Evaluation Studies

Studies documenting the effectiveness of LST have been funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA); the National Cancer Institute (NCI); the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI); and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).

Williams, C., Griffin, K. W., Botvin, C., Sousa, S. & Botvin, G. J. (2023). Effectiveness of digital health tools to prevent bullying among middle school students when combined with a cognitive-behavioral skills training classroom program.. Adolescents 3(1), 110-130.

Griffin, K. W., Botvin, G. J., Scheier, L. M., & Williams, C. (2023). Long-term behavioral effects of a school-based prevention program on illicit drug use among young adults. Journal of Public Health Research., 12(1), 1-5.

Griffin KW, Williams C, Botvin CM, Sousa S and Botvin GJ (2022). Effectiveness of a hybrid digital substance abuse prevention approach combining e-Learning and in-person class sessions. Front. Digit. Health 4:931276.

Williams, C., Griffin, K.W., Mehta, R.K. & Botvin, G.J. (2021).Testing an evidence-based drug abuse and violence preventive approach adapted for youth in juvenile justice diversionary settings.. Health Justice 9, 3.

Griffin, K.W., Williams, C., Travis, W., & Tharp, A. (2021). Prevention of Unwanted Sexual Contact Among Cadets at the United States Air Force Academy: A Brief Small-Group Intervention. American Journal of Public Health.

Velasco V., Griffin, K.W., Botvin, G.J., and Corrado Celata and Gruppo LST Lombardia. (2017). Preventing Adolescent Substance Use Through an Evidence-Based Program: Effects of the Italian Adaptation of Life Skills Training. Prevention Science.

Botvin, G.J., Griffin, K.W., Williams, C. (2015). Preventing Daily Substance Use among High School Students Using a Cognitive-Behavioral Competence Enhancement Approach. World Journal of Preventive Medicine, 3(3):48-53.

Crowley, D., Jones, D. E., Coffman, D. L., Greenberg, M.T. (2014). Can We Build an Efficient Response to the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic? Assessing the Cost Effectiveness of Universal Prevention in the PROSPER Trial. Preventive Medicine.

Spoth, R., Trudeau, L., Redmond, C., Shin, C. (2014). Replication RCT of early universal prevention effects on young adult substance misuse. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 82(6):949-963.

Spoth R., Trudeau L, Shin C., Ralston E., Redmond C., Greenberg M., Feinberg M. (2013). Longitudinal effects of universal preventive intervention on prescription drug misuse: three randomized controlled trials with late adolescents and young adults. American Journal of Public Health.

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