Evaluation of the Smart Talk: Cannabis Awareness and Prevention Curriculum
Stanford University
Summary
The Stanford REACH Lab's SMART TALK: Cannabis Awareness and Prevention Toolkit is a free, online educational resource to be used by educators to increase knowledge and awareness of cannabis and reduce use among youth. The aim of this study is to investigate the extent to which the curriculum changes middle and high school students' intentions to use and actual use of cannabis.
Description
Smart Talk includes 5 lessons, each providing activities, online quiz games, and worksheets in addition to presentations, resources, and other materials aimed at addressing key factors associated with youth cannabis use, including changing adolescents' attitudes towards and misperceptions about cannabis; increasing their refusal skills to pulls of marketing and social media; reducing stress and depression which have been linked to cannabis initiation and use; improving coping skills; and decreasing intentions and actual use of all cannabis products.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 10–20 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Middle school and high school students receiving health education at schools participating in the study Exclusion Criteria: \-
Interventions
- BehavioralBehavioral: Smart Talk Cannabis Awareness and Prevention
Behavioral:Smart Talk includes 5 lessons, each providing activities, online quiz games, and worksheets in addition to presentations, resources, and other materials aimed at addressing key factors associated with youth cannabis use, including changing adolescents' attitudes towards and misperceptions about cannabis; increasing their refusal skills to pulls of marketing and social media; reducing stress and depression which have been linked to cannabis initiation and use; improving coping skills; and decreasing intentions and actual use of all cannabis products.
Location
- Stanford UniversityPalo Alto, California