Abstract
The authors provide assessment of prevalence of adolescent substance use, along with a description of risk and protective factors and process-oriented conceptual approach to prevention of substance use among teens. They present selected adolescent substance use prevention programs and results from evaluation studies. Limitations of existing prevention programs and suggestions for future prevention efforts are also discussed.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
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Review
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adolescent Behavior*
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Alcohol Drinking / epidemiology*
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Alcohol Drinking / prevention & control
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Alcohol Drinking / psychology
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Attitude to Health
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Health Behavior
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Humans
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Prevalence
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Risk-Taking
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Smoking / epidemiology*
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Smoking / psychology
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Smoking Prevention
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Substance-Related Disorders / epidemiology*
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Substance-Related Disorders / prevention & control
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Substance-Related Disorders / psychology
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United States / epidemiology