Citation

Sussman S, Skara S, Pumpuang P. Subst. Use Misuse 2008; 43(14): 2066-2073.

Affiliation

Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, University of Southern California, Alhambra, California, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10826080802290208

PMID

18720266

PMCID

PMC3134401

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to conduct a needs assessment of a potential social service resource telephone program component among high risk youth who received the Project Towards No Drug Abuse (TND) classroom-based program (approximately 1 year earlier). Results supported youths' overwhelming receptiveness of a social service referral program. The vast majority of respondents indicated a strong desire for resource and referral information on vocational, educational, recreational, transportation, and mental health and drug counseling. Further research is needed to investigate the effectiveness of the provision of social service resource information on drug use among emerging adults.

Language: en