title: Drug prevention in junior high: a multi-site longitudinal test.
abstract: Results from a longitudinal experiment to curb drug use during junior high indicate that education programs based on a social-influence model can prevent or reduce young adolescents' use of cigarettes and marijuana. This multi-site experiment involved the entire seventh-grade cohort of 30 junior high schools drawn from eight urban, suburban, and rural communities in California and Oregon. Implemented between 1984 and 1986, the curriculum's impact was assessed at 3-, 12-, and 15-month follow-ups. The program, which had positive results for both low- and high-risk students, was equally successful in schools with high and low minority enrollment. However, the program did not help previously confirmed smokers and its effects on adolescent drinking were short-lived.
authors.affiliation: RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA 90406.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Ellickson
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Bell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D002188:Cannabis; D004493:Education; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D012907:Smoking; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires