Citation

Merianos AL, Barry AE. J. Drug Educ. 2017; 47(1-2): 3-20.

Affiliation

Department of Health and Kinesiology, College of Education and Human Development, 14736 Texas A&M University , College Station, TX, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Baywood Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0047237917744327

PMID

29231038

Abstract

This investigation examined the association between alcohol and other drug (AOD) prevention/education programs and drinking behaviors among students aged 12 to 17 years. We conducted a secondary analysis of the 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health ( N = 17,736). AOD prevention/education was assessed in three school settings: special class, regular class, and outside regular class. Outcome variables included past year alcohol use and current heavy episodic drinking. Associations were assessed via one-way analyses of variance and multiple regression models. There was a significant effect of program exposure on alcohol use ( p<.001) and heavy episodic drinking ( p = .002). Regression results found AOD prevention/education exposure ( p = .004) was significant, indicating that exposure decreased past year use. No difference was found based on heavy episodic drinking. Increasing exposure to AOD prevention/education programs is warranted and encouraged.

Language: en

Keywords

alcohol; binge; consumption; drinking; prevention; student