A New Approach To Curbing Risky Trajectories Of Adolescent Alcohol-tobacco Use: A Tailored Brief Program For Parents.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$320,271.00
Summary
Parent-adolescent interactions predict adolescent involvement in alcohol and tobacco use, and parent-oriented programs reduce conduct problems. Nevertheless, parent training is a rare alcohol-tobacco-related prevention strategy. This research will evaluate a brief parent program for adolescents at risk of escalating alcohol-tobacco problems. The technology should be cost-effective and readily complement existing school prevention strategies.