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High on Life

High on Life. Sebastian Hoyos -Torres. Mission of High on Life. Our program serves to deal with the issue of illicit drug use in NYC which in turn may lead to more emergency room visits As a result, this program attempts to implement social influence programs in schools. Community need.

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High on Life

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  1. High on Life Sebastian Hoyos-Torres

  2. Mission of High on Life • Our program serves to deal with the issue of illicit drug use in NYC which in turn may lead to more emergency room visits • As a result, this program attempts to implement social influence programs in schools

  3. Community need

  4. Community Need Cont.

  5. Community need Data

  6. Community Need Data • Taken from : http://www.samhsa.gov/data/dawn.aspx#New York City - 5 Boros

  7. Logical Approach

  8. Logical Approach Data • Tobler found that out of reviewing 37 School Based Drug Prevention Programs (SBDP), that interactive programs that heightened social competency significantly decreased the ue of Marijuana amongst students. • Soole, Mazerolle, and Lambert, as a result of their review, found that SBDP Programs during middle school do impact the individual’s perception and attitudes towards illicit drugs.

  9. Logical Approach bibliography • Soole, David W., Lorraine Mazerolle, and SachaRombouts. (2008). "School-Based Drug Prevention Programs: A Review Of What Works.” Australian & New Zealand Journal Of Criminology 41 (2): 259-286. SocINDEX with Full Text. Web. 24 Feb. 2014. • Tobler, Nancy S., Terri Lessard, Diana Marshall, Peter Ochchorn, and Michael Roona. (1999).“Effectiveness of School-based Drug Prevention Programs for Marijuana Use.” School Psychology Journal 20 (1):105. SocINDEXwith Full Text, EBSCOhostaccessed 25 February 2014.

  10. Evaluation Question • Are Children in the High on Life program less likely to use illicit drugs than those who are not in the program?

  11. Evaluation Design • OXO pretest postest, O_O pretest postest control, Binary Design

  12. Evaluation Design

  13. Evaluation Statistics Crosstabs and binary logistic show that my program has a statistically significant effect at the p<.05. However, this program is significant in decreasing the amount of drug users

  14. Budget

  15. Budget • Total expenditures= 500,999

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