Of particular importance to prevention are the environmental influences on alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use, especially for young people. Prevention Primer incorporates the principles of a public health approach to preventing alcohol, tobacco, and other drug problems in its summaries of issues and strategies. Individuals with professional training and experience in alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention are an important part of community prevention efforts and are a valuable resource for communities. However, the success of prevention efforts requires community members to get involved and make changes. Planning is an essential part of any successful prevention program, but planning is a prelude to action.
Action is what community prevention efforts are all about.
Prevention Primer is designed to give community members the basic information and resources they need to become successful prevention practitioners. Each section of Prevention Primer includes a partial list of publications. These basic documents, more technical in nature than this Prevention Primer , cite studies or other evidence in support of the assertions and conclusions reported herein.