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Topic_5_Substance_Use_Prevention_Programs.docx CNL: 501 Substance Use Prevention Department of Clinical Mental Health Sciences, Grand Canyon University CNL: 501 Substance Abuse Disorders and Addi... ctions Substance Use Prevention Approximately 23.9 million American or about 9.2% of the population aged 12 and older has used illicit drugs in 2012 (Capuzzi & Stauffer, 2016). This statistic shows the need for substance abuse prevention programs for at-risk youth populations. These programs are designed to target problem behaviors before they occur, stop the behavior for those already started, and to divert drug offenders to treatment and recovery for at-risk populations. Description D.A.R.E. Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) is a substance abuse prevention education program where millions of school children around the world are given the skills to avoid involvement in drugs, gangs, and violence. It was founded in 1983 and is a police led series of classroom lessons teaching children from kindergarten through 12th grade how to withstand peer pressure along with how to live productive lives free of drugs and violence (D.A.R.E., 2020). This program uses an evidence-based take home program for families that include activities, lessons, and talks that are developmentally appropriate for each grade that reinforce the lesson concepts learned at school. This program is in all 50 states as well as 50 other countries with 15 international training centers in 13 different languages and braille. D.A.R.E. is also the o. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . [Show More]

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