ArticleIndian journal of psychiatry
Prevention, early intervention, and harm reduction of substance use in adolescents.
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- Adverse childhood experiences and substance misuse in young people in India: results from the multisite cVEDA cohort.BMC public health · 2021Pooled it
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- Incorporating neglected non-communicable diseases into the national health program-A review.Frontiers in public health · 2022Review
- Does substance use by family members and community affect the substance use among adolescent boys? Evidence from UDAYA study, India.BMC public health · 2021Article
- A Prospective Study on the Influence of Scholastic Factors on the Prevalence and Initiation of Illicit Drug Misuse in Adolescence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Psychosocial interventions among children and adolescents.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2018Review
- Young Adult Resilience for Recovery From Substance Addiction in Assam, India: Lived Experience Insights From a Photo-Led Interview Study.Journal of community & applied social psychologyArticle
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- School-based substance use disorder prevention in India: A brief appraisal.Indian journal of psychiatryArticle
- Changing scenario of addiction psychiatry: Challenges and opportunities.Indian journal of psychiatryArticle
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Abstract
This paper presents a systematic review on the effectiveness of prevention, early intervention, and harm reduction including treatment of substance abuse among adolescents for tobacco, alcohol and illicit drugs. Taxation, public consumption bans, restriction on advertisements, and minimum legal age for consumption, are effective measures to reduce the use of tobacco and alcohol. School-based prevention and skill-training interventions are effective tools to reduce substance use among adolescents. Social norms and intervention to reduce substance use in adolescents do not have strong evidence of effectiveness. Road-side testing and reduction of injection related harm are effective. However, further research is needed to support it. Moreover, the available research evidence comes from the Western countries with questionable applicability in Indian setting. Research is needed to increase the evidence base on interventions that aim to reduce the high burden of substance use in adolescents in India.
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