Midwestern Prevention Project

Phone

(323) 865-0325

Angela Lapin

Fax

(323) 865-0134

University of Southern California

Email

lapin@hsc.usc.edu

1441 Eastlake Avenue, MS 44

P.O. Box 33800

a.k.a. Project SMART and Project STAR

Los Angeles, CA 90033-0800

Focus Area

Age Group

Home/ School Relations

Middle School 6^th and 7^th Grades

Substance Abuse Prevention

 Outcomes

• reduced rate of increase of substance use(e.g. cigarette, alcohol, and marijuana use)

Research Category

5

Local Research

Design

Experimental

Multiple Studies

Yes

1989,1986

Sample Size

>50

Experimental Group=24 schools; 3,011 students; Control Group= 18 schools; 2,054 students in 1989 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 the American Medical Association, 1989

Follow-up Data

Mostly Positive

Study was conducted 1 year after program participation. Results indicated program effects were sustained.

Award

N/A

The research reviewed did not indicate that the program received any awards.