This review assessed the effectiveness of parent training programs at
reducing adolescent substance use by participant gender, age, and race / ethnicity.
Reducing adolescent substance abuse and delinquency: Pilot research of a family - oriented psychoeducation curriculum.
Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) This longitudinal study examines the effectiveness of The Seven Challenges ® in
reducing adolescent substance use and mental health problems, as well as the process by which it is effective.
This grant includes a total of six adolescent substance abuse agencies, and aims to utilize a new treatment model in an effort to
reduce adolescent substance use.
Not exact matches
A 2008 study that followed a group of
adolescent women with ADHD for five years found that the participants who had been treated with stimulants were nearly 75 % less likely to develop a
substance - use disorder than those who were not, while other research has shown that the use of ADHD medication in young men
reduces the risk of later
substance - use disorders by 85 %.
Dr. Bry's systematic program of prevention research has included studies that: 1) search for precursors that differentiate
adolescents who will develop conduct or
substance use problems from those who will not and environmental factors that might
reduce or buffer those precursors; 2) investigate whether these factors actually precede or
reduce future problems; and 3) test the outcome efficacy and effectiveness of experimental methods to modify these factors.
Question: Is a teacher - delivered personality - targeted intervention for
substance misuse effective for
reducing drinking behaviour in high - risk
adolescents?
Reviews and meta - analyses of the prevention of
substance abuse (Gottfredson & Wilson, 2003; Lochman & van den Steenhoven, 2002), violence and antisocial behavior (Fagan & Catalano, 2013; Wilson, Lipsey, & Derzon, 2003), poor mental health (Greenberg et al., 2001; Hoagwood et al., 2007), and positive youth development (Catalano, Berglund, Ryan, Lonczak, & Hawkins, 2004) have shown that both universal and targeted prevention programs can substantially
reduce the rate of problem behaviors and symptoms, as well as build protective factors that
reduce further risk in child and
adolescent populations.
These programs have been effective in
reducing adolescent violent crime, aggression, delinquency, and
substance abuse.
We will use meta - analytic techniques to evaluate family - based programs for
adolescent substance use to determine which program components are most strongly linked to success in
reducing substance use and / or improving parenting.
Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) The current study evaluates the feasibility and efficacy of Risk Reduction through Family Therapy (RRFT) for
reducing substance use risk and trauma - related mental health problems among sexually assaulted
adolescents.
Conclusions - BSFT is effective in
reducing alcohol use in parents, and in
reducing adolescents»
substance use in families where parents were using drugs at baseline.
Reducing substance use risk and mental health problems among sexually assaulted
adolescents: A pilot randomized controlled trial.
In summary, the study proved that «BSFT is effective in
reducing alcohol use in parents, and in
reducing adolescents»
substance use in families where parents were using drugs at baseline.
Adolescent functioning by
reducing substance use and delinquency, and improving school bonding and performance, and family relationships.
Results indicated at 6 - month follow - up,
adolescents who received RRFT reported
reduced substance use and improvements in
substance use risk factors (e.g., increased family cohesion).
Mindfulness training to
reduce substance - abuse in
adolescent trauma survivors.
In addition to coping skills, family based factors, such as supportive parent — child relationships, buffer the impact of stress and
reduce adolescent risk behaviors, including
substance use (Marshal and Chassin, 2000; Branstetter et al., 2009).
Project STRIVE seeks to improve the stability and quality of residential life,
reduce the number of runaway episodes, and minimize HIV - related sexual and
substance use risk behaviors among recently homeless
adolescents.
Emerging adults and
adolescents both
reduced their
substance use at follow - up.
STRIVE seeks to improve the stability and quality of residential life,
reduce the number of runaway episodes, and minimize HIV - related sexual and
substance use risk behaviors among recently homeless
adolescents.
Brief interventions targeting personality risk factors for
adolescent substance misuse
reduce depression, panic and risk - taking behaviours
The mission of the Center for
Adolescent Substance Abuse Research (CeASAR) at Children's Hospital Boston is to discover new ways to reduce substance abuse and related disorders in children and ado
Substance Abuse Research (CeASAR) at Children's Hospital Boston is to discover new ways to
reduce substance abuse and related disorders in children and ado
substance abuse and related disorders in children and
adolescents.
Previous studies have documented the association between bullying and both health behaviors and symptoms.21, 43,44 These studies indicate that while being bullied is associated with difficulty making friends and lower use of alcohol, 21 perpetration of bullying is associated with more time spent with friends44 and increased use of alcohol and cigarettes.21 This suggests that although
adolescents who are bullied may be at less risk for adverse health outcomes associated with
substance use, they may be at increased risk for somatic complaints associated with poor peer relationships.3, 18 New initiatives such as the US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration's Stop Bullying Now campaign45 should be evaluated for their efficacy in raising public awareness and
reducing the prevalence of bullying.
Reducing the prevalence of
adolescent substance use, violent behavior, and suicidality are among the most crucial national health objectives.
Parent - centered preventive interventions have been shown to be efficacious in
reducing adolescent behavior problems and
substance use (e.g., Dishion & Kavanagh, 2000; Hanish & Tolan, 2001; Hawkins, Catalano, Brown, Vadasy, & Roberts, 1994; Pantin, Coatsworth et al., 2003) and unsafe sexual behavior (McKay, McCadam, & Gonzales, 1996).
Adolescent substance use, up to 8 years post-intervention, was
reduced in those who received the intervention (d = 0.48 − 0.70).
Although rigorous randomized controlled trial research shows that the program in its current form appears highly efficacious in altering
adolescent substance use outcomes (delaying onset of use,
reducing abuse) and building protective factors in the form of youth competencies, the only effects on parents that have been demonstrated are increases in the use of specific parenting behaviors (Spoth and Redmond 2002; Spoth et al. 2002, 2004).
These results have implications for preventative interventions aimed toward
reducing substance use for at - risk
adolescents.