Drama-based education to motivate participation in substance abuse prevention
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Drama-based education to motivate participation in substance abuse prevention Aileen B Stephens-Hernandez1,2, Jonathan N Livingston2, Karen DaconsBrock3, Howard L Craft3, Amura Cameron1,2, Steven O Franklin1 and Allyn C Howlett*1,4 Address: 1Neuroscience of Drug Abuse Research Program, Julius L. Chambers Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute EXPORT Center, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, 27707 USA, 2Department of Psychology, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, 27707 USA, 3Department of Theatre, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, 27707 USA and 4Dept. Physiology and Pharmacology, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA Email: Aileen B Stephens-Hernandez - [email protected]; Jonathan N Livingston - [email protected]; Karen DaconsBrock - [email protected]; Howard L Craft - [email protected]; Amura Cameron - [email protected]; Steven O Franklin - [email protected]; Allyn C Howlett* - [email protected] * Corresponding author
Published: 5 April 2007 Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2007, 2:11 11
doi:10.1186/1747-597X-2-
Received: 17 November 2006 Accepted: 5 April 2007
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Abstract Background: The substance abuse prevention goal of the theatre production "TUNNELS" was to provide community education on substance abuse to an audience in Durham, NC and surrounding communities. The education effort intended to increase awareness and understanding of the risk and protective factors associated with alcohol and other drug use, and to promote pro-active behaviors in substance abuse prevention within the adult community. It was hypothesized that community-based education via drama would change attitudes toward alcohol and substance abuse, and increase participation in family and community activities aimed at substance abuse prevention. Methods: A focus group comprised of educators, substance abuse researchers and local substance abuse counselors developed "life stories" of users of alcohol and other drugs and a local playwright incorporated these and other experiences into a series of six vignettes. The production was publicized throughout the Durham area, and 700 adults attending the play signed a consent form and completed the pre-play survey. The participant pool was restricted to those adults who completed both the time-1 and time-2 surveys and resided within Durham and surrounding communities. Paired comparisons of mean responses were analyzed using a paired sample two-tailed t-test. A telephone survey three months after the play assessed attitudes toward substance abuse a
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