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Peer-led interventions to prevent tobacco, alcohol and/or drug use among young people: What's the evidence?

Date(s) October 27, 2016 11:30am - October 27, 2016 12:30pm
Event Type Webinar
Owner National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools (NCCMT)
URL http://ow.ly/7Br2303Qbfp
Location
Facilitators Georgie MacArthur, National Institute of Health Research Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol
Language English
This event will be presented in English. An audio recording will be available following the event. The presentation slides will be posted online in English and French following the event. French slides are available in advance of this event upon request; please email us at nccmt@mcmaster.ca
 

 

Health Evidence will be hosting a 60 minute webinar examining peer-led interventions to prevent tobacco, alcohol and/or drug use among young people. 

Dr. Georgie MacArthur, National Institute of Health Research Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol will be leading the session and presenting findings from her systematic review. 

MacArthur G.J., Harrison S., Caldwell D.M., Hickman M., & Campbell R. (2016).Peer-led interventions to prevent tobacco, alcohol and/or drug use among young people aged 11-21 years: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Addiction, 111(3), 391-407. 

Tobacco, alcohol, cannabis and other illicit drug use can have negative consequences on the health of young people. This review and meta-analysis assessed and quantified the effectiveness of peer-led interventions on tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug use among young people. Seventeen randomized control trials were included and 10 studies were pooled for meta-analysis. Peer-led interventions reduced odds of smoking (OR=0.78, 95% CI 0.62 – 0.99, p=0.040) and alcohol use (OR=0.80, 95% CI 0.65 – 0.99, p=0.034) among young people, compared to controls. This webinar will provide an overview of the effectiveness of peer-led interventions among young people aged 11-21 years.