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Monday, April 27, 2009

The Adolescent Substance Abuse Prevention Study: A randomized field trial of a universal substance abuse prevention program
Drug and Alcohol Dependence Volume 102, Issues 1-3, 1 June 2009, Pages 1-10

The purpose of the study was to determine whether a universal school-based substance abuse prevention program, Take Charge of Your Life (TCYL), prevents or reduces the use of tobacco, alcohol, or marijuana

The negative impact of the program on baseline nonusers of alcohol and tobacco indicate that TCYL should not be delivered as a universal prevention intervention. The finding of a beneficial effect for baseline marijuana users further supports this conclusion. The programmatic and methodological challenges faced by the Adolescent Substance Abuse Prevention Study (ASAPS) and lessons learned offer insights for prevention researchers who will be designing similar randomized field trials in the future.

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