Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
Prevention
Predictors of Treatment Response Following Parent Management Training: Child, Context, and Therapy Factors
Terje Gunnar Ogden, Kristine Amlund Hagen Parent Management Training- the Oregon model (PMTO) was introduced as a treatment alternative to families in both child welfare services and child psychiatric out-patient clinics in Norway, in 2001...
A Qualitative Assessment of the Cultural Adaptation of the Familias Unidas Prevention Program for Use in Chile
Maria Luisa Correa, Daniela Castillo, Yannine Estrada, Marcelo Sánchez, Guillermo Prado Introduction: Familias Unidas is an evidence-based substance use and sexual risk prevention program, designed originally for Hispanic families in the US...
The Intersectoriality in the Implementation of Public Policy for Drug Prevention
Lílian Patrícia Silva de Souza, Eliana Berger, Edileuza Monteiro, Francisco Bastos The Public Ministry of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, has requested strategies in prevention actions for the use/misuse of drugs from the National...
Strengthening Families Program: Evaluation of Implementation Quality and Social Validity
Sheila Giardini Murta, Luis G. A. Vinha The enhancement of positive parenting practices, family cohesion and family values has been shown to be one of the ways to prevent drug abuse among young people. The Strengthening Families Program...
Drug Use in Adolescence: Association with Gender, Parenting Practices, Self-Efficacy and Future Time Perspective
Luis G. A. Vinha, Nayara D M A A Khouri, Sheila Giardini Murta The use of both illegal and legal drugs among adolescents poses a serious problem to societies worldwide. In this sense, it is fundamental to determine the risk and protective...
Measuring Community Readiness for Implementing Preventive Interventions in Colombia and Chile
Arthur de Oliveira Correa, Eric C. Brown, Nicole Eisenberg, John S. Briney, Juliana Mejía-Trujillo, Daniela Castillo, Marcelo Sánchez Introduction: The increasing use of evidence-based preventive interventions in Latin America has produced...
Cultural Adaptation of the Strengthening Families Program in Brazil
Clarisse Moreira Alo, Marina Pedralho, Juliana Seidl, Mariana Russo Voydeville Damasceno, Viviane de Paula Rocha, Camila de Aquino Morais Introduction: The Strengthening Families Program (SFP) was originally developed at the University of...
Examining School Connectedness and Educational Aspirations as Protective Factors for Alcohol Use among Adolescents in Uruguay
Stephanie Ayers, Flavio F. Marsiglia, Stephen S. Kulis, Elizabeth Kiehne, David Alarcón, Carlos Libisch In Uruguay, alcohol use is pervasive among adolescents between the ages of 13 and 17 (past year use: ~ 60%, past month use: ~ 40%)...
The Co-Occurrence of Violence and Substance Use among Mexican Adolescents
Stephanie Ayers, Flavio F. Marsiglia, Stephen S. Kulis, Paul Smokowski, Anaid Gonzalvez The rise and spread of violence in Mexico is an urgent concern given its unsettling, widespread and accelerating impact on communities. Experiencing...
Prevalence of Teen Dating Violence and Its Association to Substance Use in Nicaraguan Early Adolescents
Vi D. Le, Jonathan Pettigrew, Jeff R. Temple Background: Teen dating violence is a significant public health issue with potentially severe mental, physical, and psychosocial health consequences. Much of the literature on dating violence is...