Recovery among adolescents: Models for post-treatment gains in drug abuse treatments

Validation study of the extended theory of reasoned action questionnaire for drug abuse prevention in adolescents

The aim of this study was to design and assess the validity and reliability of the theory of reasoned action extended version questionnaire for drug abuse avoidance in Iranian male adolescents. Validity and reliability of a measure consisting of TRA and self efficacy construct for substance abuse avoidance was assessed by scientific methods. Cross-sectional data was collected via self-admini...

Prevention Research: Deterring Drug Abuse Among Children and Adolescents, 63

NIDA Research Monographs are prepared by the research divisions of the National Institute on Drug Abuse and published by its Office of Science. The primary objective of the series Is to provide critical reviews of research problem areas and techniques, the content of state-of-the-art conferences, and integra-tive research reviews. Its dual publication emphasis is rapid and targeted disseminatio...

Drug abuse risk and protective factors among Hispanic adolescents☆

Drug use is a disquieting problem among the growing population of U.S. Hispanic adolescents. This study examined risk and protective factors associated with drug use in a sample of 507 Hispanic adolescents. Data were collected in 2014 and 2015 from youths across the United States. The sample had a mean age of 14.1 years and was 37.3% male. Youths responded to an online questionnaire about their...

Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior to Predict Drug Abuse Related Behaviors among Adolescents

Introduction: Drug abuse is one of the important challenges in the field of mental health and adolescence health promotion. Because of the social and medical cost of drug abuse and its consequences among youth people, it is necessary to intervene effectively. This theoretical based study explained predictability of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) on drug abuse related b...

Substance abuse among adolescents.