Taking school-based substance abuse prevention to scale: district-wide implementation of Keep A Clear Mind.
Abstract Public schools are under increased pressure to implement evidence-based substance abuse prevention programs. A number of model programs have been identified, but little research has examined the effectiveness of these programs when "brought to scale" or implemented district-wide. The current paper summarizes the application of the...

A national study of substance abuse prevention professionals in higher education.
Abstract There is an established body of research on the effectiveness of comprehensive substance abuse prevention strategies in higher education. There is relatively little research, however, on the characteristics and job functions of prevention professionals and their effectiveness. This study was designed to examine the characteristics of...

Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention Program Generates $16 Million in Potential Savings.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania will benefit a potential $16 million return on investment for its implementation of the top-rated Botvin LifeSkills Training program, a drug abuse and violence prevention program. According to a report released by the Prevention Research Center at Pennsylvania State University, the...

PSEG Celebrates the Power of Volunteerism.
Recognizes Exemplary Employee Volunteers and Awards $34,000 to the Non-Profit Organizations they Support NEWARK, N.J., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PSEG will celebrate the power of volunteers Wednesday at a ceremony recognizing exemplary employee volunteers and rewarding the nonprofit organizations they support. Secretary of State Nina Mitchell Wells...

Black churches in substance use and abuse prevention efforts.
Abstract In light of their historical role in African American communities, faithbased organizations are uniquely positioned to offer substance use prevention programs to urban African American youth. This article describes the efforts of a university-based program to provide training and technical assistance to faith-based organizations in the...

Substance Abuse Prevention and Control Week.
SUBSTANCE abuse has penetrated not only every sector of Philippine society but also every country in the world. Substance abuse ruins the individual, his family, and the countryas future. It results in the usersa physical, mental, emotional, and socio-economic impairment. Massive police operations against illicit drugs and...

Hogan, Julie A., Gabrielsen, Kristen Reed, Luna, Nora, & Grothaus, Denise. Substance Abuse Prevention: the Intersection of Science and Practice.
Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2003. 352pp. $55.00 (h). Substance Abuse Prevention presents the science-based components of substance abuse prevention practice, a rapidly growing profession in the United States. This text presents current knowledge in the field, analyzing what does and does not work in the implementation of...

Four-fold prevention: strategies to prevent substance abuse among elementary school-aged children.
Education to prevent child and adolescent substance abuse has been the focus of a variety of school-based programs and approaches through the last three decades (Kreft, 1998). In the early days of prevention education, young people were shown what drugs looked like, with warnings about what evil would befall...

Substance abuse prevention works. (Policy & Practice).
Substance abuse prevention programs were associated with reduced rates of alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use among more than 10,500 high-risk youths, according to a new SAMHSA report. The rate of substance use among high-risk youth who were already using was 10% lower than for comparison youth after 5 years...

Substance-use problems: are uninsured workers at greater risk?
ALCOHOL-AND DRUG-RELATED DISORDERS annually cost an estimated $177 billion in lost productivity and health costs in the United States (Miller and Hendrie, 2005). An estimated 9% of full-time workers ages 18-64 years are heavy drinkers (Larson et al., 2007). The fallout from substance-use disorders is especially grave for those...