Transcript drug programs - West Essex High School

Drug Prevention and
Education
GOALS FOR DRUG PREVENTION
 TO PREVENT DRUG USE FROM BEING
INITIATED
 TO MINIMIZE THE RISKS OF DRUGS
TO THE USER
 TO REDUCE THE RISKS OF DRUG USE
TO SOCIETY
 TO PREVENT DRUG DEPENDENCY
GOALS FOR DRUG PREVENTION
 TO TEACH RESPONSIBLE DRUG USE
 TO STOP DRUG USE PATTERNS
 AFTER HAVING BEEN ESTABLISHED
 TO DELAY THE ONSET OF DRUG USE
DRUG PREVENTION
 PRIMARY: TO PREVENT DRUG USE
FROM BEING INITIATED
(EDUCATION)
 SECONDARY: RESPONSIBLE DRUG
USE
 TERTIARY: REHABILITATION
IDENTIFYING HIGH RISK YOUTH
 HIGH RISK BEHAVIORS INCLUDE
DELIQUENT BEHAVIOR, SELFDESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIORS, AND DROPPING
OUT OF SCHOOL
 RISK FACTORS INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL
BEHAVIORAL FACTORS, INDIVIDUAL
ATTITUDINAL FACTORS, INDIVIDUAL
PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS, FAMILY
FACTORS, AND COMMUNITY
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
RESILIENCY
ABILITY TO RESIST
CHARACTERISTICS OF RESILIENT
CHILDREN
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RESPONSIVE
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POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS
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CARING
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SKILLFUL PROBLEM SOLVERS
RESILIENCY
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EDUCATIONALLY MOTIVATED
ACTIVE
ADAPTABLE
GOOD SENSE OF HUMOR
SUCCESS-ORIENTED
DISENGAGES FROM FAMILY
ENVIRONMENT
INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR FACTORS
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ACADEMIC FAILURE
EARLY ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR
EARLY DRUG EXPERIMENTATION
EARLY DRUG USE
INDIVIDUAL ATTITUDINAL
FACTORS
 REBELLIOUSNESS AGAINST
AUTHORITY
 LACK OF COMMITMENT TO SCHOOL
 ATTRACTION TO DEVIANCE
 FAVORABLE ATTIUDES TOWARD
ADULT BEHAVIOR
INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOSOCIAL
FACTORS
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LOW SELF-ESTEEM
LOW SELF-EFFICACY
SENSATION SEEKING
LACK OF SOCIAL SKILLS
FAMILY FACTORS
 FAMILY HISTORY OF DRUG USE OR
ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR
 FAMILY MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS
 PARENTAL TOLERANCE FOR
DEVIANCE
 FAMILY DISORGANIZATION
COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT
FACTORS
 ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
DEPRIVATION
 COMMUNITY DISORGANIZATION
 COMMUNITY NORMS FAVORABLE TO
DEVIANCE
 AVAILABILTIY OF DRUGS
 FRIENDS/PEERS WHO USE DRUGS
PREVENTING HIGH-RISK
BEHAVIOR
 EDUCATION
 INVOLVEMENT OF PARENTS
 COMMUNITY EFFORTS
FACTORS THAT PREVENT AGAINST
DRUG ABUSE
SMALL FAMILY WITH LITTLE CONFLICT
HIGH INTELLIGENCE
BEING A FIRSTBORN CHILD
COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION
REGULAR CHURCH ATTENDANCE
BELIEF IN THE EXPECTATIONS, VALUES,
AND NORMS OF SOCIETY
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PRIMARY PREVENTION: WHAT
WORKS?
 VALUING AND MAINTAINING SOUND
PERSONAL HEALTH AND
UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTS OF
DRUGS ON HEALTH
 RESPECTING LAWS AND RULES THAT
PROHIBIT DRUG USE
 RECOGNIZING AND RESISTING
PRESSURE TO USE DRUGS
PRIMARY PREVENTION:
WHAT WORKS?
 PROMOTING ACTIVITIES
REINFORCING A POSITIVE, DRUGFREE LIFESTYLE
CURRENT APPROACHES TO DRUG
EDUCATION
 PERSONAL AND SOCIAL SKILLS
TRAINING
 RESISTANCE SKILLS TRAINING
 DRUG PREVENTION PROGRAMS
 DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE
EDUCATION (DARE)
 JUST SAY NO!
PROBLEMS WITH DRUG
EDUCATION
 TEACHERS OFTEN DO NOT KEEP UP WITH
LATEST INFORMATION
 STUDENTS SOMETIMES KNOW MORE
ABOUT DRUGS THAN THE TEACHER
 SOME TEACHERS ARE JUDGMENTAL OR
MORALISTIC
 GOALS OF DRUG EDUCATION ARE OFTEN
UNCLEAR
 GOALS OF DRUG EDUCATION ARE OFTEN
UNREALISTIC
EFFECTIVENESS OF DRUG
EDUCATION
 EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS INCLUDE
CURRICULA BASED ON AN
UNDERSTANDING OF THEORY AND
RESEARCH IN DRUG ABUSE
PREVENTION
 INFORMATION IS DEVELOPMENTALLY
APPROPRIATE
 CURRICULA EMPHASIZES SOCIAL
RESISTANCE SKILLS
EDUCATION
 TEACHERS RECEIVE TRAINING AND
SUPPORT
 AMOUNT OF TIME DEVOTED TO DRUG
ABUSE PREVENTION IS SUFFICIENT
 PROGRAMS ARE CULTURALLY SENSITIVE
 SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE
FAMILY, COMMUNITY AND MEDIA
 EVALUATION IS NECESSARY TO
DETERMINE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE
PROGRAM
EDUCATION
 Low self-esteem, low self-efficacy,
sensation seeking, and lack of social
skills put one at higher risk of
substance abuse
 Education, involvement with parents,
and community efforts together help
to prevent high-risk behaviors
EDUCATION
 Drug education can be effective if it
meets specific criteria
Summary
 Drug prevention can be primary,
secondary or tertiary
 High-risk youth exhibit selfdestructive behaviors and deliquent
behaviors
 Resiliency is a key concept to
preventing drug use, misuse, and
abuse among youth