Ombudsman

Phone

(704) 375-3784

Helen Harill

Fax

(704) 333-3784

The Drug Education Center

Email

thedec@mindspring.com

1117 East Morehead

Website

www.thedec.com

Charlotte, NC 28204

 Focus Area

Age Group

Substance Abuse Prevention

Elementary

5^th,

Middle School

6^th, 7^th, 8^th and

High School

9^th Grades

 Outcomes

• more favorable attitudes towards teachers and school work
• less likely to use "hard" drugs such as cocaine, hallucinogens

Research Category

1,2, 4

 Validated Program Research

 Research Reviewed by Other Systems (Drug Strategies: Making the Grade and Safe Schools, Safe Students)

Design

Quasi Experimental

Multiple Studies

Yes

1983,1981

Sample Size

>50

Samples ranged from 60 to 1,000 students in experimental and control groups

Valid/ Reliable Instrument

Yes

Student Attitudinal Inventory

Results

Yes

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

Published

Yes

Journal of Primary Prevention, 1983; The International Journal of the Addictions, 1981

Follow-up Data

N/A

The research reviewed did not indicate that a follow-up study was conducted.

Award

N/A

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