A Substance Abuse Prevention Strategy

Provide a description of a substance abuse prevention strategy that might implement with a specific population in the community. Describe the population and explain both why one selected the strategy and how the strategy might be effective with the population selected.
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Dear Student,
Hi and thank you for using Brainmass. In this particular task, I suggest a specific population using a proven model. I also suggest using this simple outline:

1. About the Model – 100 words
2. About the population – 100 words
3. About the application of the model to the specific population – 100 words
4. Effectiveness – 100 words

This should yield around 400 words which should cover what you need. Thank you for your trust. All the best with your studies.

Sincerely,
AE 105878/Xenia Jones

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