Effectiveness of School-based Drug Prevention Programs for Marijuana Use.

Tobler, Nancy S.; Lessard, Terri; Marshall, Diana; Ochshorn, Peter; Roona, Michael

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ERIC Number: EJ624521

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Publication Date: 1999

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Effectiveness of School-based Drug Prevention Programs for Marijuana Use.

Tobler, Nancy S.; Lessard, Terri; Marshall, Diana; Ochshorn, Peter; Roona, Michael

School Psychology International, v20 n1 p105-37 Feb 1999

Synthesizes evaluation of drug use programs (N=37) in schools for grades 6-12 by coding program characteristics and calculating weighted effect sizes (WES) for marijuana use. Program type and sample size were found to be significant predictors of program effectiveness. The primary finding for prevention program planning is that interactive cultivation of social skills reduces marijuana use. (Author/JDM)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Drug Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Illegal Drug Use, Interpersonal Competence, Marijuana, Prevention, Program Effectiveness

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: Special Issue: "Preventing Marijuana Use among Youth." For related articles, see CG 556 845-851.