How do we know where we are going if we don’t know where we have been? This workshop will overview the history of alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and identify important lessons we have learned from past efforts.
Objectives:
1. Gain an understanding of historical approaches to alcohol and other drug abuse prevention.
2. Understand the lessons learned from past prevention efforts.
3. Discuss the accepted definition of prevention for Ohio.
Allison Sharer, OCPS II, has worked in the prevention field since 1983. She currently works part-time as Assistant Director at Drug Free Action Alliance, and is an independent trainer and consultant. She has worked with programs doing peer, community-based and environmental prevention, and she has developed and presented educational opportunities for a wide variety of audiences.
