Prior to the 1980s, most schools around the country had courses in health education, tobacco education, alcohol education, or drug education. In these courses, students typically were taught that using tobacco, alcohol, MARIJUANA, or other drugs was bad for their health, and they may have found out how or why they were dangerous. Sometimes students were given detailed information about how these substances affected the body, how long the effects lasted, and even how people used them. Many tobacco-, alcohol-, and drug-education programs had tried deliberately to scare students by pointing out how many people die each year from drug abuse. It was widely believed that if students really knew how harmful smoking, drinking, or using drugs is, they would not do it. However, numerous studies found that teaching facts or using scare tactics often does not work. Therefore, programs designed to go beyond merely providing...