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Workman, Judson W.; Moore, Dennis; Huber, Mary J.; Wilson, Josephine F.; Ford, Jo Ann; Kinzeler, Nicole; Mayer, Theresa – Journal of Drug Education, 2012
A unique Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug (ATOD) prevention program called "PALS" (Prevention through Alternative Learning Styles) was implemented with middle school students with the goal of enhancing student knowledge of the harmful effects of ATOD, promoting the use of refusal skills and reducing intentions to use ATOD in the future.…
Descriptors: Prevention, Program Effectiveness, Intention, Drinking
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Huber, Mary J.; Workman, Judson; Ford, Jo Ann; Moore, Dennis; Mayer, Theresa – Journal of Drug Education, 2009
This article reports on the evaluation of a two-year alcohol, tobacco and other drug (ATOD) intervention, the Prevention through Alternative Learning Styles ("PALS") program, targeting both teachers and middle-school students. Teachers are taught to recognize students' unique learning styles in the context of the ATOD curriculum and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Prevention, Cognitive Style, Program Evaluation
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Pascale, Pietro J.; And Others – Journal of Drug Education, 1985
Presents trend analyses of data collected from three large scale surveys of eleventh grade students in Northeast Ohio using the same drug use and attitudes instrument between 1977 and 1983. Frequency of usage, reason for taking drugs, perceived harmfulness, age of first experimentation with drugs, and sex differences are analyzed. (Author/BL)
Descriptors: Differences, Drug Use, High School Students, Regional Characteristics