Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Drug Prevention Education Program

Abstract

The study was designed to measure the effectiveness of a drug prevention education program in grades 2–6. With 935 students in the experimental group and 449 students in the control group, the results were as follows: (a) children in the experimental group significantly increased their feelings of self worth; (b) significantly increased their decision making abilities; (c) significantly increased their factual knowledge about drugs; and (d) improved their attitude towards use and misuse of drugs. As a result of this study, the U.S. Office of Education has recognized this program as a national model. Presently this program is being disseminated nationwide via the National Diffusion Network (NDN) and is being replicated by schools in twenty-five states.