Exploring family based immigrant youth substance use prevention programmes: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Canada has one of the highest rates of problematic opiate and alcohol use in the world. Globally, Canada was the second country that legalized marijuana for non-medical use. As Canada is an immigrant-receiving country, newcomers and immigrants contend with a substance use landscape that was likely absent in their countries of origin. Although immigrants have lower rates of substance use than the host population, the risk of substance use, especially among youth, increases with acculturation and peer pressure. While parents are best placed to mitigate the risks for substance use among their youth, immigrant parents often do not have the knowledge and skills to do so. Therefore, culturally adaptable family based interventions need be explored to build immigrant parents'

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8160161 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature