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Program Results describe RWJF’s interest in the area and strategy for addressing the problem for those working in the field or interested in undertaking similar efforts. They explain the problem addressed; the activities undertaken; the results or findings from the work; lessons for the field; any post-grant activities—by the grantee or RWJF—and they include a bibliography of material produced during the project or program.

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Improving the Use of Research Results: The Case of D.A.R.E.

June 24, 2010 | Program Result Report

Researchers at Harvard University examined decisions made by middle and high school officials to continue or drop their D.A.R.E. programs in the face of evidence that D.A.R.E. did not reduce drug use.

A New D.A.R.E. Curriculum Gets Mixed Reviews

March 17, 2010 | Program Result Report

A new D.A.R.E. substance abuse prevention curriculum for 7th- and 9th-grade students, designed and evaluated by researchers at the University of Akron, gets mixed reviews.

Milwaukee Project Reduces Local Drug Abuse

May 1, 2003 | Program Result Report

The Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services developed a project designed to reduce the demand for illicit alcohol and drugs in the central city of Milwaukee.

Substance Abuse Publication Works to Become Self-Sustaining

December 1, 2002 | Program Result Report

Between 1997 and 2001, the Alcohol Research Information Service, a nonprofit organization in Lansing, Mich., undertook a project to increase circulation of its publications, develop a Web site and become self-sustaining.

Madison Avenue Sells a Strong New Message

January 1, 2001 | Program Result Report

RWJF provided support for the Partnership for a Drug-Free America to expand and intensify its national drug education media campaign.

Closing the Door on Gateway Drugs with an Animated Video

May 1, 2001 | Program Result Report

The American Youth Work Center created, promoted and distributed a 27-minute animated video, entitled Goldtooth, which was designed to educate children on the dangers of inhalant abuse.

Positive Profiling

June 1, 2001 | Program Result Report

Drug Strategies, a nonprofit research and education institute, created profiles of substance abuse problems in three cities and developed a how-to manual to assist other communities to produce their own profiles.