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Monday, September 7, 2009

Results of a Type 2 Translational Research Trial to Prevent Adolescent Drug Use and Delinquency
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009;163(9):789-798.

To test whether the Communities That Care (CTC) prevention system reduces adolescent alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use and delinquent behavior communitywide.

The incidences of alcohol, cigarette and smokeless tobacco initiation, and delinquent behavior were significantly lower in CTC than in control communities for students in grades 5 through 8. In grade 8, the prevalences of alcohol and smokeless tobacco use in the last 30 days, binge drinking in the last 2 weeks, and the number of different delinquent behaviors committed in the last year were significantly lower for students in CTC communities.

Using the CTC system to reduce health-risking behaviors in adolescents can significantly reduce these behaviors communitywide.

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