Life Skills Training

Phone

(800) 636-3415

Princeton Health Press Inc.

Fax

(609) 921-3593

115 Wall Street

Email

PHPinfo@aol.com

Princeton, NJ 08540

Focus Area

Age Group

Substance Abuse Prevention

Middle School

7^th, 8^th, and

High School

9^th Grades

 Outcomes

• decreased cigarette and marijuana use
• increased knowledge about substance use
• lower normative expectations of adult smoking

Program effects have been criticized by experts within the field (Gorman, 1998).

Research Category

1, 4

Research Reviewed by Other Systems (Drug Strategies: Making the Grade)

Design

Experimental

Multiple Studies

Yes

1995, 1990, 1989, 3 year longitudinal study

Sample Size

>50

Total Schools=56; Total Students=3,694 in experimental and control groups for 1990 study

Valid/ Reliable Instrument

Yes

Self-report survey

Results

Yes

Statistically significant. The effect size was not stated in the research reviewed.

Published

Yes

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1990

Follow-up Data

Mostly Positive

Study was conducted 6 years after program participation. Results indicated lower cigarette and alcohol use in a sub-sample of the original program participants.

Award

Yes

New York State Governor’s Award; recognition from several professional organizations such as the American Medical Association