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Sussman, Steve; Black, David S.; Rohrbach, Louise A. – Journal of Drug Education, 2010
School-based cigarette smoking prevention was initiated shortly after the first Surgeon General's Report in 1964. This article highlights a sequence of events by which school-based tobacco use prevention research developed as a science, and illustrates a pendulum effect, with confidence in tobacco use prevention increasing and decreasing at…
Descriptors: Smoking, Prevention, Case Studies, Public Health
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Sussman, Steve; Black, David S. – Journal of Drug Education, 2008
An understanding of the role of substitute addictions remains unclear. This article examines the range and possible reward functions of substitute addictions. We suggest that prevention education and treatment need to take into account substitute addictions as an influential aspect of recovery. Research is needed to better understand the…
Descriptors: Prevention, Substance Abuse, Rewards, Therapy
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Sussman, Steve; Rohrbach, Louise A.; Patel, Ravi; Holiday, Karen – Journal of Drug Education, 2003
Interactivity has been shown to be a critical element of effective drug abuse prevention programs. This study examined the contents of Project Towards No Drug Abuse, a program that has revealed strong effects only when delivered in a highly interactive version. Types of teacher and student interactive messages were identified. It is speculated…
Descriptors: Prevention, Drug Abuse, Drug Education, Classroom Techniques