youth