Abstract
Drug abuse prevention programs conducted during junior high school can produce meaningful and durable reductions in tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use if they (1) teach a combination of social resistance skills and general life skills, (2) are properly implemented, and (3) include at least 2 years of booster sessions.
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MedicineRandomized controlled trialSubstance abuseSubstance abuse preventionPopulationAlcohol abuseIntervention (counseling)Family medicinePsychiatryEnvironmental healthSurgery
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- Volume
- 273
- Issue
- 14
- Pages
- 1106-1106
- Citations
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Gilbert J. Botvin
(1995).
Long-term Follow-up Results of a Randomized Drug Abuse Prevention Trial in a White Middle-class Population.
JAMA
, 273
(14)
, 1106-1106.
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1995.03520380042033
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- DOI
- 10.1001/jama.1995.03520380042033