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Effects of a School-Based Intervention for Preventing Substance Use among Adolescents at Risk of Academic Failure: A Pilot Study of the Reasoning and Rehabilitation V2 Program
- Source :
- Healthcare, Volume 9, Issue 11, RUA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Alicante, Universidad de Alicante (UA), Healthcare, Vol 9, Iss 1488, p 1488 (2021), UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), HEALTHCARE, r-ISABIAL. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica del Instituto de Investigación Biomédica y Sanitaria de Alicante, instname
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- MDPI, 2021.
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Abstract
- Tobacco, alcohol and cannabis use are important health problems that contribute greatly to causes of death in worldwide. Early onset of substance use increases rapidly during adolescence and it has been associated with a wide range of adverse events. Because substance use is associated with dramatic consequences, delaying the initiation of substance use among adolescents remains a major public priority. This study examined the effectiveness of a school-based intervention program based on the application of the Reasoning and Rehabilitation V2 (R&amp<br />R2) program for preventing substance use among adolescents at risk of academic failure. A sample of 142 participants (aged 13–17 years old) who were studying alternative education provision in Spain were randomly allocated to two conditions (68 experimental group, 74 control group). A pre-test survey assessing past and current substance use was conducted prior the implementation of the program, while a post-test survey was conducted about 12 months after the pre-test. The results showed a significant effect of the R&amp<br />R program in the reduction of cigarette smoking, episodes of drunkenness, alcohol consumption and cannabis use. However, for daily smoking and episodes of drunkenness such benefits showed a reduction over time. These findings offer additional evidence of the effectiveness of the Reasoning and Rehabilitation V2 program in Spanish adolescent students who are exposed to substance use and suggest areas of future research.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Leadership and Management
medicine.medical_treatment
substance use
Health Informatics
Intervention
Daily smoking
Substance use
Adolescents
Teenagers
Article
Health problems
Health Information Management
Intervention (counseling)
medicine
Addictes
adolescents
Psychiatry
Adverse effect
School based intervention
intervention
Rehabilitation
business.industry
Ciències de la salut::Salut mental [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC]
Health Policy
Matemàtiques i estadística [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC]
Alternative education
Addicts
Spain
Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamiento Psicológico
reasoning and rehabilitation
Reasoning and rehabilitation
Medicine
Enfermería
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22279032
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Healthcare, Volume 9, Issue 11, RUA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Alicante, Universidad de Alicante (UA), Healthcare, Vol 9, Iss 1488, p 1488 (2021), UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), HEALTHCARE, r-ISABIAL. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica del Instituto de Investigación Biomédica y Sanitaria de Alicante, instname
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e28a1c8c551fda23f5ff467b96c3535d