Universal and targeted prevention programs of substance abuse in adolescence: A review of predictors of efficacy
If practices in addiction have evolved over the last century, prevention is still new in Quebec. Thus, despite orientation that advocates the use of exemplary programs, in fact, programs administered to adolescents are too often «intuitive». This article aims, from the scientific literature, to update and compare the predictors of the effectiveness of prevention programs in drug abuse among adolescents. The review will focus on developmental prevention programs for adolescents (12-17 years), whether been universal or targeted. Although recent, literature can, indeed, propose some recommendations regarding the predictive factors of the effectiveness of programs in prevention of substance abuse in adolescence. To whom those adolescence prevention programs should be targeted? Which leaders should be privileged? What types of programs should be offered? This review has highlighted various predictive factors of efficacy as they are identified as mitigated or not recommended.