%0 Journal Article %T Analysis of projects developed by teachers: the challenge of preventing psychoactive drug use and violence among young people in Medell¨ªn %A sabel C. Posada Z %A Ornella Moreno M %A Ana C. Jaramillo M %J Revista Facultad Nacional de Salud P¨²blica %D 2013 %I Universidad de Antioquia %X Objective: to analyze the development of projects formulated by professional teachers who are students of the certified course named ¡°Red Formemos Educadores 2008-2010¡±. The projects were formulated in order to prevent violence and psychoactive drug use among the young students of Medell¨ªn, Colombia. Methodology: the Methodological elements proposed by grounded theory were used. Data collection was carried out in three stages: 1) one group interview, 2) four individual in-depth interviews, and 3) two individual in-depth interviews with two teachers and two interviews of the same nature with two members from the SURGIR NGO. No theories were formulated. Results: an important reason to develop prevention projects is the well-being of the young individuals living in communities where violence and drug use are common. Teacher motivation allowed for the successful development of the projects. Conversely, a lack of motivation led to withdrawal from the certified course. Discussion: the various problems of the teachers¡¯ social environment have a direct effect on their motivations. For some teachers, the lack of time is an obstacle to carry out the academic activities proposed during the certified course. A motivated teacher can successfully face the difficulties encountered during the project development process %K Key words: project development %K violence %K consumption of psychoactive substances %K educators %K prevention %U http://aprendeenlinea.udea.edu.co/revistas/index.php/fnsp/article/view/11365/12712