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Drug‐Free Communities can reduce youth substance use
Author(s) -
Knopf Alison
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the brown university child and adolescent behavior letter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7575
pISSN - 1058-1073
DOI - 10.1002/cbl.30411
Subject(s) - substance use , drug , medical prescription , monitoring the future , psychology , drug prevention , psychiatry , medicine , environmental health , substance abuse , pharmacology
A report from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) shows that its Drug‐Free Communities (DFC) programs are showing reduced substance use rates by youth. The report, the 2018 Executive Summary and End‐of‐Year Report, released June 27, is for the DFC grant recipients, who work at the local level to prevent youth substance use: prescription drugs, marijuana, tobacco, alcohol, and more. These programs also encourage youth to understand that vaping, drugs, and alcohol are not part of a healthy lifestyle, with their peers being role models and helpful trainers.