The Adolescent Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment (ADAPT) Program: A Mental Health-Law Enforcement Collaboration

2006 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent B. Van Hasselt ◽  
Gary Killam ◽  
Kari M. Schlessinger ◽  
Tina M. DiCicco ◽  
William F. Anzalone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Abuse Prevention ◽  
Health Law ◽  
Drug Abuse Prevention ◽  
Mental Health Law ◽  
Prevention And Treatment

Drug Abuse Prevention Funding Resulting from the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981

1986 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-55
Author(s):  
William J. Bukoski
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Drug Prevention ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
Abuse Prevention ◽  
Prevention Research ◽  
Block Grant ◽  
Drug Abuse Prevention ◽  
Service Programs ◽  
Prevention And Treatment ◽  
Prevention Service

In 1981, administration and planning of drug abuse prevention and treatment programs shifted from federal to state authorities through the enactment of the Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Services Block Grant. This article reviews the funding status of drug prevention under this programmatic change relevant to prevention service programs and prevention research.

The “No Win”: Drug Education Evaluation Problems

1978 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon Colby Swanson
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Abuse Prevention ◽  
Education Evaluation ◽  
Drug Education ◽  
Drug Abuse Prevention ◽  
Advertising Agency ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Prevention And Treatment ◽  
New Models

Confusion on the goals of prevention and treatment has led some schools to define the nature of their drug abuse education program in such fashion that they cannot reasonably expect success. Drug abuse prevention goals are the domain of education. New models for evaluating such goals need to be developed. In some areas drug education evaluation has imposed “no win” rules upon itself. An advertising agency would be delighted if its new approach netted an increase of from 10 per cent of the available market to 11 per cent of the available market. But educational efforts are expected to completely change the nature of nearly all peoples behavior.

Adolescent Neurocognitive Development and School-Based Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment

2010 ◽  
pp. 889-904
Author(s):  
Pallav Pokhrel ◽  
David S. Black ◽  
Admin Zaman ◽  
Nathaniel R. Riggs ◽  
Steve Sussman
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Abuse Prevention ◽  
Drug Abuse Prevention ◽  
Neurocognitive Development ◽  
School Based ◽  
Prevention And Treatment
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