Project Northland

Phone

(800) 328-9000

15251 Pleasant Valley Rd.

Fax

(651) 257-1331

Center City, MN 555012-0176

Website

www.hazelden.org

Focus Area

Age Group

Home/ School Relations

Middle School 6^th, 7^th, and 8^th Grades

Substance Abuse Prevention

 Outcomes

• reduced likelihood to use alcohol; this finding was stronger for students who were not using alcohol at baseline as compared to students who reported use of alcohol at baseline
• increased likelihood of resisting alcohol offered by peers and perception that peer drinking was not normative
• increased likelihood of discussing problems associated with alcohol with parents

Research Category

1, 4

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

Design

Experimental

Multiple Studies

Yes

1996, 1995, 1994

Sample Size

>50

Experimental schools=10; Control schools=10; Total students=2,351 in both groups

Valid/ Reliable Instrument

Yes

Self-report survey of substance use, peer influences, self-efficacy; Tendency to Use Alcohol Scale

Results

Yes

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

Published

Yes

American Journal of Public Health, 1996

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.