Drug prevention schools

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

Drug prevention in schools, recreational settings and among high-risk groups is a priority in all EU Member States. 

D. M. Gorman, 1998. The irrelevance of evidence in the development of school-based drug prevention policy, 1986—1996. Evaluation Review 22(1) 118—146. 

Serving on the local volunteer fire department or EMS Sponsoring a safety city in the community Sponsoring stop, drop, and roll training at elementary schools Serving on community drug-prevention committees and campaigns... 

U.S. Department of Education. (2008). A Guide to School Vulnerability Assessments Key Principles for Safe Schools. Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, Washington, D.C. Vossekuil, B., Fein, R. A., Reddy, M., Borum, R., and Modzeleski, W. (2002). The Final Report and Findings of the Safe School Initiative Implications for the Prevention of School Attacks in the United States. U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Secret Service, Washington, D.C. 

Major reviews have identified effective school-based programs that promote positive outcomes for children and adolescents in the areas of positive youth development (Catalano et al., 1998), violence prevention (e.g., Elliot, 1998), drug prevention (e.g., Drug Strategies, 1999 Center for Substance Abuse Prevention,... 

Botvin GJ, Griffin KW, Diaz T, Scheier LM, Williams C and Epstein JA (2000). Preventing illicit drug use in adolescents Long-term follow-up data from a randomized control trial of a school population. Addictive Behaviors, 25(5), 769-774. 

In the early 1960s, drug companies began to lobby for government indemnity for the vaccines they developed, tested, and produced. Because so many people are vaccinated at one time, particularly school-age children, ADRs from a vaccine can carry considerable liability. As more diseases have become vaccine-preventable, more ADRs have been reported. In 1974, impetus for indemnity increased when the courts upheld a jury verdict of 200,000 for a child who developed polio from the Sabin live-polio vaccine. ... 

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. 

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