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Erschienen in: The Journal of Primary Prevention 5/2019

25.09.2019 | Literature Review

Mindful Awareness: Can a Neuro-Developmentally Timed Approach Prevent Youth Substance Misuse

verfasst von: Nathaniel R. Riggs, Mark T. Greenberg

Erschienen in: Journal of Prevention | Ausgabe 5/2019

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Abstract

Youth substance use remains a significant public health issue. Although there are numerous evidence-based substance use preventive interventions, room for program improvement remains. Mindfulness practice, due to its feasibility of implementation, capacity to promote neuro-networks associated with delayed substance use initiation and progression to substance use disorders, and efficacy in promoting protective and reducing risk factors associated with substance use, may constitute one strategy for increasing the effectiveness of substance use preventive interventions. However, mindfulness-based approaches to substance use prevention have yet to be systematically tested with youth. In this conceptual paper, we first define mindfulness and its potential, through practice, to strengthen neuro-circuitry associated with substance use disorders. We then review evidence supporting the effectiveness of mindfulness-based preventive interventions to promote protective factors and reduce risk factors known to predict youth substance use. Thus, a case is made for neuro-developmentally timed, mindfulness-based substance use preventive interventions, with the ultimate goal of preventing future substance misuse and associated health consequences.
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Metadaten
Titel
Mindful Awareness: Can a Neuro-Developmentally Timed Approach Prevent Youth Substance Misuse
verfasst von
Nathaniel R. Riggs
Mark T. Greenberg
Publikationsdatum
25.09.2019
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Journal of Prevention / Ausgabe 5/2019
Print ISSN: 2731-5533
Elektronische ISSN: 2731-5541
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-019-00563-2

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