Prevention, early intervention, and harm reduction of substance use in adolescents

Rc, Jiloha

doi:10.4103/0019-5545.204444

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“…[ 5 , 6 ]. Not surprisingly, a great deal of public health efforts around the globe are oriented towards the prevention and reduction of substance misuse behaviors in adolescents [ 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 ].…”

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A Prospective Study on the Influence of Scholastic Factors on the Prevalence and Initiation of Illicit Drug Misuse in Adolescence

Zubak

Zenić

Ostojić

et al. 2018

IJERPH

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Background: This study aimed to prospectively investigate the scholastic factors related to illicit drug misuse (IDM) and the initiation of IDM among older adolescents from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Methods: This 2-year prospective study included 436 participants (202 females), who were an average of 16 years old at the beginning of the study (baseline). The participants were tested at baseline and follow-up (20 months later). The predictors included variables of scholastic-achievement (grade point average, school absences, unexcused absences and behavioral grade). The criteria were: (i) IDM at baseline; (ii) IDM at follow-up; and (iii) initiation of IDM over the study course. Results: Logistic regression indicated increased odds of IDM in adolescents who were more frequent absent from school (baseline: Odds Ratio (OR): 3.73, 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 2.12–6.57; follow-up: OR: 2.91, 95% CI: 1.90–4.65). The lower grade point average and more unexcused absences were evidenced for adolescents who consumed drugs on follow-up (OR: 1.67, 95% CI: 1.11–2.51; OR: 1.74, 95% CI: 1.30–2.32 for grade point average and unexcused absences, respectively). Initiation of IDM was predicted by frequent absences from school (OR: 2.2, 95% CI: 1.3–3.8), and lower behavioral grades (OR: 1.9, 95% CI: 1.2–3.3). Conclusions: The findings confirmed strong correlations between scholastic failure and IDM. Absences from school and lower behavioral grades at baseline were predictive of the initiation of IDM in older adolescents.

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A Prospective Study on the Influence of Scholastic Factors on the Prevalence and Initiation of Illicit Drug Misuse in Adolescence

Zubak

Zenić

Ostojić

et al. 2018

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“…The research shows that rates of tobacco use, harmful alcohol use, and illicit drug use can be reduced by a combination of regulatory, early intervention, and harm reduction approaches. [ 13 ]…”

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Changing scenario of addiction psychiatry: Challenges and opportunities

Dalal

2020

Indian J Psychiatry

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“…Indian studies do not feature in the available evidence that form the part of above recommendations. Two recent narrative reviews, relevant to substance use prevention in Indian context, by Deb and Gupta[ 20 ] and Jiloha,[ 21 ] also do not feature any Indian SBP programs. However, there are a couple of programs that have been described.…”

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confidence: 99%