Comer talks about community-based prevention programs in Chapter 10. These prevention programs, such as “TheTruth.com”, “Above the Influence”, high school visits by inmates, and other drug-prevention efforts conducted in schools have indeed grabbed the attention of many adolescents. The consistent message about drug misuse and prevention have not only may lower drug abuse but has been proven to be heard by more than 70% adolescents plus more than 50% have conversations with parents/guardians about their awareness of peer pressure and dangers of drugs. Due to family environments having a huge impact on an individual’s life, especially an adolescent one, the ability to have these conversations within families is rather important and can have
