Botvin G J, Griffin K W, Diaz T, Scheier L M, Williams C, Epstein J A
Institute for Prevention Research, Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY 10021, USA.
Addict Behav. 2000 Sep-Oct;25(5):769-74. doi: 10.1016/s0306-4603(99)00050-7.
National survey data indicate that illicit drug use has steadily increased among American adolescents since 1992. This upward trend underscores the need for identifying effective prevention approaches capable of reducing the use of both licit and illicit drugs. The present study examined long-term follow-up data from a large-scale randomized prevention trial to determine the extent to which participation in a cognitive-behavioral skills-training prevention program led to less illicit drug use than for untreated controls. Data were collected by mail from 447 individuals who were contacted after the end of the 12th grade, 6.5 years after the initial pretest. Results indicated that students who received the prevention program (Life Skills Training) during junior high school reported less use of illicit drugs than controls. These results also support the hypothesis that illicit drug use can be prevented by targeting the use of gateway drugs such as tobacco and alcohol.
全国调查数据表明，自1992年以来，美国青少年中非法药物的使用呈稳步上升趋势。这一上升趋势凸显了识别有效预防方法的必要性，这些方法应能够减少合法和非法药物的使用。本研究检查了一项大规模随机预防试验的长期随访数据，以确定参与认知行为技能培训预防项目相较于未接受治疗的对照组，在何种程度上能减少非法药物的使用。在12年级结束6.5年后，通过邮件从447名个体收集数据，这些个体在最初的预测试后被联系。结果表明，初中阶段接受预防项目（生活技能培训）的学生报告的非法药物使用量低于对照组。这些结果也支持了这样的假设，即通过针对烟草和酒精等入门药物的使用，可以预防非法药物的使用。
