title: Core competencies and the prevention of adolescent substance use.
abstract: Adolescence is a developmental period during which youth are at increased risk for using substances. An empirical focus on core competencies illustrates that youth are less likely to use substances when they have a positive future orientation, a belief in the ability to resist substances, emotional and behavioral control, sound decision-making ability, a belief that substance use is wrong, and a strong bond to prosocial peers and family. Such etiological research is beginning to provide a strong foundation for successful competence-building prevention programs. Focusing on the developmental-ecological context of adolescent substance use will expedite advances in prevention.
authors.affiliation: Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA.
authors.forename: Tamara M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Haegerich
authors.forename: Patrick H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Tolan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D041923:Adolescent Development; D003657:Decision Making; D004532:Ego; D004644:Emotions; D005195:Family Relations; D006801:Humans; D035863:Moral Development; D010553:Personality Development; D011340:Problem Solving; D012574:Schools; D012649:Self Concept; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012917:Social Adjustment; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology