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Clinical Trial
. 1998 Jun;88(6):944-8.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.88.6.944.

Effects of a community-based prevention program on decreasing drug use in high-risk adolescents

C P Chou  1 , S Montgomery, M A Pentz, L A Rohrbach, C A Johnson, B R Flay, D P MacKinnon
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Clinical Trial

Effects of a community-based prevention program on decreasing drug use in high-risk adolescents

C P Chou et al. Am J Public Health. 1998 Jun.

Abstract

Objectives: This study investigated the secondary prevention effects of a substance abuse primary prevention program.

Methods: Logistic regression analyses were conducted on 4 waves of follow-up data from sixth- and seventh-grade baseline users of cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana taking part in a school-based program in Indianapolis.

Results: The program demonstrated significant reductions in cigarette use at the initial follow-up (6 months) and alcohol use at the first 2 follow-ups (up to 1.5 years). Models considering repeated measures also showed effects on all 3 substances.

Conclusions: Primary prevention programs are able to reach and influence high-risk adolescents in a nonstigmatizing manner.

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