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Is universal prevention against youths substance misuse really universal?

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Is universal prevention against youths substance misuse really universal?

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Gender-specific effects in the EU-Dap school-based prevention trial. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health Vol 63, No 9 – September 2009: 722-728 Abstract: Background: Studies of effectiveness of school-based prevention of substance misuse have generally overlooked gender differences. The purpose of this work was to analyse gender differences in the effectiveness of a new European school-based curriculum for prevention of substance misuse among adolescents. Methods: The European Drug Abuse Prevention (EU-Dap) trial took place in seven European countries during the school year 2004-05. Schools were randomly assigned to either a control group or a 12-session standardised curriculum (“Unplugged”) based on a comprehensive social influence model. The analytical sample consisted of 6359 students (3324 boys and 3035 girls). The use of cigarettes, alcohol and illicit drugs, adolescents¿ knowledge and opinions about substances, as well as social and personal skills were investigated thro