The LifeSkills Training (LST) program is a remarkably effective tobacco, alcohol, drug abuse and violence prevention program for upper elementary and middle or junior high students. It was developed in the late 1970s by Dr. Gilbert J. Botvin, an internationally known expert on drug abuse prevention who is currently a Professor of Public Health and Psychiatry at Cornell University Medical College and Director of Cornell's Institute for Prevention Research. The LST program is based on the latest scientific evidence of what causes drug abuse and how to best prevent it. For further information, please refer to our home page, www.lifeskillstraining.com.