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Science-Based Prevention: An Annotated Bibliography

© 1999 Education Development Center, Inc.

The following bibliography of selected science-based prevention documents was compiled to give practitioners the opportunity to access current information related to effective substance abuse prevention programs, strategies and principles.

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Gardner, S. E., Brounstein, P. J., and Stone, D. B.  (2001). Guide to Science-based Practices. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Division of Knowledge Development and Evaluation.

CSAP researchers present a conceptual model for substance abuse prevention and share a set of criteria used to identify science-based practices. The second half of the guide details scientifically defensible programs and principles and discusses how these findings can be used successfully. Full text is available on the CAPT website at: http://www.northeastcapt.org/csap/papers/gardner-cover2.asp

 

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.(1996). CSAP technical report 13: A review of alternative activities and alternatives programs in youth-oriented prevention. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.

This document reviews research and case examples of alternative activities in substance abuse prevention. Program types including community service and mentoring and their relative effectiveness are discussed. (NCADI Publication Number: SMA96-3117)

 

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. (1997). Effective community mobilization: lessons from experience. A CSAP implementation guide. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.

This publication presents actual examples of community mobilization along with a series of key characteristics of successful efforts. The intended audience is state substance abuse agencies, community leaders, and citizens who participate in community mobilization efforts. (NCADI Publication Number: PHD739)

 

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. (1998). Preventing substance abuse among children and adolescents: Family-centered approaches. P.L. Grover, (Ed). Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.

This series summarizes state-of-the-art approaches and interventions designed to strengthen the role of families in substance abuse prevention. The guides focus on research and practice evidence for a select number of approaches to preventing family-related problems. (This series includes a Parent and Community Guide, a Guideline for Prevention Practitioners, and a Reference Guide. NCADI Publication Numbers: PHD758, PHD759, PHD760)

 

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. (1997).  Reducing tobacco use among youth: Community-based approaches. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.

This series identifies the relative effectiveness of various tobacco prevention approaches, including economic interventions, counter-advertising, retailer-directed interventions, promotion restrictions. (This series includes a Community Guide, a Guideline for Prevention Practitioners, and a Reference Guide. NCADI Publication Numbers: PHD744, PHD745, PHD746) Full text of A Guideline for Prevention Practitioners is available online at: www.health.org/pepspractitioners/

 

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. (1997). Selected findings in prevention: A decade of results from the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.

This document shares findings in substance abuse prevention related to the efficacy of specific prevention activities, prevention implementation, cost and financing of prevention, and suggestions for future investigation. (NCADI Publication Number: PHD747)

 

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. (1999). Understanding substance abuse prevention. Toward the 21st century: A primer on effective programs monograph. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.

This monograph assesses the effectiveness of programs in CSAP' s High-Risk Youth Demonstration Grants Program. Program descriptions and other relevant information is provided for eight model programs. (NCADI Publication Number: BKD322) Full text is available online at:
whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/prevent/high_risk/toc.htm

 

National Institute on Drug Abuse. (1997). Drug abuse prevention for at-risk groups. Rockville, MD: National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The history and key features of selective prevention programs are shared. The Strengthening Families Program — a family-focused program aimed at children of parents who abuse substances — is discussed in detail. (NCADI Publication Number: BKD201)

 

National Institute on Drug Abuse. (1997). Drug abuse prevention for at-risk individuals. Rockville, MD: National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The history and key features of indicated prevention programs are shared. The Reconnecting Youth program — a school-based intervention targeting high school students at risk for substance abuse and related problems — is discussed in detail. (NCADI Publication Number: BKD202)

 

National Institute on Drug Abuse. (1997). Drug abuse prevention for the general population. Rockville, MD: National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The history and key features of universal prevention programs are shared. The Project STAR program — a community-wide skills-building effort to counteract psychosocial influences that can lead to drug abuse — is discussed in detail. (NCADI Publication Number: BKD200)

 

National Institute on Drug Abuse. (1997). Drug abuse prevention: What works. Rockville, MD: National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

This guide provides an overview of prevention theory with a focus on risk and protective factors. Key features of universal, selective, and indicated approaches are discussed. (Document included as part of NCADI Publication Number: PREVPK )

 

National Institute on Drug Abuse. (1997). Preventing drug use among children and adolescents: A research-based guide. Rockville, MD: National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Preventing Drug Use provides research-based information to help practitioners develop effective drug abuse prevention programs. An overview of research on risk and protective factors and basic principles derived from effective prevention programs are included. Descriptions of several research-based prevention programs are also included. (NCADI Publication Number: PHD734) Full text is available online at: www.nida.nih.gov/prevention/prevopen.html

 

Sherman, L.W., Gottfredson, D., MacKenzie, D., Eck, J., Reuter, P., and Bushway, S., (Eds.) (1997). Preventing crime: What works, what doesn't, what's promising. A report to the United States Congress. Prepared for the National Institute of Justice by  the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland.

Based on a review of more than 500 prevention program evaluations that met minimum scientific standards, this report establishes a provisional list of what works, what doesn't, and what is promising. Full text is available online at: www.ncjrs.org/works/