Prevention of Drug Use through Community Intervention

Paper Summary:

This paper is a proposal for a community based prevention program to combat the use of drugs amongst high school athletes in Boise High School, Idaho. The author includes risk factors of teenagers who might be susceptible to drug use and explains how family and community support can help deter drug use. The paper maps out and explains the program proposal, the target group and how the program is to be administered. The author also includes an estimation of costs.

Outline:
Risks
Protective Factors
Strategy
Institute of Medicine
Best Practice Program
Estimated Cost

From the Paper:

"Risk factors include: a difficult home life, where there is for example constant discord between parents, or between the parents and children; parents and family members who use drugs; friends who use drugs; and the availability of drugs. Other risk factors could include individual emotional problems such as depression and a feeling of unworthiness, as well as less than average school performance. These factors are mitigated by perceived talents in sports, and hence the drive to perform better. This drive further strengthens the propensity towards using drugs."

Sample of Sources Used:

• CASAT. Best Practice: Athletes Training and Learning to Avoid Steroids: The ATLAS Program http://casat.unr.edu/bestpractices/view.php?program=7
• Institute of Medicine. Projects: Adolescent Health Care Services and Models of Care for Treatment, Prevention, and Healthy Development http://www.iom.edu/CMS/12552/35625.aspx

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