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Too Good for Drugs (TGFD)
Character Education

Too Good for Drugs™ was found to have potentially positive effects on students' behavior and no discernible effects on students' knowledge, attitudes, and values.

Too Good for Drugs™ is designed to promote elementary and middle school students’ life skills, character values, resistance skills to negative peer influence, and resistance to the use of illegal drugs, alcohol, and tobacco. The program is based on classroom discussions and structured activities that center on interactive learning and skill-building exercises. Students engage in role-play and cooperative learning games and are encouraged to apply the skills to different contexts. Too Good for Drugs™ also includes the optional elements of parental and community involvement.

Findings

2
studies that met standards out of
2
eligible studies reviewed
Outcome
domain
Effectiveness Rating Grades Evidence Tier
Behavior Potentially positive effects 3-4
Knowledge, attitudes, & values Potentially positive effects 3-6

Last Updated: September 2006

Race

Asian
6%
Black
17%
White
71%
Other or unknown
2%

Ethnicity

Hispanic
10%
Not Hispanic or Latino
90%

Gender

Male: 51%
Female: 49%

Free & Reduced-Price Lunch

Free & Reduced-Price Lunch icon
45%

Delivery Method

whole class icon
Whole Class

Urbanicity

Rural
Suburban

Locations

FL
South
Note: This summary only includes data from studies that reported sample information. The Intervention Report may include evidence from other studies that met standards, but did not report sample information.


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This intervention report was prepared for the WWC by American Institutes for Research under contract ED-02-CO-0022.

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