prevent or reduce risky use by teens

Theory and Evidence

Australian Government (2003). Schools can’t do it alone: Innovation and good practice in drug education, Monograph 3. Canberra: Department of Education, Science and Training.

Berkowitz, A.D. (2005). An overview of the social norms approach. In L.C. Lederman & L.P. Stewart. Changing the culture of college drinking: A socially situated health communication approach (pp. 193-214). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.

Centre for Addictions Research of BC (2010). Following the evidence: Preventing harms from substance use in BC. Victoria: BC Ministry of Health.

Grube, J.W. & Nygaard, P. (2005). Alcohol policy and youth drinking: Overview of effective interventions for young people. In T. Stockwell et al., Eds.), Preventing harmful substance use: The evidence base for policy and practice (p. 113-127). Chicester: John Wiley & Sons.

Loxley, W., Toumbourou, J., Stockwell, T.R., Haines, B., Scott, K., Godfrey, C. et al. (2004). Prevention of substance use, risk and harm in Australia: A review of the evidence. Perth: National Drug Research Institute and the Centre for Adolescent Health.

Perkins, H.W., Linkenbach, J.W., Lewis, M.A. & Neighbors, C. (2010). Effectiveness of social norms media marketing in reducing drinking and driving: A statewide campaign. Addictive Behaviors, 35(10), 866-874.

Stockwell, T. (2010). Operator and regulatory best practices in the reduction of violence in and around licensed premises: A review of Australian and Canadian research. Victoria: Centre for Addictions Research of BC.

Toumbourou, J.W., Stockwell, T., Neighbors, C., Marlatt, G.A., Sturge, J. & Rehm, J. (2007). Interventions to reduce harm associated with adolescent substance use. Lancet, 369(9570), 1391-1401.

Ward, B., Snow, P. & Aroni, R. (2010). Children's alcohol initiation: An analytic review. Drugs, Education, Prevention and Policy, 17(3), 270-277.

Tools

Alcohol Reality Check. The resources in this kit are designed to help people assess their drinking against Canada's Low-Risk Drinking Guidelines based on age, gender and pattern of consumption. (http://test.carbc.ca/HelpingCommunities/ToolsResources/AlcoholRealityCheck.aspx)

Life Starts Now: How to Plan a Dry Grad. A guide published by the province of BC to assist parents, parent groups, schools and students organize a safe alcohol- and drug-free after-graduation celebration. (http://healthyschoolsbc.ca/program/resources/27/34567/LifeStartsNow.pdf)

School-Family-Community Partnerships: A Knowledge Kit for School and Community Leaders. A guide published by the Joint Consortium for School Health. (http://eng.jcsh-cces.ca/upload/JCSH%20Substance%20Use%20Toolkit%20SchoolFamilyCommunity%20v1.pdf)

Responding to the Needs of Higher-Risk Youth: A Knowledge Kit for Counsellors and Health Workers. A guide published by the Joint Consortium for School Health. (http://eng.jcsh-cces.ca/upload/JCSH%20Substance%20Use%20Toolkit%20Higher%20Risk%20Youth%20v1.pdf)

School-Family-Community Partnerships: A Knowledge Kit for School and Community Leaders. A guide published by the Joint Consortium for School Health. (http://eng.jcsh-cces.ca/upload/JCSH%20Substance%20Use%20Toolkit%20SchoolFamilyCommunity%20v1.pdf)

Stronger Together: Canadian Standards for Community-Based Youth Substance Abuse Prevention. A workbook designed to support community-based efforts to prevent problems from substance use among youth. (http://www.ccsa.ca/2010%20CCSA%20Documents/2010_CCSA_Community-based_Standards_en.pdfEn Francais (http://www.ccsa.ca/2010%20CCSA%20Documents/2010_CCSA_Community-based_Standards_fr.pdf)

What's With Weed. Screening tools and information developed by young people in partnership with substance use professionals in Ontario to help people assess their marijuana use. (http://www.whatswithweed.ca/weed/index.php)