Assignment: NIDA Prevention Principles

According to the NIDA Prevention Principles, “Prevention programs aimed at general populations at key transition points, such as the transition to middle school, can produce beneficial effects even among high-risk families and children” (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2003, p. 4). Identifying these key transition points is important as you develop programs for your local community. Can you think of a time when a prevention program may reach students before they engage in dangerous behaviors? Perhaps before prom? Or graduation?

For this Assignment, review the media in this week’s Learning Resources. Then, consider the NIDA prevention principles you examined. Based on these resources, determine which of the NIDA prevention principles were addressed and how they “enhance(d) protective factors and reverse(d) or reduce(d) risk factors” (NIDA standards, 2003, p. 2).

For NIDA Prevention Principles Assignment

you will complete a 1- to 2-page paper:

• Review the media piece Saving lives at Maryville.
• Consider the excerpts from Preventing Drug Use Among Children and Adolescents: A Research-Based Guide for Parents, Educators, and Community Leaders.
• Explain how the NIDA prevention principles were used by Mike Gimble in this week’s media. Be specific, and provide examples from the media piece to support your answers.

Required Resources on NIDA Prevention Principles:

Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2012). Saving lives at Maryvale. Baltimore, MD: Author. (Media)

Substance Abuse and Mental Services Administration. (2019). A guide to SAMHSA’s strategic prevention framework. Retrieved from

National Institude on Drug Abuse (2003). Preventing drug use among children and adolescents: A research-based guide for parents, educators, and community leaders (2^nd ed.). Retrieved from

For this Assignment, review the media in this week’s Learning Resources. Then, consider the NIDA prevention principles you examined. Based on these resources, determine which of the NIDA prevention principles were addressed and how they “enhance(d) protective factors and reverse(d) or reduce(d) risk factors” (NIDA standards, 2003, p. 2).

For this Assignment, you will complete a 1- to 2-page paper:

• Review the media piece Saving lives at Maryville.
• Consider the excerpts from Preventing Drug Use Among Children and Adolescents: A Research-Based Guide for Parents, Educators, and Community Leaders.
• Explain how the NIDA prevention principles were used by Mike Gimble in this week’s media. Be specific, and provide examples from the media piece to support your answers.

According to the NIDA, “Prevention programs aimed at general populations at key transition points, such as the transition to middle school, can produce beneficial effects even among high-risk families and children” (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2003, p. 4). Identifying these key transition points is important as you develop programs for your local community. Can you think of a time when a prevention program may reach students before they engage in dangerous behaviors? Perhaps before prom? Or graduation?