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Drug-abuse prevention efforts for young children: a review and critique of existing programs

N W Hall1, E Zigler

  • 1Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy, Yale University, New Haven, Conn., USA.

The American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
|January 1, 1997
PubMed

Insights

Early drug abuse prevention for preschoolers is crucial but lacks research. This review suggests strengthening programs using developmental and early intervention insights to protect children from later substance use.

Area of Science:

  • Child development
  • Substance abuse prevention
  • Early intervention

Background:

  • Children under five are increasingly targeted for drug abuse prevention.
  • Current prevention efforts lack empirical research on effective variables.
  • There is a need for assessment research to demonstrate program effectiveness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review curriculum-based antidrug programs for preschoolers.
  • To provide recommendations for strengthening early drug abuse prevention efforts.
  • To base recommendations on developmental and early intervention research.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing curriculum-based antidrug programs for preschool children.
  • Application of principles from developmental psychology.
  • Integration of findings from early intervention research.

Main Results:

  • Identified a significant gap in empirical research for early drug abuse prevention.
  • Highlighted the need for evidence-based strategies tailored to young children.
  • Found that developmental and early intervention research can inform program design.

Conclusions:

  • Existing preschool antidrug programs require strengthening based on empirical evidence.
  • Developmental and early intervention research offer a foundation for effective prevention.
  • Further research is needed to validate and assess the effectiveness of enhanced programs.

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