An ounce of prevention, a pound of uncertainty : the cost-effectiveness of school-based drug prevention programs / Jonathan P. Caulkins [and others].

An ounce of prevention, a pound of uncertainty : the cost-effectiveness of school-based drug prevention programs /

Focuses on school-based drug prevention programs that have proven effective in formal evaluations. Effectiveness at reducing cocaine consumption is inferred from effectiveness at reducing marijuana initiation, and spillover effects on those not participating in the program are accounted for. Given s...

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Other Authors: Caulkins, Jonathan P. (Jonathan Paul), 1965-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand, 1999.
Subjects:
Youth > Drug use > United States > Prevention > Cost effectiveness.
Students > Drug use > United States > Prevention > Cost effectiveness.
Cocaine abuse > United States > Prevention > Cost effectiveness.
Drug abuse > Study and teaching > United States > Cost effectiveness.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 2 Effectiveness at Reducing Cocaine Consumption 11
  • Chapter 3 Cost-Effectiveness at Reducing Cocaine Consumption 45
  • Chapter 4 Other Benefits 59
  • Chapter 5 Nationwide Implementation 73.

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