Lam Chiu Wan, Shek Daniel T L, Ng Ho Yee, Yeung Ka Ching, Lam Debbie O B
Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong.
Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2005 Oct-Dec;17(4):343-53. doi: 10.1515/ijamh.2005.17.4.343.
Recent approaches to drug prevention have turned to focus on comprehensive strategies that target early risk factors and that strengthen protective factors in adolescence.
To develop a drug prevention program that is evidence-based and conceptually sound for the Chinese community.
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.
A three-year longitudinal study and control group comparisons are integrated in this project for the program evaluation.
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.
近期的药物预防方法已转向关注针对早期风险因素以及强化青少年保护因素的综合策略。
为华人社区制定一个基于证据且概念合理的药物预防项目。
“Astro”项目是为香港的高危青少年设计的，由在结构化小组会议中开展的三个心理社会初级预防项目组成。
该项目将一项为期三年的纵向研究与对照组比较相结合以进行项目评估。
研究结果表明，实验组在参与项目后，在社交技能、毒品知识、拒绝技能、对毒品的态度以及避免药物滥用的行为意图方面总体上优于对照组。这表明该项目作为药物预防项目可以发挥良好作用。
