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Adolescent Substance Use: Risk and Protection


Author(s): Social Development Division (SDD)
Economic Sector(s): (1) Drug abuse control
ESCAP Reference No.: ST/ESCAP/2287
Division/Office: Social Development
Published Date: 2003
Country: {Sub-regional Publication}
Hard Copy Price: US$ 12.00


This publication looks at planning and delivering effective treatment and rehabilitation programmes for adolescent substance users in the Greater Mekong Subregion and beyond. It examines issues such as treatment approaches to youth drug use, successful intervention, current treatment and aftercare programmes, and the implementation of effective preventive programmes.




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Preface iii
Introduction 1
Section 1: TREATMENT APPROACHES TO YOUTH DRUG USE 3
  1.1 Why young people use drugs 4
  1.2 Progressive nature of substance use and treatment options 4
  1.3 Overview of traditional approaches to substance use intervention and treatment for adolescents 7
Section 2: ANALYSIS OF RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS 17
  2.1 Review of key research related to risk and protective factors 18
  2.2 Risk and protective factors for adolescent substance use 20
  2.3 The role of life skills as protective factors 24
Section 3: SUCCESSFUL INTERVENTION, TREATMENT AND AFTERCARE PROGRAMMES 29
  3.1 Hawari and Associates, Jakarta 30
  3.2 Yayasan Harapan Permata Hati Kita (Yayasan KITA/YAKITA), Bogor, Indonesia 31
  3.3 E's Up, Portsmouth City, United Kingdom 35
  3.4 Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission (AADAC), Calgary, Canada 37
  3.5 Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse (DASA), State of Washington, United States 38
  3.6 Essex Young People's Drug and Alcohol Service, Essex, United Kingdom 39
Section 4: IMPLICATIONS FOR PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATIION 41
  4.1 An integrated framework for stages of use, treatment options and indicated protective factors 42
  4.2 Additional considerations for effective adolescent treatment programmes 44
  4.3 The process of effective programme adaptation 51
References 53



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