A new study shows that job skills training for low-income youth does more than help them get better jobs. It makes them significantly less likely to use illicit drugs, even 16 years later.
However, these positive effects on drug use were only seen in those who received job-specific skills training, but not in youth who received only basic job services, such as help with a job search or a General Education Development (GED) program, according to researchers at The Ohio State University.
The study’s results showed that the use of illicit drugs, such as cocaine and heroin, declined for youth who received job-skills training, down to 2.8 percent after 16 years.
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