Cited by 480Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesYouth, Drugs, and ViolenceChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Evidence-based interventions for preventing substance use disorders in adolescents

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Griffin, Kenneth W., Botvin, Gilbert J.·2010·Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Abstract

Substantial progress has been made in developing prevention programs for adolescent drug abuse. The most effective interventions target salient risk and protective factors at the individual, family, and community levels and are guided by relevant psychosocial theories regarding the etiology of substance use and abuse. This article reviews the epidemiology, etiologic risk and protective factors, and evidence-based approaches that have been found to be most effective in preventing adolescent substance use and abuse. Exemplary school- and family-based prevention programs for universal (everyone in population), selected (members of at-risk groups), and indicated (at-risk individuals) target populations are reviewed, along with model community-based prevention approaches. Challenges remain in widely disseminating evidence-based prevention programs into schools, families, and communities.

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Authors
Griffin, K. W., & Botvin, G. J.
Affiliations
Cornell University (US)
Corresponding author
Griffin, Kenneth W.
Venue
Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-07
Volume
19
Issue
3
Pages
505-526
ISSN
1056-4993 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2063721929
Cited by
480
References
21
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.72
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R21AA016531)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA023890)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Youth, Drugs, and Violence
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords
adolescent substance use prevention, substance use disorders, evidence-based prevention programs, risk and protective factors, school-based prevention, family-based prevention, community-based prevention, adolescent drug abuse
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Family, Humans, Risk Factors, Schools, Social Environment, United States, Evidence-Based Medicine, Substance-Related Disorders

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