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Alcohol Misuse Prevention Study

An Evidence-Based Practice

Description

The Alcohol Misuse and Prevention program is a curriculum for youth aged 10 to 18 years. The curriculum, based on social learning theory, emphasizes resistance training, knowledge of immediate effects of alcohol, identification of risks of alcohol misuse, and recognition of social pressures to misuse alcohol. The program sends letters to teachers and provides them with self-evaluation tools. Caregiver participation is encouraged through parental activities involving homework, presentations, and letters sent home. Students learn through role-playing, guided problem-solving, and decision-making exercises about alcohol use.

Goal / Mission

The goal of this program is to reduce alcohol misuse among adolescents.

Impact

Middle school students who receive the curriculum have increased knowledge about alcohol misuse when compared to a control group. Students who received programming in the 10th grade had significantly increased alcohol misuse prevention knowledge, decreased alcohol misuse, and increased refusal skills. During their first year of driving, students who received the curriculum were involved in fewer serious traffic or drug offenses than students in the control group.

Results / Accomplishments

Improved post-test scores indicate that middle school students who receive the curriculum have increased knowledge about alcohol misuse when compared to a control group. Though alcohol use increased significantly over time for all student groups, the rate of alcohol misuse increased significantly less for program participants than for controls. Students who received programming in the 10th grade had significantly increased alcohol misuse prevention knowledge (p < 0.001), decreased alcohol misuse (p < 0.02), and increased refusal skills (p < 0.09). During their first year of driving, students who received the curriculum were involved in fewer serious traffic or drug offenses than students in the control group.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research
Primary Contact
Deborah Kloska
2314 ISR-Thompson 426 Thompson St
Ann Arbor MI 48106–1248
(734) 647-0587
ddkloska@umich.edu
https://www.src.isr.umich.edu/
Topics
Health / Alcohol & Drug Use
Health / Adolescent Health
Organization(s)
University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research
Source
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Model Programs Guide (MPG)
Date of publication
2001
Date of implementation
1988
Location
Southeast Michigan
For more details
http://www.crimesolutions.gov/ProgramDetails.aspx?...
Target Audience
Teens

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An Evidence-Based Practice meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes at a minimum: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program implementation steps, and outcomes that have demonstrated program success in achieving the program goal in one or more localities.
  2. The results from an evaluation of the program include quantitative measures showing improvement in the outcome(s) of interest after the implementation of the program (i.e. increase in smoking cessation, not just the delivery of a smoking cessation program). The outcome measure(s) is/are compared at relevant time periods before and after the intervention or program implementation. Alternatively, the evaluation study compares the outcome(s) between an intervention group and an appropriate control group.
  3. The study is of peer-review quality and presents numbers in a scientific manner; measurements of precision and reliability are included (e.g. confidence intervals, standard errors), results from statistical tests show a significant difference or change in the outcome measure(s), and relevant point estimates and p-values are presented. Note: if the results from an evaluation of a program are presented in a scientific manner and the outcome measure is improved compared to the baseline measurement or the control group but the difference is not statistically significant, the practice is classified as effective and not evidence-based.