How often do we hear fire alarms and practice drills in schools, workplaces and apartment buildings? We practice these drills all the time so that we know what to do in an emergency. If we’re informed of what to do when there’s no immediate threat, we’re prepared for when it comes to an actual emergency. …
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For better or worse, alcohol and other substances are part of many of our cultural rituals, that probably won’t change. But preventing young people from setting off on a self-destructive path by equipping them with information about the dangers associated with intoxication and illicit drugs has to be a good thing. Experimentation with substances use …
At 7-year follow-up, students in all 3 intervention groups reported reduced odds of alcohol-related harms compared to the control group (odds ratios [ORs] = 0.13−0.33), and the Climate (OR = 0.04) and Preventure (OR = 0.17) groups reported lower odds of hazardous alcohol use. The Preventure group also reported lower odds of weekly alcohol use compared to the …
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