A New D.A.R.E. Curriculum Gets Mixed Reviews
March 17, 2010 | Program Result
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.
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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Efforts to Combat Drug Addiction
January 1, 2010 | Book
James Bornemeier, a New York City-based writing and editing consultant and former journalist for the Los Angeles Times and Philadelphia Inquirer, presents the broad history of the Foundation's efforts to address addiction to drugs (as distinct from addiction to alcohol) in this chapter of the Anthology.
Evaluation of Fighting Back
November 11, 2009 | Evaluation
The Fighting Back evaluation collected a broad range of qualitative and quantitative data from various sources about the nature and impact of the interventions in each of the 12 Fighting Back communities.
With Help from a National Organization, Volunteers Drive the Work of 4,000 Anti-Drug Coalitions Across the Nation
November 11, 2009 | Program Result
This report covers results from 1992 through December 2003, during which time the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) provided support for CADCA's core activities.
Patterns and Determinants of Inappropriate Antibiotic Use in Injection Drug Users
February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Inappropriate patterns of antibiotic use are highly prevalent among injection drug users. This qualitative study constitutes initial research towards developing an intervention to improve antibiotic use behaviors. The study recruited focus group participants from syringe exchange facilities in Philadelphia.
It is Legal to Prescribe, Dispense Needles to Injection Drug Users in 48 of 52 Jurisdictions Studied
December 9, 2005 | Program Result
Principal investigator Scott Burris, J.D., collected and analyzed laws, regulations and court decisions governing physicians' prescribing and pharmacists' dispensing of sterile needles and syringes to injection drug users.
Getting the Word Out about Teens
January 1, 2003 | Program Result
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University and Scholastic Inc. co-sponsored a workshop to help communications professionals find better ways of conveying to adolescents the hazards of using marijuana.
Milwaukee Project Reduces Local Drug Abuse
May 1, 2003 | Program Result
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.
Researchers Develop a Model for Measuring Heroin Use Based on Dosages of Methadone Given to Addicts
December 1, 2003 | Program Result
Investigators at the University of Chicago and the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan developed a model to measure the consequences of changes in the price of heroin on heroin consumption.
A U.S. Needle Exchange Program Dramatically Reduces HIV Transmission
March 1, 2002 | Program Result
The Yale University School of Organization and Management and the City of New Haven, Department of Health, worked to expand and evaluate a model needle exchange program in New Haven.