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Cumulative Effects of Prevention Education on Substance Use Among 11th Grade Students in Ohio
Author(s) -
Donnermeyer Joseph F.,
Davis Russell R.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of school health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1746-1561
pISSN - 0022-4391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1998.tb06333.x
Subject(s) - drug education , substance abuse , substance abuse prevention , health education , drug prevention , psychology , gerontology , medicine , family medicine , demography , public health , psychiatry , nursing , sociology
This article examines participation in school‐based prevention education activities from a statewide sample of 11th grade students in Ohio. About 42% of subjects indicated they had never been involved in a prevention education activity. Differences existed in mean number of activities by both gender and White/nonWhite status. Popular prevention education activities included participation in D.A.R.E (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) at elementary, junior high, and senior high levels ; “Just Say No Clubs”; Quest; and Red Ribbon Week. Only a small proportion of youth participated exclusively in any one of these activities. An association existed between student participation in prevention education and level of drug involvement. Students in each activity had lower mean scores for drug involvement when compared to students who had never participated in a prevention education activity. Also, the lowest mean scores occurred among students who had participated in multiple prevention activities. (J Sch Health. 1998; 68(4): 151‐158)