NCJ Number
215738
Journal
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Volume: 160 Issue: 9 Dated: September 2006 Pages: 876-882
Date Published
September 2006
Length
7 pages
Annotation
This paper examines the long-term effects of universal preventive interventions on methamphetamine use by adolescents in the general population during their late high school years.
Abstract
Study findings indicate the effectiveness of three of four universal interventions on lifetime or annual methamphetamine use across two randomized studies. In this context, none of the interventions had content specific to the prevention of methamphetamine use; the observed intervention effects were obtained by addressing general risk and protective factors for drug use associated with family and school environments. In summation, brief universal interventions have potential for public health impact by reducing methamphetamine use among adolescents. During the 1990s, methamphetamine use among adolescents increased dramatically. Although the rates have decreased since then, the 2004 lifetime prevalence of use for seniors was more than 6 percent. Researchers have argued strongly in favor of a preventive approach. The objective of this paper was to report findings of two randomized, controlled studies of the longitudinal effects on methamphetamine use of partnership-based preventive interventions for adolescents in the general population and their families residing in a rural Midwestern State. Figures, references