title: Pilot study of smoking, alcohol and drug abuse prevention.
abstract: A longitudinal pilot study gathered data on the onset and prevention of smoking, alcohol, and drug abuse among 526 students from two junior-high-schools in California. Over two school years, students who were trained to resist social pressures toward tobacco, alcohol, and drug use began smoking at less than one-half the rate of those who did not receive special training. Frequent alcohol and marijuana use was also less prevalent among the students who received such training.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D002188:Cannabis; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D010379:Peer Group; D010865:Pilot Projects; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012574:Schools; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs