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Abstract
This paper highlights the strengths and notes the deficits in recent drug abuse prevention research design. Then it recommends that future studies include: (1) a longer follow-up period than 2 years, (2) a population “at risk” for drug abuse, (3) a “natural setting,” (4) random assignment to program and nonprogram groups, and (5) objective drug use interviews along with unobtrusive measures of the correlates of drug abuse. The rationale behind each recommendation is discussed.