The EU-DAP Faculty works at an arm’s length from the EU-Dap Network. The overarching goal of the EU-DAP Faculty is to ensure quality of efficacy tested school-based programmes based on a Comprehensive Social Influence model by Training Trainers. The interactive training of trainers is evidence based and an indispensable component in such prevention programmes.
The EU-DAP study involved the testing of a programme named “Unplugged”. Unplugged is a Comprehensive Social Influence programme consisting of 12 lessons which are delivered during a school semester by the teacher to students aged 12 to 14.
Unplugged has been tested during a robust Randomized Controlled Trial with 7.079 pupils in 2005 with results that include a decreased chance for recent drunkenness by 30%, for daily smoking by 28% and for cannabis use by 23%, see EU-DAP Network website. A follow-up one year later showed that effectiveness was sustained for most of the behaviours. It was concluded that “Unplugged” is an effective programme to delay the onset of drug use and the transition of experimenting to frequent drug use. The “Unplugged” programme and training model has been tested and is sound, the material is translated and available in several languages.
Ensuring the quality of “Unplugged”: a Comprehensive Social Influence Programme.
The Faculty works at an arm’s length from the EU–Dap Network which is made up of organizations in EU-Member States that Sweden, Spain and Austria are responsible for “Unplugged” within their countries and other EU-Member States have expressed interest to join.
Further disseminating credible training is necessary to contribute to capacity-building, standardization and sharing expertise when planning and implementing Drug Prevention and Information programmes at the country level.
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