“The Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research” (PI, Oetting, E.R.; NIDA; $4,818,674).
TEC was the recipient of a Center grant from NIDA beginning in 1990. ThIs initial five-year grant was renewed for two additional competitive re-submissions that continued until 11/30/04. The Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research was designed to be a national resource for both basic and applied research on the prevention of drug use and deviance, particularly for minority populations. The parent grant consisted of a core, five center projects, and collaborative research with investigators in other locations.
Project I: Prevention Implications of Individual Risk and Protective Factors for Drug Use in Rural Ethnic Minority Populations.
Project II: Community Characteristics and Drug Use in Rural Ethnic Minority Communities
Project III: Testing a State-wide Method for Increasing Rural Prevention Efforts
Project IV: Using Localized Media Programs to Prevent Tobacco Use by Rural Mexican American and White American Youth
Project V: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Substance-Using Angry Youth
