Does Alcohol Education Prevent Alcohol Problems? Need for Evaluation

Author(s)

A. Mitch CooperFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education

ISSN

0090-1482

Publication Date

Fall 1979

Abstract

Examined evidence for the alleged failure of alcohol education to prevent alcohol problems among children and adolescents. Concluded that there is need for investigations of the effectiveness of alcohol education. Recommendations regarding methodological characteristics of an adequate test of effectiveness of alcohol education were presented and discussed.

Volume

25

Issue

1

First Page

54

Last Page

63

NSUWorks Citation

Cooper, A. M. (1979). Does Alcohol Education Prevent Alcohol Problems? Need for Evaluation. Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 25(1), 54-63.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/731