Research

Substance Abuse Prevention has come a long way from simply providing information to kids about the dangers of substance abuse.  Current prevention practices range from holistic "strength-based" direct-service prevention program to community advocacy for environmental system changes.  We encourage you as a youth, parent or community member, to take a look at some of the resources below and educate yourself about how research is building a stronger approach to substance abuse prevention.

• "Discovering what Kids Need to Succeed" at The Search Institute.
• "Building Drug-Free Communities" at Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America.
• "Prevention Works - People Recover - Treatment is Effective" at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration.
• "Prevention in New Jersey" at the New Jersey Prevention Network.

Survey Research

• National Substance Abuse Surveys at Monitoring The Future.
• New Jersey Substance Abuse Surveys at the New Jersey Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services.