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Effective Prevention of Adolescent Substance Abuse--Educational versus Deterrent Approaches
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Tze, Virginia M. C.; Li, Johnson C.-H.; Pei, Jacqueline – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2012
Substance abuse, especially among adolescents, has long been an important issue in society. In light of the adverse impact of substance abuse, scholars, educators, and policy-makers have proposed different approaches to prevent and reduce such abuse. This paper investigates the effectiveness of the two prominent approaches--educational and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Substance Abuse, Prevention, Drug Use Testing