SynthesisClinical child and family psychology review2015
The Effectiveness of Family Interventions in Preventing Adolescent Illicit Drug Use: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.
- Universal, selective and indicated parenting interventions to prevent the development of adverse mental health outcomes in youth: a meta-review of systematic reviews.BMJ mental health · 2025Pooled it
- Selective prevention programs for substance and behavioral addictions in adolescents: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Parental Involvement in Adolescent Psychological Interventions: A Meta-analysis.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2024Pooled it
- Family-based prevention programmes for alcohol use in young people.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Comparing individually based and family-based treatments for internalizing, externalizing, and family symptoms in Latino youth.Family process · 2022Trial
- Health Service Use Among Young Adults With a History of Adolescent Cannabis Use.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- 24-month outcomes of an eHealth universal program for students and parents to prevent adolescent alcohol use: A cluster randomized controlled trial in schools.Internet interventions · 2023Article
- The Influence of the Competences of the Professionals in Charge of Family Evidence-Based Programmes on Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms in Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Identifying adolescent protective factors that disrupt the intergenerational transmission of cannabis use and disorder.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2020Article
- Associations of Parental Marijuana Use With Offspring Marijuana, Tobacco, and Alcohol Use and Opioid Misuse.JAMA network open · 2019Article
- Youths Perceived Parental Influence on Substance Use Changes and Motivation to Seek Treatment.The journal of behavioral health services & research · 2018Article
- Internet-Based Universal Prevention for Students and Parents to Prevent Alcohol and Cannabis Use Among Adolescents: Protocol for the Randomized Controlled Trial of Climate Schools Plus.JMIR research protocols · 2018Article
- Impact of cannabis legalization on treatment and research priorities for cannabis use disorder.International review of psychiatry (Abingdon, England) · 2018Review
- Parent Prevention Communication Profiles and Adolescent Substance Use: A Latent Profile Analysis and Growth Curve Model.Journal of family communication · 2017Article
- Family-Based Treatments for Adolescent Substance Use.Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America · 2016Review
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Abstract
In order to quantify the effectiveness of family interventions in preventing and reducing adolescent illicit drug use, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. We searched the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Educational Research Information Centre (ERIC), MEDLINE, Embase, and PsycINFO for studies published between 1995 and 2013. Results were described separately for different outcomes (marijuana vs. other illicit drugs) and intervention types (universal, selective, and indicated prevention). Meta-analyses were performed when data were sufficient (e.g., marijuana and other illicit drug initiation in universal samples), using random effect models. Otherwise, we provided narrative reviews (e.g., regarding selective and indicated prevention). Thirty-nine papers describing 22 RCTs were eligible for inclusion. Universal family interventions targeting parent-child dyads are likely to be effective in preventing (OR 0.72; 95 % CI 0.56, 0.94) and reducing adolescent marijuana use, but not in preventing other illicit drugs (OR 0.90; 95 % CI 0.60, 1.34). Among high-risk groups, there is no clear evidence for the effectiveness of family interventions in preventing and reducing illicit drug use and drug disorders. The three small RCTs among substance-(ab)using adolescents gave some indication that programs might reduce the frequency of illicit drug use. Family interventions targeting parent-child dyads are likely to be effective in preventing and reducing adolescent marijuana use in general populations, but no evidence for other illicit drug use was found. We underline the need to strengthen the evidence base with more trials, especially among at-risk populations.
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