This paper presents up-to-date literature on the drug education curriculum from 2015 to December 2024. It identifies the key elements of the drug education curriculum and implementation of this curriculum in the school setting. We have conducted a systematic review to clearly define methodologies, search strategies, criteria employed, and recommendations of the current studies of the drug education curriculum. Essentially, a 350-page review has been summarized in this paper, and 16 articles from this body of literature are high-quality, prestigous article reviews. Several studies related to drug curriculums from various countries have been highlighted in this paper, along with extracts of components of these curriculums, encompassing the objective, content, experience, and evaluation, for the purpose of developing a new form of a drug education curriculum. This paper has also provided a tabular form of critical elements of the drug education curriculum based on the current literature. According to a review of several highly relevant and related papers, it has been concluded that the drug education curriculum in some countries outlines components and implementation methods to create a moderately high level of drug prevention among students in the school setting. However, there is a need for future studies that would be capable to synthesize the current challenges and develop alternative solutions to the drug education curriculum that are more robust and effective.
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