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The Elderly and Prescription Drug Misuse and Abuse

Vol. 9, Iss. 2

Elderly individuals are particularly vulnerable to prescription drug misuse. Prescription drug abuse is present in 12% to 15% of elderly individuals who seek medical attention. In addition to the toll on individuals and families, abuse places a heavy financial toll > read more

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Preventing Substance Abuse Among Youth in Foster Care

Vol. 9, Iss. 4

Many youth who experience the foster care system struggle with substance use and abuse. By understanding these complex needs and underscoring the context prevention in which services are provided, substance abuse prevention providers can adapt their service models to effectively > read more

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Moving Towards a Continuum of Services: Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Screening and Referral

Vol. 9, Iss. 3

This Prevention Tactic provides background about the integration of prevention screening as part of a continuum of services. It examines common definitions of AOD screening, discusses prevention screening and referral strategies, and suggests implementation and management strategies.

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Mini-Grants: A Community Approach to AOD Prevention

Vol. 8, Iss. 6

One often overlooked funding source for AOD prevention is mini-grants. These are small grants made to community organizations to implement specific AOD prevention activities. This Tactic gives advice about how to find and apply for mini-grants, and offers suggestions for > read more

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Policy Panels: Creating Effective Public Policy

Vol. 8, Iss. 3

Local policy panels are powerful tools to assist California communities in addressing alcohol and other drug-related problems, such as youth access to alcohol. Policy panels also serve to mobilize new community organizations and leadership in the service of progressive prevention > read more

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Community Organizing for the Next Millennium

Vol. 7, Iss. 3

It used to be easy to gather community support to protest an offensive ad campaign, but how do you counteract the new marketing trend of “real life experiences”? How do you counteract traveling, alcohol-industry produced, one-time events? We need to > read more

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Characteristics of Effective Substance Abuse Prevention with High Risk Youth

Vol. 6, Iss. 3

The findings reported here use information on the relative effectiveness of 46 study programs in preventing substance use among participating youth relative to comparison youth within each site, and presents detailed information on the prevention strategies delivered to participating youth > read more

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Prevention Strategies for Adolescent Girls and Young Women

Vol. 5, Iss. 3

How do the lives of girls and young women differ from those of boys and young men? What alcohol and other drug prevention strategies have been found to be especially effective with girls and young women? What kinds of prevention > read more

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A Generation At Risk: Applying Prevention Concepts to the Elderly

Vol. 5, Iss. 1

Older people are less likely to abuse substances, except perhaps prescription psychoactive medications. However, aging bodies are more susceptible to the effects of alcohol and other drugs. Very few treatment programs or public health initiatives are directed at older populations, > read more

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PREVENTION WORKS! The recent National Cross-Site Evaluation of High-Risk Youth Programs reveals the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of prevention

Vol. 4, Iss. 3

The findings of the National Cross-Site Evaluation have important implications in prevention design and implementation. This Tactic highlights the study’s key findings to illustrate how and why prevention works, and what practitioners and policymakers can do to make prevention work > read more

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