EFFECTIVENESS BANK alert: School-based alcohol prevention best when it does not target alcohol

[Mike Ashton]

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SCHOOL-BASED ALCOHOL PREVENTION BEST WHEN IT DOES NOT TARGET ALCOHOL

This authoritative review says that school programmes which work best at preventing youth drinking
problems are not specifically about alcohol at all, but instead target problem behaviour more
generally. It is a conclusion which Findings too has advanced.

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