Tricker R, Connolly D
Department of Public Health, Oregon State University, Corvallis 97331-6406, USA.
J Drug Educ. 1996;26(2):159-81. doi: 10.2190/11Q1-R721-QTWJ-R6A5.
In general there is a lack of information describing the components and structure of drug education and prevention programs (DEPP) for college student athletes. While concern about the prevalence of drug abuse among college student athletes has increased, a relative lack of clarity remains regarding what elements of drug education prevention programs have been successful or unsuccessful in this setting. In an effort to address this issue at Oregon State University a two-credit ten-week DEPP was implemented as a requirement for all collegiate athletes. This article describes the evaluation of this program. Altogether 635 student athletes from three National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division One universities provided data in this two-year evaluation project. Participants were student athletes from Oregon State University (OSU), a Mid-Western University (MWU), and another Pacific North-Western University (PNWU). Pre- and post-test data were collected regarding knowledge about drugs, attitudes toward drug use, drug use, and decision-making factors. Students at OSU and MWU were enrolled in a structured DEPP, and the third group from PNWU was used as a control and did not receive regular instruction. The baseline data taken before the drug education course indicated that athletes at OSU, MWU, and PNWU were no different in their knowledge of drugs, attitudes toward drugs, or perception of the value of drug education in preventing drug abuse among student athletes. However, the data at the end of the ten-week course revealed many significant improvements among OSU and MWU students athletes, in knowledge, attitude related to performance enhancing drugs and recreational drugs, and perceptions of drug education. At the end of the course 88 percent of the participating OSU athletes agreed that drug education can be effective in preventing drug abuse among student athletes.
总体而言，缺乏关于大学生运动员药物教育与预防项目（DEPP）的组成部分和结构的信息。尽管对大学生运动员中药物滥用的普遍程度的担忧有所增加，但对于药物教育预防项目的哪些要素在这种情况下取得了成功或失败，仍相对缺乏明确认识。为了解决俄勒冈州立大学的这一问题，实施了一个为期十周、计两个学分的DEPP项目，作为所有大学生运动员的必修课。本文描述了该项目的评估情况。在这个为期两年的评估项目中，来自三所美国全国大学体育协会（NCAA）第一分区大学的635名学生运动员提供了数据。参与者是来自俄勒冈州立大学（OSU）、一所中西部大学（MWU）和另一所太平洋西北地区大学（PNWU）的学生运动员。收集了关于药物知识、对药物使用的态度、药物使用以及决策因素的测试前和测试后数据。OSU和MWU的学生参加了一个结构化的DEPP项目，来自PNWU的第三组用作对照组，未接受常规教学。药物教育课程开始前的基线数据表明，OSU、MWU和PNWU的运动员在药物知识、对药物的态度或对药物教育在预防学生运动员药物滥用方面的价值认知上没有差异。然而，为期十周的课程结束时的数据显示，OSU和MWU的学生运动员在知识、与提高成绩药物和消遣性药物相关的态度以及对药物教育的认知方面有许多显著改善。课程结束时，88%的参与项目的OSU运动员认为药物教育在预防学生运动员药物滥用方面是有效的。
