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Substance Misuse

Primary Prevention Interventions

This map provides structured access to an up to date, robust body of secondary evidence on interventions to prevent of substance misuse. Sources included in the map may provide evidence which addresses the following question: What interventions are effective for the primary prevention of substance misuse in children, adolescents or adults?

Date of last search: Jan 2023. Next update due: June 2024.

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	Population Groups
Interventions	Adolescents	Adults	General Population	Young adults (18-25)
Digital Interventions	Digital Interventions - Adolescents	Digital Interventions - Adults Meiksin R et al (2022) E-health interventions targeting STIs, sexual risk, substance use and mental health among men who have sex with men: four systematic reviews Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technology in Health (2012) Prevention Strategies for Substance Misuse: A Review of the Clinical Evidence	Digital Interventions - General Population National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2019) Alcohol interventions in secondary and further education [A] Evidence review for universal interventions Kaner EFS et al (2017) Personalised digital interventions for reducing hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption in community‐dwelling populations Smedslund G et al (2017) Effects of early, computerized brief interventions on risky alcohol use and risky cannabis use among young people	Digital Interventions - Young adults (18-25) Patnode CD et al (2014) Primary Care Behavioral Interventions to Prevent or Reduce Illicit Drug Use and Nonmedical Pharmaceutical Use in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Evidence Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Education Interventions	Education Interventions - Adolescents Gilligan C, et al. (2019) Family‐based prevention programmes for alcohol use in young people Tancred T et al (2019) Interventions integrating health and academic education in schools to prevent substance misuse and violence: a systematic review Bonnell C et al (2016) The effects of Positive Youth Development interventions on substance use, violence and inequalities: systematic review of theories of change, processes and outcomes McArthur G et al (2018) Individual‐, family‐, and school‐level interventions targeting multiple risk behaviours in young people Foxtrot DR, Tsertvadeze A (2011) Universal multi‐component prevention programs for alcohol misuse in young people Faggiano F et al (2014) School-based prevention for illicit drug use Langford R et al (2014) The WHO Health Promoting School framework for improving the health and well-being of students and their academic achievement Thomas RE, Lorenzetti D, Spragins W (2011) Mentoring adolescents to prevent drug and alcohol use	Education Interventions - Adults Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technology in Health (2012) Prevention Strategies for Substance Misuse: A Review of the Clinical Evidence	Education Interventions - General Population O'Connor E et al (2020) Interventions to Prevent Illicit and Nonmedical Drug Use in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: Updated Systematic Evidence Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Gates S et al (2006) Interventions for prevention of drug use by young people delivered in non‐school settings National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2019) Alcohol interventions in secondary and further education [A] Evidence review for universal interventions National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2017) Drug misuse prevention: targeted interventions National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2010) Alcohol-use disorders: prevention	Education Interventions - Young adults (18-25) Foxtrot DR et al. (2015) Social norms information for alcohol misuse in university and college students Patnode CD et al (2014) Primary Care Behavioral Interventions to Prevent or Reduce Illicit Drug Use and Nonmedical Pharmaceutical Use in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Evidence Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Environment / Policy Intervention	Environment / Policy Intervention - Adolescents McArthur G et al (2018) Individual‐, family‐, and school‐level interventions targeting multiple risk behaviours in young people	Environment / Policy Intervention - Adults	Environment / Policy Intervention - General Population Hollands GJ et al (2019) Altering the availability or proximity of food, alcohol, and tobacco products to change their selection and consumption National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2019) Alcohol interventions in secondary and further education [A] Evidence review for universal interventions School of Health Related Research (2010) Interventions on Control of Alcohol Price, Promotion and Availability for Prevention of Alcohol Use Disorders in Adults and Young People National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2010) Alcohol-use disorders: prevention	Environment / Policy Intervention - Young adults (18-25)
Media Intervention	Media Intervention - Adolescents Siegfried N et al (2014) Restricting or banning alcohol advertising to reduce alcohol consumption in adults and adolescents	Media Intervention - Adults Siegfried N et al (2014) Restricting or banning alcohol advertising to reduce alcohol consumption in adults and adolescents Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technology in Health (2012) Prevention Strategies for Substance Misuse: A Review of the Clinical Evidence	Media Intervention - General Population Stead M et al (2019) Mass media to communicate public health messages in six health topic areas: a systematic review and other reviews of the evidence National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2019) Alcohol interventions in secondary and further education [A] Evidence review for universal interventions Ferri M et al (2013) Media campaigns for the prevention of illicit drug use in young people	Media Intervention - Young adults (18-25) Foxtrot DR et al. (2015) Social norms information for alcohol misuse in university and college students
Other Intervention	Other Intervention - Adolescents	Other Intervention - Adults	Other Intervention - General Population Filges T et al (2022) Outreach programs to improve life circumstances and prevent further adverse developmental trajectories of at-risk youth in OECD countries	Other Intervention - Young adults (18-25)

Substance Misuse

Primary Prevention Interventions

Population Groups

Interventions

Digital Interventions - Adolescents

Digital Interventions - Adults

Digital Interventions - General Population

Digital Interventions - Young adults (18-25)

Education Interventions - Adolescents

Education Interventions - Adults

Education Interventions - General Population

Education Interventions - Young adults (18-25)

Environment / Policy Intervention - Adolescents

Environment / Policy Intervention - Adults

Environment / Policy Intervention - General Population

Environment / Policy Intervention - Young adults (18-25)

Media Intervention - Adolescents

Media Intervention - Adults

Media Intervention - General Population

Media Intervention - Young adults (18-25)

Other Intervention - Adolescents

Other Intervention - Adults

Other Intervention - General Population

Other Intervention - Young adults (18-25)