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Direct linkChing-Hao Chang; Chiu-Mieh Huang; Kah-Yew Lim; Fen-He Lin; Kuei-Yu Huang; Jong-Long Guo – SAGE Open, 2025
Illegal drug use is a major global problem that has increased significantly over the last decade. Since it is often initiated in adolescence, government programs have targeted this demographic to reduce drug use. To analyze the reach of such campaigns, the study presents a hybrid manual and automated content analysis approach to identify campus…
Descriptors: News Reporting, Prevention, Risk, Drug Use
Jessica Liu; Carly Kajiwara; Devin McCauley; Bonnie Halpern-Felsher – Journal of School Health, 2025
Background: School-based substance use prevention is important, yet many educators are not trained in the curriculums. The purpose of this study was to assess changes in educators' knowledge about substances and confidence in delivering drug education before and after participating in educator trainings, as well as overall perceptions of the…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Teacher Education, Training Methods, Substance Abuse
Download full textVivat Phuttanu; Parisha Marie Cain; Kathanyoo Kaewhanam; Phimlikid Kaewhanam – Asian Journal of Education and Training, 2024
This study employs a mixed-methods approach, combining quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to investigate the dynamics of leadership, management, and performance in the context of drug prevention within schools under local administrative organizations. The research pursues three main objectives: (1) to examine the key elements of…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Models, Prevention, Drug Use
Mary Nelson Robertson; Holli H. Seitz; Laura H. Downey; Alisha M. Hardman; Je'Kylynn S. Steen; David R. Buys – Health Education & Behavior, 2024
This study assesses adults' perceptions of and predictors of intention to use prescription drug take-back boxes. This mixed methods study utilized focus groups and an online survey to examine factors related to intention to use a prescription drug take-back box. This study was conducted in [State] during the spring and summer of 2018. Themes…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Drug Therapy, Pharmacy, Barriers
Engelberg, Terry; Moston, Stephen; Blank, Cornelia – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2019
Coaches may have a significant role in an athlete's decision to use, or not to use, performance enhancing substances. Research suggests that many coaches do not have the confidence or the knowledge to discuss anti-doping issues with their athletes. This study aimed to assess coaches' awareness of doping practices, coaches' knowledge of anti-doping…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Drug Abuse, Athletes, Knowledge Level
Asadullin, Azat R.; Galeeva, Elena Kh.; Achmetova, Elvina A.; Nikolaev, Ivan V. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
The urgency of this study has become vivid in the light of the growing problem of prevalence and use of new synthetic drug types. Lately there has been a tendency of expanding the range of psychologically active substances (PAS) used by addicts with the purpose of their illegal taking. The aim of this research is an attempt of systematizing and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cocaine, Narcotics, Drug Addiction
Mullen, Patrick R.; Niles, Jennifer; Dukes, Allison; Spargo, Allison – Preventing School Failure, 2022
Today's youth face multifaceted challenges in a time when society is more aware of the consequences of unhealthy decision-making. In this study, we tested the effectiveness of an emerging intervention, GPS for SUCCESS, a classroom-based 5-week program that helps students build their purpose in life while securing a commitment to achieve it. We…
Descriptors: Intervention, Program Evaluation, Decision Making, Program Effectiveness
Lombardi, Julie; Dupain, Mandi – Excellence in Education Journal, 2019
Areas of critical health concerns for colleges and universities across the nation focus on substance abuse including alcohol and other drugs. Our State-Supported Regional University (SSRU) continues to implement a substance abuse prevention and awareness campaign. The SSRU administered the American College Health Association National College…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Prevention, State Universities, Undergraduate Students
Rodríguez, Jennifer J.; Smith, Vincent C. – ZERO TO THREE, 2018
Substance use and alcohol abuse during pregnancy are significant public health concerns. Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a withdrawal syndrome that infants exposed to opioids may experience in the first few days of life. For most infants with NAS, exposure to opioids occurs during pregnancy while they are fetuses. Similarly, prenatal alcohol…
Descriptors: Prenatal Influences, Neonates, Drug Use, Alcohol Abuse
Ferri, Marica; Ballotta, Danilo; Carra, Giuseppe; Dias, Sonia – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2015
Regional drug strategies and action plans are intergovernmental policy documents that address drug-related problems. This article analyses six of these strategies, involving 148 countries in four continents. We focus in particular on how the prevention of drug-related problems is described, and if a comprehensive approach (such as environmental…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Prevention, Cross Cultural Studies, Strategic Planning
Nevirko, D. D.; Shinkevich, V. E.; Korobitsina, T. V. – Russian Education and Society, 2013
Research on narcotics use among students in Russia shows that many are under pressure become involved, and that knowledge of and willingness to participate in clinics and other sources of help are not widespread.
Descriptors: Narcotics, Drug Use, Foreign Countries, Clinics
McCabe, Sean Esteban; Boyd, Carol J. – Prevention Researcher, 2012
Adolescents' motives for engaging in nonmedical prescription drug use is somewhat different than their reasons for using other drugs, such as marijuana. For some youth, nonmedical prescription drug use is an attempt to self-treat a medical condition, for others it is an effort to get high, and some youth misuse prescription drugs for both reasons.…
Descriptors: Narcotics, Prevention, Drug Abuse, Drug Use
Nelson, Judith A.; Rose, Nancy L.; Lutz, Danielle – Journal of At-Risk Issues, 2011
The purpose of this case study was to examine random student drug testing in one school district relevant to: (a) the perceptions of students participating in competitive extracurricular activities regarding drug use and abuse; (b) the attitudes and perceptions of parents, school staff, and community members regarding student drug involvement; (c)…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Early Intervention, Student Attitudes, Program Effectiveness
Orsini, Muhsin Michael; Wyrick, David L.; Milroy, Jeffrey J. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2012
Blending high-quality and rigorous research with pure evaluation practice can often be best accomplished through thoughtful collaboration. The evaluation of a high school drug prevention program (All Stars Senior) is an example of how perceived competing purposes and methodologies can coexist to investigate formative and summative outcome…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Program Evaluation, Formative Evaluation, Prevention
Longman-Mills, Samantha; Gonzalez, Yolanda W.; Melendez, Marlon O.; Garcia, Monica R.; Gomez, Juan D.; Juarez, Cristina G.; Martinez, Eduardo A.; Penalba, Sobeyda J.; Pizzanelli, Miguel E.; Solorzano, Lucia I.; Wright, Gloria; Cumsille, Francisco; Sapag, Jaime; Wekerle, Christine; Hamilton, Hayley; Erickson, Patricia; Mann, Robert – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2011
Child maltreatment and substance abuse are both international public health priorities. Research shows that child maltreatment increases the risk for substance use and problems. Thus, recognition of this relationship may have important implications for substance demand reduction strategies, including efforts to prevent and treat substance use and…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Child Abuse, Public Health, Drug Abuse
