The philosophy and characteristics of a project for preventing drug abuse through the instituting of humanistic education is described. A partial history of its ongoing evaluation is presented. One component of the project, a seminar on preventing drug abuse conducted for classroom teachers, has been evaluated by an independent team. The results show that participating teachers gained significantly in drug knowledge. There were also significant changes in attitudes concerning drug abuse, child development, and pedagogy. Almost all participants said that they would recommend participation in the seminars to their colleagues.
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