Introduction:

the pedagogic preparation implies the incorporation to the university professors of the modes of acting of Higher Education.

Objective:

to design educational preparation programs for health professionals in the fight against drug addiction.

Method:

With an integration of theoretical and empirical methods, the procedures followed in this research correspond to those of pedagogical research. Through bibliographic research, the concept of pedagogical preparation was specified, in particular for the fight against drug addiction, and with other research methods the identification of the level in which it is found was reached, establishing the scientific problem in how to contribute to the pedagogical preparation for the drug addiction prevention.

Results:

The relationship between professional development, pedagogical preparation of health professional and drug addiction prevention was characterized; programs of courses and training on prevention are designed.

Conclusion:

Course programs and training on prevention are offered, providing health professionals with pedagogical tools in their preparation, conceived and executed with reliable results when applied to the sample of this study.

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