Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
Prevention
FREE Opioid Training Course from Harvard
Harvard University has launched a free online training course via edX.org. Suitable for those looking for an introduction to understanding opioids and the current "crisis" facing many nations through high rates of drug related deaths. The...
Preventive guidelines for children, teenagers, parents and teachers (Mexico)
In the context of strategies to respond to this problem, the National Commission against Addictions in Mexico, developed a complete package of psychoeducational strategies, specifically intended to prevent the use of tobacco, alcohol and...
Cost-Effectiveness Study of Interventions to Prevent Alcohol Abuse in Mexico
Abstract Introduction In Mexico, alcohol abuse involves overhead costs in terms of premature mortality caused by their related health problems. It is estimated that by itself it implies 9% of the total burden of disease in the country...
Effectiveness of a Brief Intervention Based on Motivational Interviewing in Colombian Adolescents
ABSTRACT Prevention science has identified evidence-based strategies for reducing alcohol and other drug use among adolescents, such as Brief Interventions (BI) and Motivational Interviewing (MI). However, there is little evidence about the...
The Irie Classroom Toolbox: A Cluster Randomised Trial of a Universal Violence Prevention Programme in Jamaican Preschools
Helen Baker-Henningham, Marsha Bowers, Taja Francis, Susan Walker Introduction: Violence is a leading global public health problem and makes a substantial contribution to the burden of disease at the global level. Interventions in early...
The Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management Program in Norway: Effects of a Universal Preventive Effort in Regular School- and Kindergarten Settings
Merete Aasheim Introduction: Students, who show early onset of risk factors linked to behavior problems, are in increased risk for academic underachievement, school failure and dropout, as well as duration of mental health problems (Scott...
Trajectories of Marijuana Use in Canadian Youth and Associations with Substance Use, Mental Health, and Behavioral Problems in Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Bonnie Leadbeater, Kara Thompson, Gabriel "Joey" Merrin, Megan E Ames Introduction: Compared to other countries, Canadian youth are the highest users of marijuana in the developed world, with 28% of youth under 15 reporting marijuana use in...
Sustaining Fidelity in Wide-Scale International Implementation
Marion Sue Forgatch To improve the reach of evidence based interventions, we require science-based implementation systems and a way to ensure that programs are delivered with sustained model fidelity. Direct observation of intervention...
Parent Training: Effects Beyond Problem Behavior?
Silje Hukkelberg Introduction: Brief Parent Training (BPT) and Parent Management Training- the Oregon model (PMTO) are interventions that both are proven effective in reducing emerging/existing conduct problem behaviors in children through...
Can Health Care Efforts to Reduce Child Behavior Problems Also Reduce Social Risk? Unintended Collateral Benefits in Parent Training
Introduction: Lack of family resources, social risk, has been found to negatively impact development of child behavior problems. Thus, improving families’ access to resources, and thereby reducing social risk, would certainly benefit...