Preventing Drug Use among Children and Adolescents: Second Edition

Robertson, Elizabeth B.; David, Susan L.; Rao, Suman A.

doi:10.1037/e313702005-001

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“…Street-involved youth, defined as adolescents and young adults who spend extensive time on the street, are a population at particularly high risk of initiating injection drug use (Clements et al, 1997; Kral et al, 1997; Fuller et al, 2001; Lifson and Halcon 2001), and preventing this transition to injecting has recently been identified as a critical public health priority (Robertson et al, 2003; Beyrer et al, 2010). …”

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Neighborhood of residence and risk of initiation into injection drug use among street-involved youth in a Canadian setting

Chami

Werb

Feng

et al. 2013

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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Background While research has suggested that exposure to environments where drug use is prevalent may be a key determinant of drug-related risk, little is known regarding the impact of such exposure on the initiation of illicit injection drug use. We assessed whether neighborhood of residence predicted rates of injecting initiation among a cohort of street-involved youth in Vancouver, British Columbia. Methods We followed street-involved injecting naïve youth aged 14–26 and compared rates of injecting initiation between youth residing in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) neighborhood (the site of a large street-based illicit drug market) to those living in other parts of the city. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were employed to determine whether residence in the DTES was independently associated with increased risk of initiation of injection drug use. Results Between September, 2005 and November, 2011, 422 injection-naïve individuals were followed, among whom 77 initiated injecting for an incidence density of injecting of 10.3 (95% Confidence Interval [CI] 5.0–18.8) per 100 person years. In a multivariate model, residence in the DTES was independently associated with initiating injection drug use (Adjusted Hazard Ratio [AHR] = 2.16, 95% CI: 1.33 – 3.52, p = 0.002). Conclusions These results suggest neighborhood of residence affects the risk of initiation into injection drug use among street-involved youth. The development of prevention interventions should target high-risk neighborhoods where risk of initiating into injecting drug use may be greatest.

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Neighborhood of residence and risk of initiation into injection drug use among street-involved youth in a Canadian setting

Chami

Werb

Feng

et al. 2013

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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“…Knowing what the needs of the community are though a needs assessment, drafting good goals and objectives, having a high quality plan, carrying out process and outcome evaluation, and conducting quality improvement are other important steps and represent areas of work in which AGTO can intervene and improve capacity and performance. Further, AGTO attempts to improve the evidence base of even “home-grown” programs by helping them to include stronger prevention practices—e.g., the practices outlined in the NIDA Redbook (Robertson, David and Rao, 2003). …”

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Intervening with Practitioners to Improve the Quality of Prevention: One-Year Findings from a Randomized Trial of Assets-Getting To Outcomes

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There continues to be a gap in prevention outcomes achieved in research trials vs. “real world” practice. This article summarizes interim findings from a randomized trial testing Assets-Getting To Outcomes (AGTO), a two-year intervention to build prevention practitioners’ capacity to implement positive youth development-oriented prevention practices in 12 prevention coalitions in Maine. A survey of coalition members was used to assess change on individual practitioners’ prevention capacity between Baseline and one year later. Structured interviews with 32 program leaders (16 intervention, 16 control) were used to assess changes in prevention practices during the same time period. Change in prevention capacity over time between intervention and control did not differ, however in secondary analyses of only those assigned to the AGTO condition, AGTO users had evidenced greater improvement in their self-efficacy to conduct Assets-based programming and the frequency with which they engaged in AGTO behaviors. Non-users’ self-efficacy of AGTO declined. Interview ratings showed improvement in several key areas of performance among intervention programs. Improvement was associated with the number of technical assistance hours received. These results suggest that, after one year, AGTO is beginning to improve the capacity of community practitioners who make use of it.

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“…Robertson, David, & Rao, 2003). This preliminary study of the HIP program indicates that the incorporation of an evidence-based HIV prevention program adapted for minority youth in juvenile correctional facilities is feasible and can yield positive outcomes for male juvenile offenders.…”

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HIV Prevention Among Incarcerated Male Adolescents in an Alternative School Setting

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Watson²,

McCuller³

et al. 2010

Journal of Correctional Health Care

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This pilot project tested the feasibility of an evidence-based HIV Intervention Program (HIP) program among 64 male youth, most of whom were African American or Hispanic, in Los Angeles County probation camps. Comparisons were made between adolescents who participated in HIP and a control group on changes in (a) condom use, (b) sexual intercourse under the influence of drugs, (c) knowledge of HIV prevention behaviors, and (d) attitudes toward condom use. Compared to the control group, the intervention group demonstrated significant increases in condom use and significant decreases in their endorsement of the attitude, ''If you want to use a condom, your boy-friend or girlfriend might think you don't trust them.'' These preliminary findings suggest that the HIP program influences key HIV-related constructs among male juvenile offenders.

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Preventing Drug Use among Children and Adolescents: Second Edition

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Neighborhood of residence and risk of initiation into injection drug use among street-involved youth in a Canadian setting

Neighborhood of residence and risk of initiation into injection drug use among street-involved youth in a Canadian setting

Intervening with Practitioners to Improve the Quality of Prevention: One-Year Findings from a Randomized Trial of Assets-Getting To Outcomes

HIV Prevention Among Incarcerated Male Adolescents in an Alternative School Setting

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