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Preventing Drug Use Among Youth Through Community Outreach
The Military's Pilot Programs
Congress directed the military to establish pilot community outreach programs to reduce the demand for illegal drugs among youth. This report examined the potential suitability of the military for such roles, the pilot programs that were implemented, their effectiveness, how the programs affected the military, and some desirable attributes of military-run prevention programs for youth. The information for the study was gathered largely through site visits and telephone interviews with program administrators, staff, participating youth, parents, and community leaders. A literature review, background research, and supporting calculations supplemented these efforts. The study concluded that a useful generalization is that programs that give youth a chance to interact directly with military personnel tap military comparative advantage. Analysis of the pilot programs suggested that six program attributes should be considered in establishing or expanding such programs: rely on volunteers, keep individual programs to a modest size, design programs locally, provide central leadership, target programs for youth at high risk for drug abuse (but not the most troubled youth), and do not rule out short programs.
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Contents
Preface PDF
Figure and Tables PDF
Summary PDF
Acknowledgments PDF
Chapter 1:
Overview of the Study PDF
Chapter 2:
Descriptions of Twelve Pilot Programs PDF
Chapter 3:
The Programs' Relationship to Military Strengths, Military Weaknesses, and the Literature PDF
Chapter 4:
Costs and Cost-Effectiveness PDF
Chapter 5:
Effects on the Military PDF
Chapter 6:
Discussion of Attributes PDF
Appendix A:
Guide to the Literature PDF
Appendix B:
Derivation of Parameters Used in the Cost-Effectiveness Analysis PDF
References PDF
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