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At A Glance
Substance Abuse Prevention that Works! |
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A skills based curriculum
that teaches teens how to say “NO.”
Today more than ever, teens need help resisting drugs. Project ALERT is a proven solution— nationally recognized, middle grade, substance abuse program that gives students insight, understanding and actual skills for resisting substance abuse. Project ALERT successfully addresses tobacco, alcohol, marijuana and inhalants, the substances teens are most likely to use.
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Easy to adopt
The entire Project ALERT program is only $150 per educator and includes training, lesson plans, supporting videos and posters, and toll-free help with implementation. Teacher training is delivered online. Or, if your group is large enough, we’ll provide an on-site traditional workshop at no extra charge.
Proven to work
The Project ALERT curriculum was developed and field tested over a ten-year period by RAND, the nation’s leading think tank on drug policy. RAND research demonstrates that teens have a mindset about drugs. By shifting the pro-drug mindset, Project ALERT can have powerful results.
Project ALERT
core strategies
- Motivate students against drug use
- Provide skills and strategies to resist drugs
- Establish new non-use attitudes and beliefs
Project ALERT
in the classroom
- Small group activities
- Role playing exercises,
- Real life videos
- Guided classroom discussions
The Project ALERT Curriculum
The Project ALERT two-year Core Curriculum consists of 11 lessons that are most effective when taught once a week during the first year, plus 3 booster lessons that should be delivered the following year. Project ALERT complements other curricula and can be implemented in conjunction with lessons from sex education, health, physical education, science and social studies.
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Results from
RAND study
Reduced initiation of marijuana use by 30%
Decreased current marijuana use by 60%
Reduced past month cigarette use by 20% to 25%
Decreased regular and heavy smoking by 33% to 55%
Developed significantly enhanced anti-drug beliefs
Named an
Exemplary
Model Program
- U.S. Department of Education Safe, Disciplined and Drug-Free Schools
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and Centers for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
- U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile and Delinquency Prevention Model Delinquency Prevention Program
- National Prevention Network
- National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors
- Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
- White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
Also endorsed by the National Middle School Association
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Can Project ALERT effectively change the mindset that can lead to drug use?
The answer is a resounding “YES.”
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The all inclusive Project ALERT package |
Bonus Materials for educators
who complete training
- FREE periodic print and video updates to the curriculum
- FREE subscription to the ALERT Educator, a teacher support newsletter
- Certificate of “training completion” to verify contact hours
Resources Included
- The Fidelity Instrument
- Assessment Tools
- Overview Video
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The following materials are provided to every teacher who registers for Project ALERT.
- Access to online teacher training
- Fourteen lesson plans
- Eight interactive student videos in DVD or VHS format
- Toll-free phone support and technical assistance
- Unlimited online access to curriculum resources and refresher training
- An authorization “E-code” that can be shared with colleagues to create additional FREE training accounts
- Twelve full-color classroom posters to support learning goals and reinforce visual learners.
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