Teachers training in the prevention of alcoholisme. An analysis of a sample of teachers in Secondary Education

Abstract

The present study offers an analysis of the opinions of secondary school teachers in relation to school prevention of alcohol and other drug consumption. Three fundamental aspects have been the gods of this study: attitudes towards the implication of schools in drug/alcohol awareness programmers, teachers training level in order to fulfill this task, and suggestions for training in prevention programs. Data has been collected from a survey wish 112 teachers at public and private secondary schools, at Cádiz school district (Spain). Results suggest a positive predisposition from secondary school teachers toward drug prevention programs. Unfortunately a low drug prevention training has been also found.