The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Short-term mediating factors of a school-based intervention to prevent youth substance use in Europe.
To investigate factors mediating the effects of a European school-based intervention (Unplugged) based on a social influence approach to youths' substance use. ⋯ This study lends some support to the notion that school-based programs based on a social influence model may prevent juvenile substance use through the modification of attitudes, refusal skills, and normative perceptions.