Which program is school-based to prevent youth drug use?

Which program is school-based to prevent youth drug use?

• A. Drug Abuse Resistance Education
• B. Gang Resistance Education and Training
• C. Neighborhood Watch
• D. Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment

Answer: (A)

School-based drug prevention programs focus on teaching students the skills to resist drugs within the classroom setting. Drug Abuse Resistance Education is designed specifically for school environments, delivering a curriculum in classrooms that emphasizes decision making, peer resistance, and personal and social skills to avoid drug use. In contrast, the program aimed at gang resistance focuses on steering youth away from gangs rather than targeting drug use specifically, while Neighborhood Watch is a community safety effort outside schools, and the Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment is a policing study, not a school-based drug prevention program. So the option that best fits a school-based approach to preventing youth drug use is Drug Abuse Resistance Education.

School-based drug prevention programs focus on teaching students the skills to resist drugs within the classroom setting. Drug Abuse Resistance Education is designed specifically for school environments, delivering a curriculum in classrooms that emphasizes decision making, peer resistance, and personal and social skills to avoid drug use. In contrast, the program aimed at gang resistance focuses on steering youth away from gangs rather than targeting drug use specifically, while Neighborhood Watch is a community safety effort outside schools, and the Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment is a policing study, not a school-based drug prevention program. So the option that best fits a school-based approach to preventing youth drug use is Drug Abuse Resistance Education.