Pennsylvania State University, College of the Liberal Arts
Drug Resistance Strategies Project (DRSP)

Project Findings

The Drug Resistance Strategies project has conducted a series of studies to describe the social processes by which adolescents are offered drugs. These studies tell us about the “who, what, where, and how” of these processes while also explicating how adolescents assess risk and make decisions as well as the roles of ethnicity, acculturation and social norms.

» Who?
» The Social Element
» What?
» Where?
» How Offered?
» Reasons for Accepting a Drug Offer
» Successful Refusal Strategies
» Ethnicity and Gender in Drug Use
» keepin' it REAL

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