Towards No Drug Use TND

1
Towards No Drug Use (TND)

• Program Description
• Project TND A series of 12 lessons implemented
  in all high schools
• 25 teachers from 14 high schools reported using
  TND in 2007-08, reaching approximately 2,779
  students
• Evaluation Design
• Pretests administered to students before first
  lesson
• Posttests administered 30 days after last lesson
• Teacher survey

2
Evaluation of TND Program

• Student Survey Administration
• Evaluation with student surveys Fall and Spring
  semesters
• Survey Indicators
• Knowledge (e.g., of selected topics covered in
  TND)
• Attitudes towards alcohol and drug use
• Actual alcohol and drug use behavior (in the past
  30 days).
• Sample size
• 1,032 pretests and 881 posttests collected
• Surveys from 46 classes at 10 schools

3
Student Survey Key Findings

• Statistically Significant Changes
• Knowledge Increased
• 0.83 items (out of 4) correct at pretest
• 1.23 items correct at posttest
• Perceived Peer Disapproval of Alcohol Increased
• 55.7 at pretest vs. 61.5 at posttest reported
  that their friends disapproved of them for using
  alcohol
• Perceived Risk of Harm Increased
• 70.4 at pretest vs. 73.0 at posttest reported
  it was harmful to use alcohol every once in a
  while

4
Student Survey Key Findings

• Positive Changes, but Not Statistically
  Significant
• Perceived Risk of Harm Increased
• 93.5 at pretest vs. 94.5 at posttest reported
  that frequent (daily or almost daily) alcohol use
  was harmful to their health
• Attitudes Toward Use of Alcohol Changed as
  Desired
• 83.0 at pretest vs. 85.7 at posttest reported
  that it was wrong of high school students to use
  alcohol frequently
• Perceived Peer Disapproval of Marijuana
• 63.2 at pretest vs. 65.7 at posttest reported
  that their friends disapproved of them for using
  marijuana

5
Teacher and Student Reactions to TND

• Most Teachers agreed that
• The content of the TND lessons was relevant for
  their students (8 of 11 teachers or 73)
• The lessons generated real and meaningful
  discussion among their students (7 of 11 teachers
  or 64)
• Nine of 10 teachers (or 90) felt that the TND
  curriculum was somewhat or very effective at
  influencing students to make healthier choices.

6
Teacher and Student Reactions to TND

• The majority of the students found the lessons to
  be
• Used real-life situations (83)
• Helpful (85)
• Enjoyable (74)
• Interesting (78)
• 91 of students agreed that what they learned in
  the TND lessons will help them stay away from or
  not increase use of tobacco, alcohol, or other
  drugs.
• 87 of students agreed that what they learned in
  the TND lessons will help them quit or reduce use
  of tobacco, alcohol, or other drugs.

7
HS YRBS Trends
8
Substance Use HS YRBS
9
Alcohol Use HS YRBS
10
Sexual Risk Taking HS YRBS