TY - JOUR PY - 2000// TI - Family-Based Drug Abuse Prevention Programs: A Review JO - Journal of Primary Prevention A1 - Dusenbury, L SP - 337 EP - 352 VL - 20 IS - 4 N2 - Key elements of promising family-based drug abuse prevention strategies include: (1) program content based on proven prevention theory and research; (2) comprehensive approaches that begin early, extend across the life span, address multiple risk and protective factors, and generalize across settings; (3) developmentally appropriate material; (4) sensitivity to the culture and community; (5) sufficient dosage and follow-up; (6) use of interactive teaching techniques; (7) training for prevention program providers; and (8) evaluation to know that the intervention had the desired effect on behavior. In addition, an issue with major implications for prevention is how to reach the broadest possible audience or those who may most benefit from prevention services.
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