A systematic overview of evidence-based practice guidelines on the prevention and treatment of alcohol- and drug misuse in adolescents

Bekkering, Trudy; Aertgeerts, Bert; Asueta-Lorenta, JL; Autrique, Mieke; Goossens, Martine; Smets, Karen; Van Bussel, Johan; Vanderplasschen, Wouter; Van Royen, Paul; Hannes, Karin; Hannes, Karin; Aertgeerts, Bert; Geirnaerts, Marijs; Van Bussel, Johan; Vanderplasschen, Wouter; Van Royen, Paul

Author:

Bekkering, Trudy

Aertgeerts, Bert ; Asueta-Lorenta, JL ; Autrique, Mieke ; Goossens, Martine ; Smets, Karen ; Van Bussel, Johan ; Vanderplasschen, Wouter ; Van Royen, Paul ; Hannes, Karin ; Hannes, Karin ; Aertgeerts, Bert ; Geirnaerts, Marijs ; Van Bussel, Johan ; Vanderplasschen, Wouter ; Van Royen, Paul

Keywords:

practice guidelines, drug & alcohol misuse

Abstract:

Alcohol and drug misuse continues to be an important problem among adolescents worldwide. Up to 72.5% of 14-18 year olds in the US (Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System [YRBSS], 2009) and close to 90% of 16 year olds in Europe reported to have consumed alcohol (European School Survey Project on Alcohol and other Drugs [ESPAD] 2011). Context-specific evidence-based guidelines on how to prevent, assessand treat substance misuse among adolescents are currently lacking in Belgium. Guidelines may facilitate coherence in policy and treatment. The development of evidence-based guidelines requires substantial time, expertise and resources. For this reason, the international ADAPTE collaboration has developed a methodology to adjust existing guidelines for use in a particular local context (Fervers et al., 2006). An important first step in this process is to identify existing guidelines that can be used. The results of this step are presented in this chapter.