In comparison to control group:

- Program participants report fewer drinks consumed per week (39 percent reduction vs. 16 percent reduction).

- Program participants report fewer drinks per week (8 vs. 15) and fewer drinks per month (32.6 vs. 68.7) at the 12-month follow-up.

- Program participants report lower peak blood alcohol level (47 percent reduction vs. 2 percent reduction).

- Fewer participants report heavy drinking during the follow-up period (40 percent vs. 64 percent).

- Program participants (school dropouts) report significantly lower drug use per person (4.1 percent vs. 5.8 percent).

In comparison to counterparts in control group:

- Children of unmarried, low SES program participants report smoking significantly fewer cigarettes per day at age 15 (1.5 and 1.2 vs. 2.5).

-Children of unmarried, low SES program participants report consuming alcohol on fewer days in the last 6 months at age 15 (1.09 and 1.84 vs. 2.49).

- Female participants who are smokers show greater drops in cotinine levels, indicating a reduction in smoking (259.00 and 12.32 ng/mL).

In comparison to counterparts in control group:

- White female program participants are less likely to consume five or more alcoholic drinks per sitting (3 percent vs. 32 percent).

- Participants are not significantly less likely to use alcohol or illegal drugs.

- Other subgroups of participants are not significantly less likely to use alcohol or drugs.

Participants in a program whose primary focus is to lower alcohol use report having fewer drinks per week (13 vs. 6).

Participants in a program whose primary focus is reduction of alcohol consumption report:

- Lower peak blood alcohol levels from pretest to posttest (.15 percent vs. .10 percent).

- Fewer drinks consumed per month from pretest to posttest (50 vs. 41).