ArticleCurrent addiction reports2023
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Evaluating the Efficacy of Stand-Alone Digital Interventions to Prevent Substance Use Among Adolescents.
Article in Current addiction reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Effectiveness of a Mobile Phone-Delivered Multiple Health Behavior Change Intervention (LIFE4YOUth) in Adolescents: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Trial
- App-Based Addiction Prevention at German Vocational Schools: Implementation and Reach for a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2024Trial
- Digital Interventions to Facilitate Screening, Brief Interventions, and Referral to Treatment for Substance Use Among Adolescents.Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America · 2026Review
- Systematic Review: Culturally Tailored Digital Substance Use Prevention Interventions for Black Adolescents.JAACAP open · 2026Review
- Resilience as a Protective Factor in Substance Use Prevention: A Narrative Review of Health Promotion Strategies Across Adolescence and Young Adulthood.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Digital Intervention Components for Preventing and Reducing Substance Use in Adolescents and Emerging Adults: A Comprehensive Scoping Review.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2026Article
- A videogame for perceived risk of harm from opioid misuse in adolescents: a randomized controlled trial.Nature health · 2026Article
- Feasibility, usability, and acceptability of MobileCoach-Teen: A smartphone app-based preventative intervention for risky adolescent drinking behavior.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2024Article
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Authors and funding
11 authors.
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Abstract
Purpose of Review: Stand-alone digital interventions-digital interventions delivered without provider or teacher involvement-hold promise for improving access to substance use prevention services for adolescents. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the efficacy of stand-alone digital interventions to prevent substance use among adolescents. Recent Findings: A systematic literature search yielded 35 randomized controlled trial studies. Meta-analysis revealed significant reductions in alcohol ( Summary: Stand-alone digital interventions were effective at preventing alcohol, cannabis, and tobacco use with small but significant effect sizes among adolescents. However, studies including Native American adolescents are lacking and needed.
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