A school health nurse is conducting drug screening to detect drug use by students before problems develop.Which of the following levels of prevention does this action represent?

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One means of secondary prevention is to institute early detection (screening)programs in schools,the workplace,and other areas in which people gather to determine the presence of substance abuse.Primary prevention involves education before a problem occurs.Tertiary prevention occurs after the problem has occurred and aims to assist the client to the highest level of functioning.

A School Health Nurse Is Conducting Drug Screening to Detect