POP-D: A science-education program for teens on prescription and over-the-counter

描述（由申请人提供）：在此快速通道申请，KDH研究和通信公司。（KDHRC）将专门就处方药和非处方药（Rx/OTC）制定一个以学校为基础的科学教育课程，暂定名为POP-D（正确使用非处方药和处方药）。由于处方药/非处方药滥用与非法药物有许多区别，包括共同的使用动机，因此需要创新工具来遏制滥用率的上升。因此，在持久性有机污染物发展方案中，科学教育方法将注入预防方面的最佳做法，以创造一个接触青年的创新模式。这一基于理论的产品的目标是增加关于Rx/OTC药物的准确知识，它们对身体和大脑的影响以及滥用的影响。在第一阶段，肯尼亚人权中心将创建一个持久性有机污染物-D课程的原型，最终将包括一个教师指南，其中有相互关联的课程计划、供学校开展关于预防处方药/非处方药主题的宣传和教育的家长材料，以及供七年级和八年级青年使用的多媒体材料。将对原型进行准实验性评估，以评估其可行性。在第二阶段，我们将完成并严格评估POP-D，以确定其改变参与学生的知识，态度，规范，意图和行为的能力。该项目的结果将有助于在Rx/OTC教育和预防的最佳做法的文献。在第二阶段的产品最后确定后，课程将分发给美国各地的学校和社区。2005年，210万青少年滥用处方药（NSDUH，2006年），研究表明，由于这些药物的广泛供应和对其安全性的误解，这一数字将增加。例如，在一个国家样本中，57%的青少年表示处方止痛药很容易从父母的药柜中获得（NSDUH，2006），大约40%的青少年表示处方药比非法药物更安全（PATS，2006）。迄今为止，用于教育青年了解处方药的资源很少。公共卫生相关性：拟议的课程将通过为七年级和八年级学生、他们的教师和家长制定和评估一个以理论为基础的科学教育和预防课程，为这一重要专题的文献和最佳做法做出贡献。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In this Fast Track application, KDH Research and Communication, Inc. (KDHRC) will develop a school-based, science education curriculum specifically on prescription and over-the-counter (Rx/OTC) drugs, tentatively entitled POP-D (Proper use of Over-the-counter and Prescription Drugs). Because Rx/OTC abuse has many distinctions from illegal drugs, including common motivations for use, innovative tools are needed to stem rising rates of abuse. Therefore, in POP-D, science education approaches will be infused with best practices in prevention to create an innovative model to reach youth. The goal of this theory-based product is to increase accurate knowledge about Rx/OTC drugs, their impact on the body and brain, and effects of abuse. In Phase I, KDHRC will create a prototype of the POP-D curriculum, which will ultimately consist of a Teacher's Guide with interrelated lesson plans, parent materials for a school to conduct an outreach and education on the topic of Rx/OTC prevention, and multimedia materials for 7th and 8th grade youth. A quasi- experimental evaluation of the prototype will be conducted to assess feasibility. In Phase II, we will complete and rigorously evaluate POP-D to determine its ability to change knowledge, attitudes, norms, intentions, and behaviors in participating students. Results of this project will contribute to the literature on best practices in Rx/OTC education and prevention. After finalization of the product in Phase II, the curriculum will be disseminated to schools and communities throughout the United States. In 2005, 2.1 million teens abused prescription drugs (NSDUH, 2006), and research indicates this number will increase due to the wide availability of these drugs and myths about their safety. For instance, 57 percent of teens in a national sample state that prescription pain relievers are easy to get from their parents' medicine cabinets (NSDUH, 2006), and roughly 40 percent of 10 teens state that prescription medicines are safer to use than illegal drugs (PATS, 2006). To date, there are very few resources to educate youth about prescription drugs. Public Health Relevance: The proposed curriculum will contribute to the literature and best practices on this important topic by developing and evaluating a theory-based, science education and prevention curriculum for seventh and eighth grade students, their teachers, and parents.