Drug-abuse prevention efforts for young children: a review and critique of existing programs.
Children under age five are increasingly the target of formal interventions aimed at deterring subsequent drug abuse. These prevention efforts are characterized, however, by a lack of empirical research on the variables involved in inoculating very young children against later drug use, and the lack of assessments research demonstrating their effectiveness. Curriculum-based antidrug programs for preschool children are reviewed, and developmental and early intervention research is used as the basis of recommendations for strengthening such efforts.
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Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy, Yale University, New Haven, Conn., USA.
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D018479:Early Intervention, Educational / Q000592:standards*; D005192:Family Health; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000592:standards*; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000592:standards; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States