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Article: An innovation in drug prevention programs for adolescents: The Hong Kong Astro project

TitleAn innovation in drug prevention programs for adolescents: The Hong Kong Astro project
Authors
KeywordsAdolescents
Astro project
Drug prevention programs
Hong Kong
Issue Date2005
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.degruyter.com/journals/ijamh/detailEn.cfm
Citation
International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 2005, v. 17 n. 4, p. 343-353 How to Cite?
AbstractRecent approaches to drug prevention have turned to focus on comprehensive strategies that target early risk factors and that strengthen protective factors in adolescence. Objective: To develop a drug prevention program that is evidence-based and conceptually sound for the Chinese community. Study group: The "Astro" project was designed for high-risk youths in Hong Kong and consisted of three psychosocial primary prevention programs conducted in structured group sessions. Methods: A three-year longitudinal study and control group comparisons are integrated in this project for the program evaluation. Results and conclusions: The findings showed that the experimental group, after participating in the programs, was generally better than the control group in terms of social skills, knowledge of drugs, refusal skills, attitudes towards drugs, and the behavioral intention to avoid drug abuse. It suggests that this program could function well as a drug prevention program. © Freund Publishing House Ltd.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/82215
ISSN
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.398
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dc.contributor.authorNg, HYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYeung, KCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLam, DOBen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T08:26:48Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T08:26:48Z-
dc.date.issued2005en_HK
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 2005, v. 17 n. 4, p. 343-353en_HK
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dc.description.abstractRecent approaches to drug prevention have turned to focus on comprehensive strategies that target early risk factors and that strengthen protective factors in adolescence. Objective: To develop a drug prevention program that is evidence-based and conceptually sound for the Chinese community. Study group: The "Astro" project was designed for high-risk youths in Hong Kong and consisted of three psychosocial primary prevention programs conducted in structured group sessions. Methods: A three-year longitudinal study and control group comparisons are integrated in this project for the program evaluation. Results and conclusions: The findings showed that the experimental group, after participating in the programs, was generally better than the control group in terms of social skills, knowledge of drugs, refusal skills, attitudes towards drugs, and the behavioral intention to avoid drug abuse. It suggests that this program could function well as a drug prevention program. © Freund Publishing House Ltd.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.degruyter.com/journals/ijamh/detailEn.cfmen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Healthen_HK
dc.subjectAdolescentsen_HK
dc.subjectAstro projecten_HK
dc.subjectDrug prevention programsen_HK
dc.subjectHong Kongen_HK
dc.titleAn innovation in drug prevention programs for adolescents: The Hong Kong Astro projecten_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.emailYeung, KC: yeungkaching@hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1515/IJAMH.2005.17.4.343-
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