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The Prevention of Drug Abuse

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Preventing Youth Problems

Part of the book series: Issues in Children’s and Families’ Lives ((IICL,volume 1))

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This chapter reviews the evidence about preventing the abuse of illicit drugs. During the last 25 years, an enormous amount has been learned about the factors that influence the development of drug-using behavior and the things that can be done to prevent drug use. Sufficient knowledge exists to justify the implementation of prevention programs in schools and communities because school and community-based programs have been shown to prevent drug use and the development of numerous problems that are associated with drug abuse. At the same time, most studies have focused on drug use rather than drug abuse. A new generation of research studies will be needed to determine whether comprehensive prevention programs actually prevent serious forms of substance abuse.

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  2. Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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  3. University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Biglan, A., Flay, B., Foster, S.L. (2003). The Prevention of Drug Abuse. In: Biglan, A., Wang, M.C., Walberg, H.J. (eds) Preventing Youth Problems. Issues in Children’s and Families’ Lives, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6236-5_5

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