Effectiveness of a universal drug abuse prevention approach for youth at high risk for substance use initiation.
Prev Med
; 36(1): 1-7, 2003 Jan.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12473419
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Universal school-based prevention programs for alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use are typically designed for all students within a particular school setting. However, it is unclear whether such broad-based programs are effective for youth at high risk for substance use initiation.METHOD:
The effectiveness of a universal drug abuse preventive intervention was examined among youth from 29 inner-city middle schools participating in a randomized, controlled prevention trial. A subsample of youth (21% of full sample) was identified as being at high risk for substance use initiation based on exposure to substance-using peers and poor academic performance in school. The prevention program taught drug refusal skills, antidrug norms, personal self-management skills, and general social skills.RESULTS:
Findings indicated that youth at high risk who received the program (n = 426) reported less smoking, drinking, inhalant use, and polydrug use at the one-year follow-up assessment compared to youth at high risk in the control condition that did not receive the intervention (n = 332). Results indicate that a universal drug abuse prevention program is effective for minority, economically disadvantaged, inner-city youth who are at higher than average risk for substance use initiation.CONCLUSIONS:
Findings suggest that universal prevention programs can be effective for a range of youth along a continuum of risk.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Educação em Saúde
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Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Prev Med
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos