addresses the problem of substance abuse and delinquency in youth through the development and enhancement of pro-social skills that heighten self-esteem, as opposed to the factors contributing to thep redisposition of drug use, gang affiliation and violent tendencies. Presented as a 17-week curriculum to at-risk youth in schools and after school settings, the program focuses on the social and psychological factors that promote the initiation and early stages of substance use/abuse. Students are taught to resist direct peer pressure to smoke, drink, or use drugs.