title: A look at an interactive classroom-based drug abuse prevention program: interactive contents and suggestions for research.
abstract: Interactivity has been shown to be a critical element of effective drug abuse prevention programs. This study examined the contents of Project Towards No Drug Abuse, a program that has revealed strong effects only when delivered in a highly interactive version. Types of teacher and student interactive messages were identified. It is speculated that explicit action on the part of the teacher to have students make statements and ask questions of one another may be the essence of effective drug education program delivery. Suggestions for future research on interactivity were made.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, University of Southern California, Alhambra 91803, USA. ssussma@hsc.usc.edu
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sussman
authors.forename: Louise A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Rohrbach
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Holiday
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002140:California; D003479:Curriculum; D005178:Faculty; D006801:Humans; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*