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Too Good for Drugs

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3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade

About the Intervention

Too Good for Drugs is a character education curriculum designed to promote life skills, character values, resistance skills to negative peer influence, and resistance to the use of illegal drugs, alcohol, and tobacco for elementary and middle school students. The program consists of 10 lessons at each grade level lasting 30-45 minutes per lesson, delivered through classroom discussions and structured activities centered on interactive learning and skill-building exercises. Students engage in role-play and cooperative learning games and are encouraged to apply skills to different contexts. All lessons are scripted and intended to be taught by trained teachers or program instructors. The program includes optional parental and community involvement components such as parent newsletters and interactive family materials.

Statistical Findings

Positive effect on behavior

No effect on knowledge, attitudes, and values

More Intervention Details

Focus Areas

Social-Emotional Learning

Programs & Services

General Education

Delivery Methods

Face-to-Face

Disability Support

N/A

Target Groups

Student(s)

Source

U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse. (2006). Too Good for Drugs (TGFD). Retrieved from https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/WWC/intervention/251.

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