NCJ Number
182473
Journal
Journal of School Health Volume: 68 Issue: 4 Dated: April 1998 Pages: 151-158
Date Published
April 1998
Length
8 pages
Annotation
This article examines participation in school-based prevention education activities from a statewide sample of 11th grade students in Ohio.
Abstract
About 42 percent of subjects indicated they had never been involved in a prevention education activity. There were differences in mean number of activities by both gender and white/nonwhite status. Popular prevention education activities included participation in DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) at elementary, junior high and senior high levels; “Just Say No Clubs;" Quest; and Red Ribbon Week. Only a small proportion of youth participated exclusively in any one of these activities. There was an association between student participation in prevention education and level of drug involvement. Students in each activity had lower mean scores for drug involvement when compared to students who had never participated in a prevention education activity. The lowest mean scores occurred among students who had participated in multiple prevention activities. Tables, references