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JOURNAL OFCHILD&ADOLESCENTSUBSTANCE ABUSEVolume 14 Number 1 2004CONTENTSYouth Knowledge, Interpersonal Skills,and Media Altitu<strong>de</strong>s After Anti-Tobacco Training………..…1Vivi<strong>en</strong> CarverBonita ReinertLillian M. RangeTo see if youth tobacco use prev<strong>en</strong>tion training improves knowledge, interactionskills, and awar<strong>en</strong>ess of media influ<strong>en</strong>ces, junior high and high school stud<strong>en</strong>ts(161 at pre-test, 176 at post-test)from southeastern U.S. public schoolscompleted questionnaires before and after anti-tobacco lessons. After training,high school (but not junior high) stud<strong>en</strong>ts more strongly supported anti-tobaccopolicy. All stud<strong>en</strong>ts saw themselves as immune to tobacco media influ<strong>en</strong>ce, butothers as susceptible. An implication is that tobacco use prev<strong>en</strong>tion interv<strong>en</strong>tionsfor high school youth should focus on policy issues, and for all youth shouldteach critical viewing skills to resist the powerful messages put forth by thetobacco industry.KEYWORDS. Cigarette, tobacco, youth, te<strong>en</strong>s, trainingEarly Interv<strong>en</strong>tion for Alcohol Use Prev<strong>en</strong>tionand Vehicle Safety Skills: Evaluating the Protecting You/Protecting Me Curriculum………………………………………...17Thomas M. BohmanTed BarkerMary Lou BellCarol M. LewisLori HolleranElizabeth PomeroyThe pres<strong>en</strong>t study reports the evaluation results of the "Protecting You/Protecting Me "(PY/PM) alcohol use prev<strong>en</strong>tion and safety curriculum for third, fourth, and fifthgra<strong>de</strong>rs wh<strong>en</strong> taught by high school peer lea<strong>de</strong>rs. The primary goal of the PY/PMprev<strong>en</strong>tion program, <strong>de</strong>veloped by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), is toprev<strong>en</strong>t injury and <strong>de</strong>ath of childr<strong>en</strong> due to un<strong>de</strong>rage consumption of alcoholicbeverages and vehicle-related risks, especially as pass<strong>en</strong>gers in vehicles in which thedriver is not alcohol-free. Two classrooms for each gra<strong>de</strong> were randomly assigned to

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