School-based prevention for illicit drugs use: A systematic review

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 385-396

  Faggiano, Fabrizio ^a,b   Vigna Taglianti, Federica D ^a,b   Versino, Elisabetta ^c   Zambon, Alessio ^c   Borraccino, Alberto ^c   Lemma, Patrizia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b Piedmont Centre for Drug Addiction Epidemiology   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cochrane collaboration; Drug addiction; Effectiveness; Prevention; RCT; School based programs; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

CANNABIS SMOKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVENTION STUDY; KNOWLEDGE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEER PRESSURE; PREVENTION STUDY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SKILL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 42749091759     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2007.11.012     Document Type: Review

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