ANTI-DRUG PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS CRITICIZED

The top three programs used to keep students away from drugs are either
ineffective or haven't been sufficiently tested, new research suggests.

In a study being published today in the Health Education Research journal,
University of North Carolina researchers say many schools are using
programs such as Drug Abuse Resistance Education, Here's Looking at You
2000 and McGruff's Drug Prevention and Child Protection, which haven't
shown the kind of results that schools should expect.

The study found that many schools still use "heavily marketed curricula
that have not been evaluated, have been evaluated inadequately or have been
shown to be ineffective in reducing substance abuse."