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The role of the family in preventing and intervening with substance use and misuse: a comprehensive review of family interventions, with a focus on young people

VELLEMAN, RICHARD D. B., TEMPLETON, LORNA J., COPELLO, ALEX G.·2005·Drug and Alcohol Review

Abstract

The family plays a key part in both preventing and intervening with substance use and misuse, both through inducing risk, and/or encouraging and promoting protection and resilience. This review examines a number of family processes and structures that have been associated with young people commencing substance use and later misuse, and concludes that there is significant evidence for family involvement in young people's taking up, and later misusing, substances. Given this family involvement, the review explores and appraises interventions aimed at using the family to prevent substance use and misuse amongst young people. The review concludes that there is a dearth of methodologically highly sound research in this area, but the research that has been conducted does suggest strongly that the family can have a central role in preventing substance use and later misuse amongst young people.

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  • Parent-child relationship, family cohesion, and parent-child communication are associated with children's early substance use initiation.

    “Parent-child relationship, family cohesion, and parent-child communication are also associated with children's early substance use initiation (Garcia and Gracia, 2009; Velleman et al., 2005), and their physical activity and healthy diet (Niu et al., 2018; Ornelas et al., 2007).”

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Authors
VELLEMAN, R. D. B., TEMPLETON, L. J., & COPELLO, A. G.
Affiliations
Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (GB)
Corresponding author
VELLEMAN, RICHARD D. B.
Venue
Drug and Alcohol Review
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2005-03
Volume
24
Issue
2
Pages
93-109
ISSN
0959-5236 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2130160262
Cited by
304
References
140
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.76
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Drug and Alcohol Review (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Family Process Institute
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Youth, Drugs, and Violence
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
Keywords
family intervention, substance use prevention, substance abuse, youth, family processes, family structure, risk and protective factors, resilience
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Adult, Age Factors, Child, Communication, Family Characteristics, Family Relations, Family Therapy, Female, Humans, Imitative Behavior, Male, Peer Group, Substance-Related Disorders

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