School-based drug prevention : what kind of drug use does it prevent? / Jonathan P. Caulkins [and others].

"MR-1459."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-174).

Introduction -- Social benefit and cost results -- Lifetime drug consumption without prevention -- School-based prevention's effectiveness at the end of the program -- School-based prevention's effectiveness at reducing lifetime drug use -- Adjustments to prevention's effectiveness -- Social costs of drug consumption -- Appendix A. Low, medium and high estimates for the ten factors in the prevention model -- Appendix B. Recoding consumption values from the national household survey on drug abuse -- Appendix C. Program descriptions -- Appendix D. Aggregating program effectiveness data -- Appendix E. Program effectives decay -- Appendix F. Effects on lifetime consumption.

School-based drug prevention, popular with the public and politicians alike, is now a nearly universal experience for American youth. Analysis has shown that the best programs can reduce use of a wide range of substances. But questions remain regarding how to think about and, hence, fund, these programs. Should they be viewed principally as weapons in the war against illicit drugs, or, at the other extreme, do prevention programs benefit students and society most by reducing use of alcohol and tobacco?

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