Theory-based Approaches To Substance Misuse And Abuse Prevention In School

Synopsis

Youth Substance Use And Misuse Are Still Highly Common, Despite Substantial Efforts Made To Reduce The Problem. Early Start With Substance Use Is Often Associated With More Severe Short- And Long-term Negative Consequences For Youth Psycho-social Adjustment. Bringing Together International Experts In The Areas Of Prevention, Health, And Developmental Science, This Volume Presents The Most Up-to-date Knowledge About Etiology (e.g., Risk And Protective Factors) Of Substance Use Behaviors And The Most Effective Interventions That Can Be Implemented In The School Setting. It Also Presents Current Hot Topics In The Field, Such As: The Importance Of Implementation Fidelity For The Success Of The Program. The Need To Find Effective Ways To Disseminate Evidence Based Interventions And To Understand Whether Those Interventions Are, In Fact, Cost Effective. Taken Together, These Articles Shed A Light On What Has Been Done And What Still Needs To Be Done To Combat Substance Use Among Youth And Suggest New Theoretical Perspectives And New Practical Approaches To Address The Problem. This Is The 141st Volume Of New Directions For Youth Development, The Jossey-bass Quarterly Report Series Dedicated To Bringing Together Everyone Concerned With Helping Young People, Including Scholars, Practitioners, And People From Different Disciplines And Professions. Substance Use: Determinants And Opportunities For Prevention In The Family And School Context / Marloes Kleinjan, Rutger C.m.e. Engels -- Applying Neurodevelopmental Theory To School-based Drug Misuse Prevention During Adolescence / Nathaniel R. Riggs, David S. Black, Anamara Ritt-olson -- Substance Misuse Prevention: Addressing Anhedonia / Steve Sussman, Adam Leventhal -- Life Skills Training: Preventing Substance Misuse By Enhancing Individual And Social Competence / Gilbert J. Botvin, Kenneth W. Griffin -- Unplugged, A European School-based Program For Substance Use Prevention Among Adolescents: Overview Of Results From The Eu-dap Trial / Federica D. Vigna-taglianti, Maria Rosaria Galanti, Gregor Burkhart, Maria Paola Caria, Serena Vadrucci, Fabrizio Faggiano For The Eu-dap Study Group -- Translation Of Etiology Into Evidence-based Prevention: The Life Skills Program Ipsy / Karina Weichold -- You've Shown The Program Model Is Effective: Now What? / Phyllis L. Ellickson -- Improving Dissemination Of Evidence-based Programs Through Researcher-practitioner Collaboration / Metin Özdemir, Fabrizia Giannotta -- Advancing School-based Interventions Through Economic Analysis / Tina M. Olsson, Laura Ferrer-wreder, Lilianne Eninger. Karina Weichold, Fabrizia Giannotta, Issue Editors. Spring 2014. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.