Unit2-Project

Running Head : AOD PREVENTION PROGRAM

Strategies to Develop a Prevention Program

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Strategies to Develop an AOD Prevention Program

The most common drug among the youth today is alcohol and tobacco Although preventive measures have been taken there still seems to be no decline in drug abuse . This will attempt to develop a prevention program using empirically based strategies targeting the school going population (adolescent and young adults . These strategies are environmental and are specifically designed to curb the use of alcohol

and tobacco . Target locations include schools and retail outlets

Even though drinking is illegal under the age of 21 , it is very common among the youth between the age of 12 and 20 to drink alcohol (Focus Adolescent Services , 2010 . The average age for Americans to start drinking regularly is 15 .9 years (Focus Adolescent Services , 2010 . More than 5000 deaths of Americans under the age of 21 are linked to drinking (Focus Adolescent Services , 2010 . Alcohol abuse in youth causes serious problems socially , legally , and medically (Patrick M . O 'Malley , 1998 Before developing a prevention strategy we must first find out what is causing such a problem

Studies reveal that 12th graders usually drink alcohol for pleasure (Patrick M . O 'Malley , 1998 . Another common reason was of curiosity of its effects (Patrick M . O 'Malley , 1998 . Studies also show that the use and abuse of alcohol and the problems cased because of it have increased (Patrick M . O 'Malley , 1998...