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Acknowledgements
Zili Sloboda, Sc.D., Director, Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research, NIDA, provided the leadership in planning and directing the National Conference on Drug Abuse Prevention Research and in the coverage and content of this conference report. Susan L. David, M.P.H., served as conference coordinator and the technical editor for this publication.

The following organizations worked in cooperation with NIDA in planning the conference: Join Together, National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse, National Association of Secondary School Principals, National Association of Social Workers, National School Boards Association, National Families in Action, National Parents' Resources Institute (PRIDE), National Parent Teacher Association, Operation PAR, Inc., and Partnership for a Drug-Free America.

The publication was produced by CMS Communications under Requisition #QPQ60102 and R.O.W. Sciences under NIDA Contract No. N01DA-7-2059.

To obtain additional copies of this publication, contact the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) at P.O. Box 2345, Rockville, MD 20847-2345, 1-800-729-6686, or visit its Web site at http://www.health.org/.

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services					National Institutes of Health					National Institute on Drug Abuse
**National Conference on****Drug Abuse****Prevention Research:**

**Presentations, Papers, and Recommendations**

**September 19-20, 1996						Marriot at Metro Center						Washington, D.C.**

Index

**Preface**

**Opening Plenary Session**

**Welcome and Introductory Remarks**					Alan I. Leshner, Ph.D.					Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse

**Keynote Address**					Donna E. Shalala, Ph.D.					Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

**Keynote Address**					General Barry R. McCaffrey					Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy					Executive Office of the President

**From the Prevention Research Lab to the Community**Alan I. Leshner, Ph.D.

**Plenary Session**					Presider: Zili Sloboda, Sc.D.					Director, Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research					National Institute on Drug Abuse

**Risk and Protective Factor Models in Adolescent Drug Use: Putting Them to Work for Prevention**Robert J. Pandina, Ph.D.					Professor and Director, Center of Alcohol Studies					Rutgers University

**Prevention Programs: What Are the Critical Factors That Spell Success?**					William B. Hansen, Ph.D.					President, Tanglewood Research, Inc.

**Preventing Drug Abuse Through the Schools: Intervention Programs That Work**					Gilbert J. Botvin, Ph.D.					Professor and Director, Institute for Prevention Research					Cornell University Medical College

**Invited Paper****Reconnecting Youth: An Indicated Prevention Program**					Leona L. Eggert, Ph.D., R.N.					Reconnecting At-Risk Youth Prevention Research Program					Psychosocial and Community Health Department, School of Nursing					University of Washington

**Preventing Drug Abuse Through the Community: Multicomponent Programs Make the Difference**					Mary Ann Pentz, Ph.D.					Associate Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, and					Director, Center for Prevention Policy Research					University of Southern California

**Advances in Family-Based Interventions To Prevent Adolescent Drug Abuse**					Thomas J. Dishion, Ph.D.					Research Scientist, Oregon Social Learning Center, Inc.					University of Oregon

**Invited Paper****Effectiveness of a Culturally Tailored, Family-Focused Substance Abuse Program: The Strengthening Families Program**					Karol L. Kumpfer, Ph.D.					Health Education Department, University of Utah

**Concurrent Sessions**

**Work Group Discussions**
- Work Group on Risk and Protective Factors  Work Group on Critical Factors for Prevention SuccessWork Group on Prevention Through the Schools
- Work Group on Prevention Through the Community  Work Group on Prevention Through the Family
**Day Two: Plenary Session**

**Introductory Remarks**					Alan I. Leshner, Ph.D.

**The Community and Research: Working Together for Prevention**					Elaine M. Johnson, Ph.D.					Director (Retired), Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

**Panel Presentations:**

**Is Your Community Ready for Prevention?**					Moderator: Gloria Rodriquez, Ph.D.					Project Manager, State Needs Assessment Project					New Jersey Department of Health

**Panel Presentations:**
-  William F. Crimi						Executive Director, Franklin County Prevention Institute  
Harry Montoya						President and CEO, Hands Across Cultures
Thomas J. Connelly						President, Life Skills Training Curriculum
**Open Forum and Closing Session**
**Introductory Remarks**					Alan I. Leshner, Ph.D.
**How Can Prevention Research Help the Community?**					Moderator: James E. Copple					President, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
**Work Group Reports**
Work Group on Risk and Protective Factors
- Work Group on Critical Factors for Prevention Success  Work Group on Prevention Through the SchoolsWork Group on Prevention Through the Community
- Work Group on Prevention Through the Family   **Closing Remarks**					Alan I. Leshner, Ph.D.  **Conference Speakers**  **Panel and Work Group Participants**
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