Title |
The NARCONON™ drug education curriculum for high school students: A non-randomized, controlled prevention trial
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Published in |
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, March 2008
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DOI | 10.1186/1747-597x-3-8 |
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Authors |
Richard D Lennox, Marie A Cecchini |
Abstract |
An estimated 13 million youths aged 12 to 17 become involved with alcohol, tobacco and other drugs annually. The number of 12- to 17-year olds abusing controlled prescription drugs increased an alarming 212 percent between 1992 and 2003. For many youths, substance abuse precedes academic and health problems including lower grades, higher truancy, drop out decisions, delayed or damaged physical, cognitive, and emotional development, or a variety of other costly consequences. For thirty years the Narconon program has worked with schools and community groups providing single educational modules aimed at supplementing existing classroom-based prevention activities. In 2004, Narconon International developed a multi-module, universal prevention curriculum for high school ages based on drug abuse etiology, program quality management data, prevention theory and best practices. We review the curriculum and its rationale and test its ability to change drug use behavior, perceptions of risk/benefits, and general knowledge. |
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United States | 4 | 57% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 14% |
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 14% |
Unknown | 1 | 14% |
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Members of the public | 6 | 86% |
Scientists | 1 | 14% |
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United States | 3 | 2% |
Ethiopia | 1 | <1% |
Malaysia | 1 | <1% |
Spain | 1 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 148 | 95% |
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Researcher | 25 | 16% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 14% |
Student > Master | 19 | 12% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 15 | 10% |
Student > Bachelor | 13 | 8% |
Other | 24 | 15% |
Unknown | 38 | 25% |
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Social Sciences | 28 | 18% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 27 | 17% |
Psychology | 27 | 17% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 6% |
Neuroscience | 5 | 3% |
Other | 14 | 9% |
Unknown | 44 | 28% |