Project ALERT reduces initiation of cigarette and marijuana use in 12–14 year oldsNew inroads in preventing adolescent drug use: results from a large-scale trial of project ALERT in middle schools.

Sussman, Steve PhD FAAHB (commentator)
Ellickson, PL
McCaffrey, DF
Ghosh-Dastidar, B
et al,

Departments of Preventive Medicine and Psychology, University of Southern California, USA

Ellickson PL, McCaffrey DF, Ghosh-Dastidar B, et al. New inroads in preventing adolescent drug use: results from a large-scale trial of project ALERT in middle schools. Am J Public Health 2003; 93: 1830–6.EllicksonPLMcCaffreyDFGhosh-DastidarBet alNew inroads in preventing adolescent drug use: results from a large-scale trial of project ALERT in middle schools.Am J Public Health2003931830-6Q Does the revised Project ALERT reduce substance misuse among middle school students?

For correspondence: Dr P Ellickson, RAND, Santa Monica, California, USA; [email protected]

Sources of funding: National Institute on Drug Abuse, The BEST Foundation for a Drug-Free Tomorrow, and The Conrad N Hilton Foundation.

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