title: Using social networks to understand and prevent substance use: a transdisciplinary perspective.
abstract: We review findings from research on smoking, alcohol, and other drug use, which show that the network approaCh is instructive for understanding social influences on substance use. A hypothetical network is used throughout to illustrate different network findings and provide a short glossary of terms. We then describe how network analysis can be used to design more effective prevention programs and to monitor and evaluate these programs. The article closes with a discussion of the inherent transdisciplinarity of social network analysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Alhambra, California 91803, USA. tvalente@usc.edu
authors.forename: Thomas W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Valente
authors.forename: Peggy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gallaher
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mouttapa
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008960:Models, Psychological; D012919:Social Behavior; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*