“Project Towards No Drug Abuse” is a drug use prevention program for middle and high school youth. The current version of the curriculum is designed to help students develop self control and communication skills, acquire resources that help them resist drug use, improve decision making strategies, and develop the motivation to not use drugs.
This curriculum is a set of 12 in-class interactive sessions provide motivation-skills-decision-making material targeting the use of cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana, hard drug use, and violence related behavior.
The instruction to students provides cognitive motivation enhancement activities to not use drugs, detailed information about the social and health consequences of drug use, and correction of cognitive misperceptions.
It addresses topics such as active listening skills, effective communication skills, stress management, coping skills, tobacco cessation techniques, and self-control, all to counteract risk factors for drug abuse relevant to older teens.
In addition, participants receive indicated counseling and case management services as needed.
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