An Evaluation of the Drug Resistance Project: A Comparison of Film Versus Live Performance Media

Hecht, Michael L.; Corman, Steven R.; Miller-Rassulo, Michelle

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“…Many programs are designed to help youth acquire and practice appropriate skills to act on what they learn from the program about the negative effects of substance use or the anti-drug attitudes that the program reinforces. In addition to teaching life skills such as risk assessment and decision making in general, effective programs have been developed to teach specific drug resistance strategies-that is, skills for responding to drug offers and opportunities Hecht et al 1993;Holland and Kilpatrick 1993). …”

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“…Substance use prevention programs for youth have been shown to be more effective if they include specific skill development to deal with substance use offers and opportunities (Botvin and Griffin 2003;Botvin et al 2001; Griffin et al 2004a, b;Hecht et al 2003;Tobler and Stratton 1997;Vega and Gill 1998 or the anti-drug attitudes that the program reinforces. In addition to teaching life skills such as risk assessment and decision making in general, effective programs have been developed to teach specific drug resistance strategies-that is, skills for responding to drug offers and opportunities Hecht et al 1993;Holland and Kilpatrick 1993). …”

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Drug Resistance Strategies and Substance Use among Adolescents in Monterrey, Mexico

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This study examined drug resistance strategies and substance use among adolescents from Monterrey, Mexico. The focus was strategies that U.S. adolescents use most often to resist using substances, including refuse (saying no), explain (declining with an explanation), avoid (staying away from situations where drugs are offered), and leave (exiting situations where drugs are offered). Using self-administered questionnaire data from a convenience sample of 327 Mexican students enrolled at two secondary schools (preparatorias), we tested whether frequent use of particular drug resistance strategies predicted actual substance use. Multiple regression results showed that different strategies were effective for different substances, that some effects were mediated by number of offers received, and that certain effects were stronger for females than for males. Students using the refuse strategy reported less cigarette use and less binge drinking; those using the avoid strategy reported less alcohol and cigarette use; and those using the leave strategy reported less binge drinking and, for females only, less marijuana use. Use of the explain strategy was not significantly related to substance use after controlling for use of other strategies. Findings are discussed in terms of Mexican cultural values and their implications for the design of prevention programs for Mexican youth. KeywordsAdolescents; Substance use; Substance use offers; Mexican youth; Drug resistance Research on substance use among Mexican youth provides growing evidence that prevalence rates, the types of substances used, social risk factors for use, and the health and social problems associated with use are assuming patterns similar to those reported by youth Correspondence to: Stephen Kulis, Kulis@asu.edu. (Medina-Mora Cravioto 2003;Villatoro et al. 2004). Of growing concern are increases in illicit drug use among Mexican youth, who until recently have consistently reported lower rates of consumption of illicit drugs than U.S. youth, and a decrease in the typical age of initiation of substance use from 15 to 8 years of age (FelixOrtiz et al. 2001; Tapia-Conyer et al. 2001;Villareal et al. 2004;Villatoro et al. 1998). NIH Public AccessDespite the upward trend in drug use among Mexican youth and expanding research on its etiology, there are large gaps in the knowledge needed to inform the design of effective prevention efforts in Mexico. One relatively neglected research area is the strategies that Mexican adolescents actually use when confronted with substance use opportunities and the relative effectiveness of these strategies for resisting use of different substances. This study investigated whether the strategies used most commonly by U.S. adolescents to resist offers of alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana are used with apparent success by Mexican youth, and whether use of particular strategies depends on the gender of the youth and the frequency with which the youth encounters offers of substances. We used data from a sample of Mexican secondar...

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“…Research also suggests that video components are an effective element of multiple delivery formats (Hecht, Sedano, & Ribeau, 1993). Specifically, video has been proven to be an effective intervention technique for minority youth (Hecht, Corman, & Miller-Rassulo, 1993). Thus, by integrating foundational elements from drama theory, narrative theory, and communication theory of identity, an effective, culturally grounded intervention was created.…”

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Creating Culturally Grounded Prevention Videos: Defining Moments in the Journey to Collaboration

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Holleran

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Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions

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“…While most of these maneuvers achieve only limited documented success, others periodically demonstrate a greater potential for helping to secure their objective of ultimate victory (see Botvin, Baker, Botvin, Filazzol, & Millman, 1984;Flay, Graham, Hansen, Johnson, Rhorbach, & Holt, 1988;Hecht, Corman, & Miller-Rassulo, 1991;Tobler, 1986;Tobler, 1989). This article extends another battlefield plan for consideration.…”

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Language as an indicator of risk in the prevention of drug use

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Miller

1993

Journal of Applied Communication Research

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An Evaluation of the Drug Resistance Project: A Comparison of Film Versus Live Performance Media

Cited by 48 publications

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Drug Resistance Strategies and Substance Use among Adolescents in Monterrey, Mexico

Drug Resistance Strategies and Substance Use among Adolescents in Monterrey, Mexico

Creating Culturally Grounded Prevention Videos: Defining Moments in the Journey to Collaboration

Language as an indicator of risk in the prevention of drug use

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