Adolescent Drug Abuse in Hong Kong: Prevalence, Psychosocial Correlates, and Prevention

Hong Kong has devised strategies to tackle the problem of psychoactive drug abuse in adolescents since the mid-1990s. This paper sought to find out whether previous research and prevention work has made use of concepts and ideas that are akin to the Positive Youth Development (PYD) approach. The prospect of adopting PYD in Hong Kong's drug prevention system was explored.
Source: Journal of Adolescent Health - Category: Child Development Authors: Tags: Review article Source Type: research