Brief SAY IT STRAIGHT training and follow-up in adolescent substance abuse prevention

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Abstract
A shorter version of SAY IT STRAIGHT (SIS) training was investigated during the 1983–84 school year with 1055 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th graders. Training was delivered in 7- and 5-day models which were compared with the 10-day model used in 1982–83 with 509 6th, 7th and 8th graders. Both shorter training models yielded significant changes toward more assertive/leveling attitudes (p<.01). Comparisons of 10, 7 and 5 day training models yielded no significant differences in such attitude changes as a function of training length. Alcohol/drug related school suspensions were not found in 1983–84 among 5th graders whether or not they were trained. However, such suspensions were significantly lower among the 1564 6th–9th graders who had received training either in the 1982–83 or the 1983–84 school year compared to the 1295 6th–9th graders who were not trained (p<.05).