Powerlines

=Power Lines = = =  Power Lines is the eighth-grade curriculum in the Project Northland series for middle school and high school students. This state-of-the-art alcohol-use prevention program is backed by more than eighteen years of research and more than forty-five scientific publications. It is used to delay the age when young people begin drinking, reduce alcohol use among young people who have already tried drinking, and limit the number of alcohol-related problems of young people. The four Project Northland is a nationally recognized alcohol-use prevention program. It includes curricula such as Slick Tracy (6th Grade), Amazing Alternatives (7th Grade), Power Lines (8th Grade) and Class Action (High School). The interventions target all students, putting them in the category of universal prevention efforts, also known as primary prevention.

=Power Lines = An eight-session, four-week interactive program for 8th grade students, is designed to reinforce the messages and behaviors learned in 6th and 7th grade //Project Northland// curricula.

=Power Lines = = = Introduces 8th graders to professional and political groups within communities that influence adolescents' alcohol use. Through work on small group projects, students learn about these groups and the influences they have within their own communities. Student projects also give 8th graders opportunities to become positive influences within their communities, schools, peer groups, and with younger students.