The Midwestern Prevention program is a more comprehensive effort in reducing and preventing drug abuse among students in grades 6 and 7. It includes community participation, parental involvement and mass-media campaigns. The Multisystemic Therapy program is used as an alternative to incarceration for drug users ages 12 to 17. The program emphasizes therapy with youth and their families. The Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care places teens at risk of incarceration with foster parents.
Teens live in a structured, therapeutic setting while family counseling is conducted.
Negative news coverage of these issues is pervasive and may serve to reinforce exaggerated misperceptions of actual substance use norms. Our awareness of this news coverage should strengthen our resolve not only to address AOD problems on campus, but also to advocate for news coverage that draws public attention to the responsible majority of college students. No official support or endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education is intended or should be inferred.