Evaluation of the implementation of school-based drug abuse prevention program in Taiwan

The objective of this study was to evaluate the implementation of school-based drug abuse prevention program in Taiwan. A sample of 516 teachers from Taipei City and Taoyuan County in Taiwan completed the questionnaire in June, 2010. The results showed that 73.6% of teachers reported that they have ever attended the training program of drug education, while 40.2% of teachers have ever taught drug education courses. In addition, about three-fourth of teachers reported that their schools held anti-drug activities and implemented drug urine testing in the past year. Moreover, two-third of teachers reported that their schools adopted drug-free school policy, while one-third of teachers reported that their schools involved parents to assist students stop using substances. Most teachers perceived middle level of self-efficacy in implementing school-based drug abuse prevention program. Multivariate analysis results indicated that teachers were more likely to report lower self-efficacy of drug education if they had the following indicators: female, not health education teachers, not attending training program, lower level of drug knowledge, lower drug use approval, and lower perception of drug education effectiveness.