Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk · 2016 · 22 citations · 21 references
Public HealthHealth PromotionPreventive MedicineAdolescent DevelopmentAdolescent HealthSubstance Use PreventionAdolescent Health CareAdolescent Health EducationAdolescent Health PromotionPeer InfluencePeer PressureSubstance Abuse PreventionDrug Use By AdolescentsDrug Use DisorderPeer Influence On Substance UsePrevention Of Drug AbuseProblematic Drug UseProtective Factors DevelopmentSubstance Use In AdolescenceYouth Substance Use Prevention
Evidence-based practice guidelines for drug use prevention with adolescents propose focusing on increasing protective factors and reducing risk factors associated with drug use. The present article reports on a qualitative study undertaken with 10 adolescent drug users and 29 non-users from a historically marginalised community in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The findings reveal peer risk and protective factors associated with drug use, and offer recommendations for how protective factors can be increased and peer risk factors mobilised as protective mechanisms and sources for promoting resilience in drug use prevention among adolescents.
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