Strategies to prevent (STOP) substance use. A website for adolescents in Hawaii.

Autor/inn/en	Nigg, Claudio R.; Phu, Tatiana; Mnich, Carina
Titel	Strategies to prevent (STOP) substance use. A website for adolescents in Hawaii.
Quelle	In: Journal of substance use, 25 (2020) 1, S. 88-94 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1465-9891; 1475-9942
DOI	10.1080/14659891.2019.1664659
Schlagwörter	Empirische Untersuchung; Schüler; Drogenabhängigkeit; Drogenkonsum; Intervention; Missbrauch; Prävention; Internet; Jugendlicher; Informationsvermittlung; Hawaii
Abstract	Background: Adolescent substance use is a global and local (Hawaii) problem. Therefore, the study goal was to develop and investigate the effect of an adolescent substance use prevention intervention website in Hawaii. Methods: A website was developed including drug overviews, health effects, how to stay away, external prevention and treatment resources, and an evaluation. Three grade 11 classes completed a baseline (T1) survey based on website content and a follow-up (T2) assessment after a 15-minute website interaction. Results: At T1, 63/72 and at T2, 62 students participated (16-17 years old; 92% female; 87.2% Filipino). The number correct increased from 48.0% (SD = 14.5) at T1 to 82.0% (SD = 15.3) at T2 (t(59) = 13.5, p ( .001). Eleven of twelve topics improved (p ( .5) which addressed mental disorder drug use, workplace meth-use in Hawaii, Americans in need of drug/alcohol treatment, stimulant drugs, side effects of drugs, drug related domestic/child abuse, short-term drug effects, Hawaii and national methuse, chemicals in drugs, how to stay away, and ways of treatment. Conclusions: Adolescents improved their substance use prevention understanding. This is promising considering the brief, inexpensive, potentially scalable intervention which can be implemented within high school curricula. (Autor).
Erfasst von	Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft, Bonn
Update	2021/3