Citation

McAlister A, Perry C, Killen J, Slinkard LA, Maccoby N. Am. J. Public Health 1980; 70(7): 719-721.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1980, American Public Health Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7386708

PMCID

PMC1619467

Abstract

A longitudinal pilot study gathered data on the onset and prevention of smoking, alcohol, and drug abuse among 526 students from two junior-high-schools in California. Over two school years, students who were trained to resist social pressures toward tobacco, alcohol, and drug use began smoking at less than one-half the rate of those who did not receive special training. Frequent alcohol and marijuana use was also less prevalent among the students who received such training.

Language: en