Impact of a 2-year multimodal intervention for disruptive 6-year-olds on substance use in adolescence: randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adolescent substance use is associated with both earlier childhood behavioural problems and serious lifetime addiction problems later in life.

Aims

To examine whether, and through which mechanisms, targeting risk factors in early childhood prevents substance use across adolescence.

Method

Disruptive kindergarten boys (n = 172) living in Montreal were randomly allocated to a preventive intervention and a control condition. The intervention was delivered over 2 years (7-9 years of age) with two main components: (a) social and problem-solving skills training for the boys; and (b) training for parents on effective child-rearing skills.

Results

Adolescent substance use, up to 8 years post-intervention, was reduced in those who received the intervention (d

SUBMITTER: Castellanos-Ryan N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3792081 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature