Strategies for Drug Prevention in High Schools
Drug prevention is an important part of keeping at-risk youths and teens out of rehab and making good life decisions. There are a few different strategy options available that are designed to prevent drug use in high schools. The methods vary depending on the location and the risk of drug use in the area.
Universal Program
A universal program is a school and family integrated strategy where parents and families help with drug prevention. The school tries to bring the family into the mixture of preventing drug use in high school students by creating a sense of community. Getting parents involved with their child's lives is the main goal and preventative measure against drug use in high schools. The school might send home information to parents and encourage parent-teacher conferences to discuss methods parents can use at home to discourage drug use. The programs vary depending on the school.
Selective Programs
Selective programs are designed to prevent the use of a specific drug or substance -- such as preventing steroid use or alcohol consumption. This is a program which is designed for specific areas where there is a prevalent problem of high school students using a specific drug or substance or having a risk for use of the substance. Selective programs also focus on families, but often in the use of intervention rather than prevention. The schools either provide classroom programs to teach the students and have parent training for working at home in an after school setting or provide after school training programs for at-risk students.
Educating and Social Influencing Strategies
One of the strategies schools often employ is education of the consequences, affects and problems that come with drug use as well as strategies to prevent social influencing. For example, high school students are taught methods of resisting peer pressure and learn about why they would not want to take the drugs. Many programs bring in guest speakers to assemblies where the whole school gathers -- or speakers are brought into the classroom. Teachers might spend a period of class time teaching students about the problems with drug abuse as well. Students are often given written information like pamphlets or booklets during the lessons.
At Risk Strategies
High schools that have an especially high likelihood of drug use. Schools located in gang areas where there are drugs sold on the streets or schools known for a high likelihood of drug use, are considered at-risk schools. These require strategies catered to the potential problems. The strategies involve making the students take a class in which they learn social skills and are encouraged to reconnect to friends, family -- and join recreations to prevent drug use. Recreations vary depending on the program and might include sports activities, clubs or even lessons in special interests like instruments. Recreations are often after school when the students are at the most risk of using drugs.
Universal Program
A universal program is a school and family integrated strategy where parents and families help with drug prevention. The school tries to bring the family into the mixture of preventing drug use in high school students by creating a sense of community. Getting parents involved with their child's lives is the main goal and preventative measure against drug use in high schools. The school might send home information to parents and encourage parent-teacher conferences to discuss methods parents can use at home to discourage drug use. The programs vary depending on the school.
Selective Programs
Selective programs are designed to prevent the use of a specific drug or substance -- such as preventing steroid use or alcohol consumption. This is a program which is designed for specific areas where there is a prevalent problem of high school students using a specific drug or substance or having a risk for use of the substance. Selective programs also focus on families, but often in the use of intervention rather than prevention. The schools either provide classroom programs to teach the students and have parent training for working at home in an after school setting or provide after school training programs for at-risk students.
Educating and Social Influencing Strategies
One of the strategies schools often employ is education of the consequences, affects and problems that come with drug use as well as strategies to prevent social influencing. For example, high school students are taught methods of resisting peer pressure and learn about why they would not want to take the drugs. Many programs bring in guest speakers to assemblies where the whole school gathers -- or speakers are brought into the classroom. Teachers might spend a period of class time teaching students about the problems with drug abuse as well. Students are often given written information like pamphlets or booklets during the lessons.
At Risk Strategies
High schools that have an especially high likelihood of drug use. Schools located in gang areas where there are drugs sold on the streets or schools known for a high likelihood of drug use, are considered at-risk schools. These require strategies catered to the potential problems. The strategies involve making the students take a class in which they learn social skills and are encouraged to reconnect to friends, family -- and join recreations to prevent drug use. Recreations vary depending on the program and might include sports activities, clubs or even lessons in special interests like instruments. Recreations are often after school when the students are at the most risk of using drugs.
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