A Meta-analysis of the Effectiveness of Interactive Middle School Cannabis Prevention Programs.

ABSTRACT: This meta-analysis examines the effectiveness of interactive middle school-based drug prevention programs on adolescent cannabis use in North America, as well as program characteristics that could moderate these effects. Interactive programs, compared to more didactic, lecture style programs, involve participants in skill-building activities and focus on interaction among participants. A systematic literature search was conducted for English-language studies from January 1998 to March 2014. Studies included evaluations using random assignment or a quasi-experimental design of interactive school-based substance use prevention programs delivered to adolescents (aged 12-14) in North American middle schools (grades 6-8). Data were extracted using a coding protocol. The outcomes of interest wer

SUBMITTER: Lize SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5680036 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature