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• Name ways of preventingsubstance abuse among youngpeople.
• Give examples of primaryprevention approaches that can beused in your community.
• Name settings where preventionactivities can take place.
By the end of this module, you shouldbe able to:
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• Target young peoplebefore they start usingsubstances.
• Discourage or stop usein those young peoplewho are alreadyexperimenting or using.
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• “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound ofcure.”
• Primary prevention is less expensive thancure.
• Primary prevention is the first line of defense.
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• Primary prevention cantake place in thecommunity.
• The success rate oftreatment is low.
• Primary prevention is funand promotes academicexcellence.
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• Implies that people have the capacity to influence their own health and quality of lifewhen empowered with the appropriate means,skills or information.
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�Young people should begiven the necessaryknowledge, skills andresources; and be exposedto positive attachments.
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�Environment can increaseor decrease the risks forsubstance abuse amongyoung people. Promotingsafe and supportiveenvironments includespromoting positive socialnorms.
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• Alternative activities andyouth groups
• Positive attachments
• Resources
• Family
• Local community
• Orienting services towardsyoung people
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• Parent education• Parent/family skills
training• Parent peer group• Parent self-help groups• Parent involvement in
primary preventionactivities
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• Teaching interpersonal,personal/cognitive andvocational/performanceskills
• Providing information onconsequences of substanceabuse
• Peer counseling
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• Using games and interactiveeducational tools
• Adding substance use topics tocurriculum
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• Public awarenesscampaigns
• Alternative activities forthe youth
• Re-orientation andvocational training for theyouth
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• The workplace and othersocial settings can beimportant locations toaddress substance useproblems.
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• Primary prevention ofsubstance abuse amongyoung people can only beeffective when acomprehensive approachencompassing a variety ofactivities is used.
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• Primary preventioninitiatives should be carriedout in a variety of settingssuch as within families,within the schools and inother places that areaccessible to young people.
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• To be effective, collaborationbetween different sectors ofsociety is crucial.
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