Title
Say Yes First: Follow up of a Five-Year Rural Drug Prevention Program
Abstract
Say Yes First—To Rural Youth and Family Alcohol/Drug Prevention (SYF) was a 5-year, federally-funded U.S.D.H.H.S. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) project that involved 859 children in the class of the year 2000. The children in four rural school districts were followed from Grade 4 to Grade 8 from 1991 to 1996. Initial results in a previous publication showed significant lower drug usage in this cohort than comparison students [1]. A follow-up of 120 SYF participants and 136 comparison students in high schools using the National Youth Survey (Follow Up Questionnaire) indicated lower usage of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs for the program students and lower lifetime prevalence of marijuana use for program vs. comparison students. SYF students had higher course grades, lower school absenteeism, more positive attitudes toward school, less trouble in school and less negative self-appraisal. Program students also reported greater participation in sports, more family communication and fewer disagreements or arguments with their parents.
Department(s)
Psychology
Document Type
Article
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2190/tvu5-fk00-v5mu-k7tr
Publication Date
2004
Recommended Citation
Zavela, Kathleen J., Victor Battistich, Carol A. Gosselink, and B. J. Dean. "Say Yes First: Follow up of a five-year rural drug prevention program." Journal of drug education 34, no. 1 (2004): 73-88.
Journal Title
Journal of drug education 34
