Peer-Led Prevention Called Effective
October 12th, 2007 Posted by: Dr. Dobson
Peer-led prevention efforts aimed at reducing adolescent alcohol and other drug use are about 15 percent more effective than other programs, researchers say.
Medical News Today reported Oct. 9 that researcher Thomas Valente, Ph.D., and colleagues tracked the outcomes of two cadres of youths enrolled in the Project Towards No Drug Abuse (TND) prevention program. One group was led by a health educator or teacher, while the other was led by peers.
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