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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Join Together: A National Resource Center
November 16, 2012 | Program Result Report
For two decades Join Together served as a national resource center for local substance abuse initiatives, and promoted policies that enhance prevention and treatment. The Partnership at Drugfree.org is now the portal for these resources.
Free To Grow: Head Start Partnerships to Promote Substance-Free Communities
January 24, 2012 | Program Result Report
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.
Bridging the Gap: Research Informing Practice and Policy for Healthy Youth
January 28, 2011 | Program Result Report
Bridging the Gap: Research Informing Practice for Healthy Youth Behavior conducts research on how laws, policies, practices, programs and other environmental influences at the state, community and school levels affect youth behaviors.
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).
Teaching Kids about Drug Abuse Through an Interactive Video Game
August 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
The Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America oversaw the development and preliminary assessment of a computer-based interactive, multimedia software program designed to help prevent alcohol and marijuana use among 11- to 15-year-olds.
States Learn the State of Their Substance Abuse Problem
March 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
From 1994 to 1999, Drug Strategies, Washington, produced and disseminated profiles of substance abuse problems and prevention and treatment efforts in five states and created a how-to guide to aid other states interested in creating their own profiles.
Parent-Led Groups Struggle to Unify Their Work Against Substance Abuse
November 1, 1998 | Program Result Report
The Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America brought together leaders of national parent groups and drug prevention organizations to plan how a new generation of parents could develop a national parent movement to prevent youth drug use.
An Immigrant Community Takes Actions Against Drug Addiction
September 5, 2008 | Program Result Report
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.