Addiction or misuse of alcohol and other drugs leads to approximately 120,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. Improving treatment and preventing substance use can reduce the toll of alcohol and substance use on individuals and society.
Addiction and Substance Abuse
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Free To Grow: Head Start Partnerships to Promote Substance-Free Communities
January 24, 2012 | Program Result
Free to Grow: Head Start Partnerships to Promote Substance-Free Communities tested an innovative approach to two closely related public health problems - substance abuse and child abuse.
Evaluation of Free to Grow
May 9, 2011 | Journal Article
This article describes the independent evaluation conducted of Free to Grow (FTG) based at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Researcers compared 14 FTG sites with 14 matched Head Start agencies and communities without the program.
The Adolescent Substance Abuse Prevention Study
June 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Adolescent Substance Abuse Prevention Study (ASAPS) contributes critical data to the body of research on adolescent substance abuse treatment by revealing deficiencies of a universal school-based intervention, Take Charge of Your Life (TCYL).
Universal School-Based Substance Abuse Prevention Programs
June 1, 2009 | Journal Article
School-based programs that administer substance abuse prevention curricula generally try to manipulate social attitudes and life skills in order to achieve positive results. This study examined the interplay of these mediating factors within the Adolescent Substance Abuse Prevention Study (ASAPS).
An Immigrant Community Takes Actions Against Drug Addiction
September 5, 2008 | Program Result
The Head Start program in New York City developed Project Right Start, a family and community-strengthening model that prepares parents to participate actively in community efforts to address substance abuse and related issues.
In Puerto Rican Community, Families Help Others Combat Drug Abuse Through Head Start
October 1, 2003 | Program Result
Aspira de Puerto Rico developed a family-to-family peer mentoring model of substance abuse prevention based on the Latino concept of compadres (godparents).
Recovery High School
January 1, 2002 | Book
In this chapter of the Anthology, best-selling author Digby Diehl tells the story of Recovery High in Albuquerque, N.M., an alternative school for substance-abusing adolescents.
Free to Grow
January 1, 2006 | Book
Recommended Reading Evaluation of the Free to Grow Initiative: Head Start Partnerships to Promote Substance-Free Communities Executive Summary: Protecting Children from Substance Abuse Protecting Children from Substance Abuse: Lessons from Free to ...
Head Start/Anti-Substance Abuse Program Falters in New Jersey
October 1, 2003 | Program Result
Concerned Parents for Head Start in Paterson, N.J., developed Project Unconditional, a project designed to integrate family and community strengthening components into Head Start to reduce risks for substance abuse.
Fostering a Sense of Community in the Classroom Lowers Alcohol and Marijuana Use and Delinquency
November 1, 2000 | Program Result
From 1991 through 1998, the Developmental Studies Center in Oakland, Calif., developed a large-scale trial of an elementary school model called the Child Development Project (CDP).