A STUDY ON DEVELOPMENT AND DIFFUSION OF DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM BASED ON SHOOL COOPERATING WITH SPECIALISTS AT COMMUNITY

2004 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

• Project/Area Number: 14580012
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: 体育学
• Research Institution: UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA
• Principal Investigator: NOZU Yuji UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF COMPREHENSIVE HUMAN SCIENCES, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, 大学院・人間総合科学研究科, 助教授 (40113906)
• Project Period (FY): 2002 – 2004
• Keywords: DRUG ABUSE / ADOLESCENTS / PREVENTION PROGRAM / EVALUATION / SCHOOL / POLICE OFFICER / PHARMACIST / COOPERATION

Research Abstract

1.Evaluation of the drug abuse prevention program based on school
The program is multiple-component program included information program and social influence program for "drug education class", to be held as the Special Activity at school. The leaders were pharmacist, police officer and teachers. Participants (students) observed their role-playing to refuse drug abuse. The evaluation was quasi-experimental design with control group. The subjects were 1,291 first graders of 10 high schools. To examine the effect of the program, self-administered questionnaire investigation was used. The evaluation scales were 1)knowledge concerning drug abuse (α=.746), 2)attitude regarding drug abuse problem (α=.853), 3)self-efficacy regarding drug abuse prevention (α=.659), 4)recognition of social support for preventing drug abuse (α=.784). As a result, a short-term effect (pre-3 months later) was clearly shown in the experimental group. Also a long-term effect (pre-24 months later) was shown almost in the experimental group, especially in the high-risk group with affirmative belief for drug abuse. The control group served traditional information program by a skilled pharmacist showed a long-term effect on knowledge concerning drug abuse except male high-risk group.
2.Evaluation of leader training program
The effect of the workshop program (1 day) for the leaders training was examined for pharmacists and police officers. As a result, their confidence to lesson the drug education at school was improved.