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Preventing drug use problems: the university as a site for local action
Author(s) -
LOCKWOOD ANNE,
SAUNDERS BILL
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
drug and alcohol review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.018
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1465-3362
pISSN - 0959-5236
DOI - 10.1080/09595239100185041
Subject(s) - action (physics) , drug , preventive action , medicine , drug prevention , site of action , psychology , substance abuse , psychiatry , computer science , computer security , physics , quantum mechanics
While the prevention of drug use problems comes well recommended, there is limited agreement on which preventive strategies are the most effective. Furthermore there is debate as to where activity most effectively occurs—should it be at the national or local level? In this study a university community was investigated with the aim of determining whether members of that community appreciated the need for prevention of drug use problems and which preventive strategies they deemed to be of value. The difficulties inherent in taking action within a tertiary environment are also considered and an agenda for action described. [Lockwood A, Saunders B. Preventing drug use problems: the university as a site for local action. Drug Alcohol Rev 1991; 10: 29‐35]