Drug prevention programs

Research evidence has documented the effectiveness of DARE, the most popular school-based drug prevention program. 

Tobler, N. S. (1986). Meta-analysis of 143 adolescent drug prevention programs Quantitative outcome results of program participants compared to a control or comparison group. Journal of Drug Issues, 16, 537-567. 

To find a family counselor knowledgeable about adolescent drug abuse, they can call up their local mental health association, alcohol or drug prevention programs, or local treatment centers or hospitals and get the names of experienced helpers whom these agencies would recommend or regularly refer... 

The last question usually has an obvious answer the need for a champion. The need derives from the common experience that drug research programs often go through lengthy periods of stalemate. During these periods, passion and conviction are needed to prevent the faint hearts from quitting. 

This section covers the description and evaluation of drug abuse education and prevention programs. 

D.A.R.E. is the nation s largest and best-known drug abuse prevention program. The national organization provides materials and support to educators, parents, and children via its web site, plus training for volunteers who bring the D A.R.E. curriculum into thousands of schools each year. 

The number of persons who use a drug for the first time in a given year is an important measurement because it presumably relates to the effectiveness of drug abuse education and prevention programs (although there are many other potential variables, of course). The chart New Users of Marijuana, 1965-2001 measures first-time users in thousands per year. The data is broken into three groups under age 18, age 18 and older, and all ages. 

In 1999, the DEFEAT Methamphetamine Bill authorized 30 million for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to develop a comprehensive, nationwide plan to target and control methamphetamine. It also added 25 million for methamphetamine prevention efforts, especially in rural and urban areas hard hit by methamphetamine use. This bill also added to the list of chemicals considered precursors to methamphetamine production that could result in criminal penalties. In the same year, the Comprehensive Methamphetamine Abuse Reduction Bill authorized more federal money for methamphetamine treatment and prevention programs, as well as targeting federal resources to high-use methamphetamine areas. 

Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) A substance abuse education and prevention program. 

Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act (1970) Outlined strict controls in the manufacture, distribution, and prescribing of habit-forming drugs established programs to prevent and treat drug addiction. 

The emergence of clinical services during this phase of pharmacy practice is exemplified by the development of clinical pharmacy services in the U.S. Indian Health Service (IHS). The IHS provides health care services for 1.4 million American Indians and Alaska Natives. The IHS s health care facilities are in rural areas near or on Indian reservations in 34 states, mainly in the western part of the U.S. and Alaska. In the 1960s, pharmacists within the IHS began to provide services that were the predecessors for current models of patient care. Pharmacists working within the IHS provided primary care to patients with minor conditions, monitored them for adverse drug reactions, provided patient education, and developed disease prevention programs.il... 

As we saw with HIV, individual behavior, particularly high-risk behaviors such as unprotected sex and illicit drug use, has the ability to spawn epidemics. According to the World Health Organization, there are approximately 340 million cases of sexually transmitted infections a year worldwide (World Health Organization, 2003 a). These preventable diseases can result in illness, infertility, and disability, as well as death. It is imperative for infectious disease prevention programs and interventions to take these complex social-behavioral components into consideration (Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, 2003). 

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