Drug Prevention Programs for Adolescents: What Did We Learn in the Last 20 Years?

Protić, Sonja (2020) Drug Prevention Programs for Adolescents: What Did We Learn in the Last 20 Years? In: Međunarodni naučni tematski skup Droga i narkomanija: pravni, kriminološki, sociološki i medicinski problemi, Palić, 2-3. septembar 2020. Institut za kriminološka i sociološka istraživanja, Beograd, pp. 277-285. ISBN 978-86-80756-33-2

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Abstract

This review aims at giving an overview of empirical data obtained over the past twenty years on the efficacy, quality, and availability of adolescent substance abuse prevention and treatment. Since the growing amount of evidence showed that substance abuse should be treated as a top-priority public health problem instead of a criminal justice issue, establishing and delivering the evidence-based prevention and treatment programs came into focus. Findings of the recent meta-analyses nominated the ecological models of family-based therapy as treatments of choice, as well as any other approach that integrates family therapy with evidence-based technics of cognitive-behavioral therapy and motivational interventions. Unfortunately, existing data still indicate the modest rankings of interventions quality, as well as significant limitations when it comes to prevention and treatment availability and delivery.

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