... studies (e.g. Battistich et al., 1995 ; Ennett et al., 2003 ; Rohrbach et al., 1993, 1998 ; Steckler et al., 1992) and some were developed specifically for the study. Translation Implementation Fidelity Prevention Drugs Drug addiction...

... intervention goals may limit a program's effectiveness. This study aims to examine the impact that number and quality of adaptations have on substance use outcomes. Design/methodology/approach The authors examined 306 video recordings of teachers delivering “All Stars”, a middle school drug prevention...

...James Woodall Purpose There is a strong political imperative to regard the prison as a key social setting for health promotion, but evidence indicates that drug misuse continues to be a significant issue for many prisoners. This paper aims to examine the social and environmental factors within...

...Judith Aldridge; Judith Aldridge Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe trends since 2000 in young people's use of illegal/illicit drugs in Britain, and to place these into a longer‐term context alongside recent theorising on youthful drug taking. The implications for health educators...

.../approach The approach consists of a narrative review of the main current data sources on young people's drug use. Findings Use of heroin or crack‐cocaine is rare in Britain in the general population of young people and is concentrated more amongst young adults than adolescents. There is some evidence...

... (alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs), the authors identify slight downward trends in population prevalence of use by adolescents and young adults since 2000. This downward trend follows some fairly steep rises during the 1990s, resulting in levels of use remaining historically relatively high...

...Judith Aldridge; Trevor Bennett; Katy Holloway Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the health problems and treatment needs of drug‐misusing offenders and to draw out the implications of the findings for health education and prevention. Design/methodology/approach This analysis...

...Natasha Newbery; Jim McCambridge; John Strang Purpose The feasibility of a community‐level drug prevention intervention based upon the principles of motivational interviewing within a further education college was investigated in a pilot study. Design/methodology/approach The implementation...

...Martine Stead; Ross Gordon; Kathryn Angus; Laura McDermott Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the effectiveness of social marketing interventions in influencing individual behaviour and bringing about environmental and policy‐level changes in relation to alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs...

...Ruth Joyce Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider the development of drug education and its evaluation in England over the last 20 years. Design/methodology/approach Outlines key developments. Findings Most of the approaches to drug education which have been tried have failed...

...Jenny McWhirter Purpose Aims to assess the merits of random drug testing in UK schools. Design/methodology/approach Outlines the arguments for and against drug testing and draws on evidence from studies in the USA that seek to determine whether young people are deterred from using drugs...

... on “theories of change” or mechanisms is an original contribution to the prevention literature. The paper will be valuable for those working in drug action teams and local authorities in planning prevention work for young people. The two projects were highly innovative in involving pupils in two very different...

...William B. Hansen; Linda Dusenbury All Stars Core is a school‐based drug abuse prevention program for 11 to 14 year olds from the United States. It focuses on five qualities that protect children from drug use: viewing drug use as uncommon and unacceptable to the peer group (norms); viewing drug...

...James McIntosh; Fiona MacDonald; Neil McKeganey There is mounting evidence that the age at which children are using and becoming exposed to illegal drugs is declining and that such use and exposure is becoming an increasing problem within pre‐teenage populations. This suggests...