Drug Education Teacher Booklet

18 PROGRAM The Unplugged Program TARGETED DRUGS Alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs STUDENT YEAR LEVEL Years 7-9 LEVEL OF INTERVENTION Universal ORIGIN Europe FORMAT Curriculum-based program Conducted in classrooms (teacher administered) Involves: 12 × 1-hour lessons delivered weekly Teacher and student handbooks are provided Training: Teacher training involves a 3-day training workshop, a teacher handbook is provided. PROGRAM EFFECTS Reduced alcohol consumption Increased abstinence from alcohol Reduced daily tobacco use Reduced recent cannabis use Less positive attitudes towards drugs Reduced positive expectations about use of alcohol, tobacco and cannabis AVAILABLE The Unplugged Program is available via: eudap.net/Unplugged_HomePage.aspx PROGRAM Project Towards No Drug Abuse (Project TND) TARGETED DRUGS Alcohol, tobacco and illegal drugs STUDENT YEAR LEVEL Years 8-12 LEVEL OF INTERVENTION Universal ORIGIN USA FORMAT Curriculum-based program Conducted in classrooms (teacher administered) Involves: 12 x 45 minute lessons over 4 weeks Group discussions, games, role-playing, videos and student worksheets Training: Teacher training involves one or two day training workshops. PROGRAM EFFECTS Reduced long-term illicit drug use Reduced short-term alcohol and tobacco use AVAILABLE Project TND is available via: tnd.usc.edu