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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
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James-Burdumy, Susanne; Goesling, Brian; Deke, John; Einspruch, Eric – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2010
To help assess the effects of school-based random drug testing programs, the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) contracted with RMC Research Corporation and Mathematica Policy Research to conduct an experimental evaluation of the Mandatory-Random Student Drug Testing (MRSDT) programs in 36 high schools within…
Descriptors: High Schools, Student Attitudes, Smoking, Program Effectiveness
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Evans, Garret D.; Reader, Steven; Liss, Heidi J.; Wiens, Brenda A.; Roy, Antara – Journal of School Health, 2006
School districts are increasingly initiating random drug-testing (RDT) programs in an effort to curb substance-use rates among students, yet little is known about student attitudes toward RDT and potential obstacles to program acceptance and effectiveness. The authors surveyed 1011 9th through 11th grade students in 2 rural high schools in North…
Descriptors: Drug Use Testing, School Districts, Rural Areas, Student Attitudes