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The aim of the project is to contribute to the evidence
concerning the effectiveness of drug prevention programs in Europe.
Drug prevention is defined here as a complex intervention aimed either at
curbing initiation of drug use or at delaying the transition from experimental
to addicted behaviour of alcohol, tobacco, cannabis and other drugs.
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the first EU-Dap phase, effectiveness was measured by the ability of the program
to reduce the prevalence of drug use. The
EU-Dap Project Team
designed and evaluated the "Unplugged" curriculum
for youth between the ages of 12 and 14. The evaluation was carried out
collecting information by way of a self-completed anonymous
questionnaire
administered before and several points after the students participation in the
program. The countries involved in the first phase were Italy, Belgium, Austria,
Sweden, Spain, Greece and Germany.
Based on the short-term evaluation which concluded that the program is
effective, phase II aims to spread the program and research methods in Europe.
Poland and the Czech Republic joined the
EU-Dap project in 2006. Activities planned for phase II include updating the Activities planned for phase II include updating the
"Unplugged" curriculum based on teacher feedback, and developing a
Guide to successful implementation of Comprehensive Social Influence (CSI)
curricula in schools.
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