Consultant: Merrill Norton
About: This talk is to assist professionals in helping America overcome the firestorm of the top 10 drug trends in the US. Based on a public health model, three types of strategies to prevent drug use can be discerned: primary, secondary and tertiary prevention. Primary prevention programs (anticipation and prevention of the occurrence of drug abuse) have mostly been directed to elementary grade school children in general. Secondary prevention (aiming at the discontinuation of infrequent drug-use) the stage (or stepping-stone) shifts from sociocultural influences to the individual at risk for a substance use disorder. Tertiary prevention (preventing the retaking of substances after achieving abstinence), research evaluating programs for prevention of abuse of alcohol and other drugs indicates a limited staying power. Professionals can provide all three types of prevention to their communities with the proper training and desire
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