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Prevention(DASA)

What needs program covers:
DASA's prevention program covers all segments of the population at potential risk for drug and alcohol use and abuse. However, the primary focus is on children who have not yet begun use or are still only experimenting. Research indicates that youth who initiate alcohol and/or other drug use before the age of 15 are twice as likely to experience alcohol or drug problems than those who wait until after the age of 19. The U.S. Surgeon General's 1994 Report, "Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People," found that if adolescents are kept tobacco-free, they are extremely unlikely to take up tobacco use later in life.

DASA has two main prevention goals: 1) delay onset of use; and 2) reduce alcohol, tobacco, and other drug misuse. DASA has also adopted performance measures for the 2005-2007 Biennium: to increase the number of children in each of three grades -- 6th, 8th, and 10th -- who have not used alcohol, tobacco, or marijuana in the past 30 days.

Who is eligible: Prevention education is open to all youth and their families with no eligibility criteria.

Income and Resource Limits: None.

Program Requirements : All children and their families.

Other Requirements : None

How to apply/get services: Contact the local County or Tribal Prevention Specialist.

Modified: July 25, 2006
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