Substance Abuse

Once purely a transit country for drugs bound for the United States, Mexico has developed a significant domestic market in the past decade. Dramatic increases have been recorded in both the number of people who have tried drugs and the number of addicts (increasing 50 percent between 2002 and 2008). This rise in domestic consumption has contributed to overall drug violence.

IMIFAP’s substance abuse prevention program, which was developed and tested in 2000, is aimed at 3^rd, 4^th, and 5^th grade students. After completing the program, participants rejected harmful substances (alcohol and illegal drugs) by more than 90 percent as compared to members of a control group, who reject such substances by 60 percent. Participants demonstrated increases in knowledge regarding substance abuse, readiness for change, self-efficacy, and the ability to express feelings.

Check out our articles and materials for purchase for more information on substance abuse prevention strategies.

For an online resource on substance abuse prevention, visit Prevention-Smart Parents, at: http://prevention-smart.org/, developed with the participation of IMIFAP staff.

Locations:

Aguascalientes, Baja California, Chiapas, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico City, Mexico State, Michoacan, Morelos, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, Tamaulipas, Tampico, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Yucatan.

Donors:

Centro Nacional para la Prevención de Accidentes, Colegio Claudine Thévenet, Dow Chemical Company, Fundación Axtel,  Fundación Gonzalo Río Arronte, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Inter-American Development Bank, International Center for Alcohol Policies, PEMEX, The Research Institute, Secretaría de Educación Pública, Secretaría de Salud del Gobierno del Estado de Tamaulipas, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.