Using an evidence-based approach, Drug Abuse Prevention, Third Edition teaches students and practitioners the important concepts and skills needed to design effective drug prevention programs. Written to cover more than just the facts about drugs, this text provides a background of drug use and abuse, presents the principles and skills of prevention, with particular focus on adolescents and school settings, and reinforces the importance of schools forming community partnerships with key institutions and the application of policy tools to enhance the impact of education alone.

Twelve years and three editions later, this text continues to be a reliable source for preparing future drug educators and prevention specialists.