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Applied scientific research at the Center focuses upon the development and implementation of creative preventive interventions that promote positive outcomes. Studies of the effectiveness of these creative interventions proceed through the following five stages:

1. Basic research on the mechanisms that produce adverse health outcomes
2. Development of effective preventive intervention strategies
3. Experimental tests of the efficacy of prevention strategies
4. Tests of the effectiveness of these strategies in real world settings
5. Effective dissemination of the results of this research

These studies require the application of advanced evaluation and health services research methods to assess the efficacy, efficiency, and cost effectiveness of preventive intervention services. The Prevention Research Center has been at the leading edge of these research enterprises in the United States for over nineteen years.

The areas of research at the Prevention Research Center include:

- Alcohol and drug use, abuse, and related problems
- Violence prevention and the study of intentional injury
- College drinking and drug use
- Traffic Safety
- Adolescent studies in support of youth prevention efforts
- Workplace studies in support of alcohol and drug prevention efforts
- Alcohol advertising and youth use of alcohol
- Community-based research into the ecology of alcohol and drug problems

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