[The effect of drug abuse prevention program for elementary school students].
OBJECTIVE
This study is to evaluate the effects of drug abuse prevention program for elementary school students.


METHODS
The design of this study is nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The subjects of experimental group were 27 students and the subjects of control group were 25 students in fifth grade of elementary school in C City, Gyeongsangbuk-do. The experimental group had Drug Abuse Prevention Program, which was two days per week program, for 5 weeks. And post-test was carried out in the same way as the pre-test. Data analysis was done using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Chi-square test, t-test, Paired Samples t-test using with SPSS WIN 11.0.


RESULTS
the experimental group, to which drug abuse prevention program was given, was improved in knowledge of drug and unacceptable attitude of drug compared to the control group, but there were no significant differences of self-esteem and assertiveness between two groups.


CONCLUSIONS
The drug abuse prevention program was effective to increase knowledge and attitude of drug in elementary school students.
Gyeong Bouk, Cheong-do Elementary School, Hwayang-Eup, Cheongdo-Gun, Korea. hea6902@hanmail.net
Jeong-Hea
JH
Sung
Jeong Sook
JS
Park
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D012572:School Health Services; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*