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Follow on Google News | Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention Program Save Money - $38 Benefit for Every $1 InvestedThe Washington State Institute for Public Policy (WSIPP) released a report on the dramatic savings communities will benefit from by using effective drug abuse and violence programs. Botvin LifeSkills Training had the highest return on investment.
In April 2012, Washington State Institute for Public Policy updated their report entitled “Return on Investment: Evidence-Based Options to Improve Statewide Outcomes.” The report, similar to an investment advisor’s “buy-sell” "It has been clear for many years that effective prevention programs offer the potential for producing a powerful public health benefit by helping teens avoid the damaging effects of tobacco, alcohol, illicit drug abuse, and violence. Now, this new report proves that it has the added benefit of making good economic sense,” said Dr. Gilbert J. Botvin, professor of public health and psychiatry at Cornell University’s Weill Medical College and developer of the LST program. “A relatively small upfront investment can yield tremendous health and economic benefits in terms of both the immediate- and long-term positive effects our program has on the students who participate in it.” In the mid-1990s, the Washington State Legislature first began to direct the WSIPP to identify “evidence- About Botvin LifeSkills Training Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) is an evidence-based substance abuse and violence prevention program used in schools and communities throughout the US and in 32 countries around the world. Over 30 years of peer-reviewed research found that LST cuts tobacco, alcohol, and drug use by as much as 80 percent. For more information call 800-293-4969 or visit www.lifeskillstraining.com. Media Contact: Paulina Kalaj 800-293-4969 pkalaj@nhpamail.com End
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