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A new RAND corporation study indicates that school-based drug education programs for adolescents can have long-term positive influence with regard to substance abuse as well as sexual behaviors. Researchers found that teens who received drug abuse prevention programs were less likely to engage in risky sexual behavior, even five to seven years later. The study, which is published online in the Journal of Adolescent Health, provides strong evidence that drug abuse prevention programs can also decrease risky sexual behaviors among young people. Phyllis Ellickson, the lead author of the study and a researcher at RAND, a nonprofit research organization, commented: "The lessons these young people learned about how to avoid drug and alcohol abuse appears to have had a positive impact on their sexual behavior as well."

(Sources: www. Sciencedaily.com)

Labels: teen drug use, sex, education

Posted By: Aspen Education Group