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School-based drug prevention : what kind of drug use does it prevent? / Jonathan P. Caulkins ... [et al.].
- Title
- School-based drug prevention : what kind of drug use does it prevent? / Jonathan P. Caulkins ... [et al.].
- Publication
- Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 2002.
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- Description
- xxiii, 174 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "School-based drug prevention programs target not only the use of illicit drugs such as marijuana but also licit substances such as alcohol and tobacco. These programs thus have the potential of benefiting society not only by reducing the violence and criminal justice costs associated with illicit drugs but also by reducing the health costs associated with abuse of alcohol and cigarettes. This opportunity for multiple benefits raises the interesting question, Which is most important? Is school-based drug prevention beneficial mainly as a weapon in the war against illegal drugs, or is it more valuable as a promoter of public health through reduction of licit-substance abuse? The authors analyze the costs and effectiveness of several scientifically evaluated drug prevention programs, along with the social costs of the use of various substances. They verify previous findings that the social benefits of drug prevention can exceed its costs, and they conclude that approximately two-thirds of the programs' value to the public stems from reduction in the use of alcohol and tobacco. Implications for program funding are drawn, and the limitations of prevention are discussed."--Jacket
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- ebrary.
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- Note
- "MR-1459."
- "Prepared for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-174).
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Are Prevention's Effects Large Enough to Be Worth the Effort? -- The Mathematical Model -- Social Benefit and Cost Results -- How We Estimate Prevention's Social Benefits -- Lifetime Drug Use per Person in the Absence of Prevention -- Percentage Reduction in Lifetime Use Expected from School-Based Prevention -- Adjustments to Reduction in Use -- Social Cost per Unit of Use -- Social Benefit Results -- School-Based Prevention's Social Costs -- Sensitivity of Findings to Variations in Assumptions -- Lifetime Drug Consumption Without Prevention -- How Much Do Users Consume over Their Lives? -- Estimation Method 1: Dividing Consumption over an Historical Period by Initiation -- Estimation Method 2: Creating a Lifetime Profile of Consumption by Totaling Use Across Respondents of Different Ages -- Estimation Method 3: Accounting for Evolving Prevalence Patterns Across the Population -- Results of Applying the Three Estimation Methods to Marijuana Use -- Results of Applying the Three Estimation Methods to Tobacco Use -- Results of Applying the Three Estimation Methods to Alcohol Use -- What Is the Probability That Someone Will Become a User? -- Estimating Initiation of Cocaine Use -- Estimating Initiation of Marijuana Use -- Estimating Initiation of Tobacco Use -- Estimating Initiation of Alcohol Use -- How Should Present and Future Quantities Be Compared? (The Discount Factor) -- School-Based Prevention's Effectiveness at the End of the Program -- Selection of Programs upon Which Composite Estimates Are Based -- Measures of Effectiveness.
- ISBN
- 0833030825
- LCCN
- ^^2002068115
- OCLC
- 50042716
- SCSB-10233180
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library