A nurse recommends to a school board that other methods besides the "just say no" approach be considered when providing drug use prevention education to the elementary students. Which of the following best describes the rationale for this recommendation?
a. Children do not like to hear the word "no," and the approach is too negative.
b. Project DARE is more effective and has decreased drug use.
c. Children are naturally curious and may experiment with drugs.
d. "Just say no" to drugs does not include smoking and alcohol abuse.
ANS: C
The "just say no" approach does not help young people because children are naturally curious and drug experimentation is often a part of normal development, children from dysfunctional homes often use drugs to get attention and escape intolerable environments, and it does not address the powerful component of peer pressure. Most recent studies have found that the DARE program is less effective than other interactive prevention programs and may even result in increased drug use.
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