UK - Residential Clinic
Looking for a rehab clinic/treatment centre in the UK area?
You can receive independent, expert advice on alcohol rehabilitation and rehab centres by telephoning directly on 0117 339 0080.
The most important consideration in choosing a rehab centre is to match the individual to the rehab centre that is most likely to lead to a successful outcome.
We can provide an assessment of all your needs and a recommendation regarding the most effective rehab placement for you, given your particular circumstances. We can provide fast, immediate access to alcohol treatment.
Rehab News:Peer led prevention programmes can reduce substance abuse
A study has found that high-risk teenagers who participate in peer-led substance abuse - including alcohol - prevention programmes reduce their drug use by approximately 15 per cent versus traditional curricula.
Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) looked at the power of peer pressure and how education programmes can be focused around this.
"Most substance abuse prevention programmes disseminate information about the bad effects of drugs and teach resistance skills without considering the impact of peer influence," said Thomas Valente, assistant professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
"Generally, our study emphasises the power of peers. We found that social network-tailored prevention curricula can be very successful in achieving long-term behavioral changes in teenagers."
The study compared substance use among students participating in the prevention program Project Towards No Drug Abuse (TND), traditionally led by a health educator or teacher, to the modified peer-led Project TND Network.
TND held interactive discussions at the classroom level while TND Network divided the students into smaller groups composed of their friends, increased the number of group activities and a student-chosen leader led the discussion.
The study assessed participants' data on their use of tobacco, alcohol, marijuana and cocaine. Students were randomly assigned by classroom to receive one of the two curricula or the control group.
The study found that peer influence can have a positive affect in changing attitudes and behaviour.
However, the study also found that students with a peer environment that supports substance use did not benefit from the interactive program. Students with substance using friends increase their own use in the peer-led condition.
"Peer influence can go both ways, some students benefited because of the positive social influence of their friends while others were harmed by negative influence of their substance using peers," Professor Valente said.
"Programmes that incorporate this type of interactive programming can be very effective, but they depend on how peer influence is channeled."
