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Comprehensive family-oriented prevention for cannabis use

Summary of the evidence

Rating
  • Likely to be beneficial

Comprehensive family-oriented prevention, which includes training for parents, children and whole families, was found to be effective in  one study included in a systematic review (Gates et al., 2006, 9 cluster randomised studies and 8 randomised studies, N = 1230) — although with some disagreement and methodological weaknesses — in:

  • reducing lifetime cannabis use and cannabis use in the past year in adolescents (RR =  0.55, 95 % CI 0.32–0.95 and RR = 0.44 95 % CI 0.20–0.96 respectively, at 6 year follow-up) .

Details

Note: this evidence summary is only valid for the outcomes, target groups, settings and substances/patterns of use described below.

Name of response option
  • Family-based prevention programmes
Desired outcome(s)
  • reduce substance use
Area(s)
  • Prevention
Specific substance or pattern of use
  • cannabis
Target group(s) or setting(s)
  • families
  • young people

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