According to two recent studies published within the NIH (National Institute of Health), teen drug use seems to be continuing to fall. One study, published by NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information) examined the effects of anti-drug programs on two evidence-based platforms-a family-based intervention and a school-based intervention using a partnership delivery system. The others involved just the usual programming. A total of over 11,000 in the sixth through 12th grades participated nationally. They found that the intervention systems were significantly more effective in preventing drug abuse. Hence, this suggests that the partnership delivery program has great potential.
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