Piloting of the Just Say Know prevention program: a psychoeducational approach to translating the neuroscience of addiction to youth.
Background: Substance use during adolescence can have a number of negative consequences and interfere with normal brain development. Given limited time and resources, brief group- and school-based prevention programs are an efficient strategy for educating youth about the effects of substance use on...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Drug & Alcohol Abuse Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 16 - 26 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2021
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=149576574&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 149576574 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 00952990 DAA jtl: American Journal of Drug & Alcohol Abuse issn: 00952990 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: 2021 vid: 47 iid: 1 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 149576574 149576574 NLM32687415 149576574 10.1080/00952990.2020.1770777 NLM32687415 149576574 ppf: 16 ppct: 10 formats: tig: atl: Piloting of the Just Say Know prevention program: a psychoeducational approach to translating the neuroscience of addiction to youth. aug: au: Meredith, Lindsay R. Maralit, Anna M. Thomas, Suzanne E. Rivers, Sylvia L. Salazar, Claudia A. Anton, Raymond F. Tomko, Rachel L. Squeglia, Lindsay M. affil: Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA sug: subj: Substance Use Disorders Prevention and Control Students Psychosocial Factors Adolescent Behavior Program Evaluation Human Adolescence Male Pilot Studies School Health Services Female Attitude to Health Comparative Studies Multicenter Studies Evaluation Research Validation Studies Clinical Assessment Tools Questionnaires Adolescent: 13-18 years Male Female ab: Background: Substance use during adolescence can have a number of negative consequences and interfere with normal brain development. Given limited time and resources, brief group- and school-based prevention programs are an efficient strategy for educating youth about the effects of substance use on health outcomes.Objectives: To determine if a science-based, interactive substance prevention program could improve student knowledge and influence students' attitudes toward future substance use behaviors.Methods: The Just Say Know program was given to 1,594 middle and high school students. The facilitator engaged students in an interactive, hour-long session covering brain basics and effects of substance use. Students completed an eight-item pre- and post-knowledge-based test to measure learning outcomes along with feedback questions about youths' attitudes toward substance use and the program.Results: After the program, 94% of students reported that it provided helpful information; 92% reported it may influence their approach to substance use, with 76% specifying that they would delay or cut back on substance use. Knowledge-based test performance increased by 78%, with high schoolers displaying significantly higher scores than middle schoolers, but both showing similar improvements in scores. Students who reported higher levels of friends' substance use had smaller improvements from pre- to posttest.Conclusion: Results suggest Just Say Know, a scientifically-based prevention program, is effective in increasing adolescents' program based-knowledge, has the potential to affect youths' attitudes toward substance use, and is well-received. These findings provide preliminary evidence that a cost-effective, neuroscience-informed group prevention program might reduce or delay adolescents' future substance use. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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