Community: supporting antidrug norms and prosocial behavior through policy or regulation, mass media efforts, and communitywide awareness programs collaboration and coordination among civic, religious, law enforcement and governmental organizations providing opportunities of youth involvement Family: bonding expressed in positive relationships with family members, teachers, or other adults healthy beliefs and clear standards instilled by parents' beliefs in their children's ability to succeed in school and avoid drugs and crime coupled with establishing clear expectations and rules governing behavior monitoring their children's activities, getting to know their friends, and understanding their problems and personal concerns parenting skills for better family communications School: enhancing academic performance and strengthening students' bonding to school giving students a sense of identity and achievement reducing the likelihood of students dropping out of school supporting positive peer relationships through development of social-competency skills providing an education component designed to correct the distorted perception that most students are using drugs Individual/Peer: enhancing individual characteristics, such as a resilient temperament developing social-competency skills, which involve improved communications, enhancement of positive peer relationships and social behaviors, conflict resolutions skills, and resistance skills to refuse drug
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