Project Toward No Drug Abuse (TND)
Grades: 9th - 12th
Contact: Steve Sussman
IPR-USC
1000 S. Fremont Avenue, Unit 8
Alhambra, CA 91803
Phone: 626/457-6635
Fax: 626/457-4012
E-mail: ssussma@hsc.usc.edu
Project Toward No Drug Abuse (TND) is a highly interactive program designed to
help high school youth (14 to 19 years old) resist substance use. A school-based
program, TND consists of twelve 40- to 50-minute lessons that include motivational
activities, social skills training, and decision making components that are
delivered through group discussions, games, role-playing exercise, videos, and
student worksheets. Project TND teaches participants increased coping and
self-control skills that allow them to:
-Grasp the cognitive misperceptions that may lead to substance use and express a desire not to abuse substances
-Understand the sequence of substance abuse and the consequences of using substances
-Correct myths concerning substance use
-Demonstrate effective communication, coping, and self-control skills
-State a commitment to discuss substance abuse with others
Project TND was tested with White, African-American, Hispanic/Latino, and Asian-American adolescents, 14 to 19 years old, attending both regular and alternative schools.
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Model Program, (PDF), 2003
Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, Model Program