S1.8 Topic: Introduction to DATE and Drug Awareness Education Title: A Qualitative Study of the Context of Child and Adolescent Substance Use Initiation and Patterns of Use in the First Year for Early and Later Initiators Time 30 minutes Why use this resource? This resource consists of interviews focused on the circumstances surrounding young peoples’ first consumption of substances and their patterns of use in the following year. What will you get from using this resource? This resource provides you with research-backed qualitative studies on the similarities and differences between early versus later initiators, in order for you to recognize risky patterns in young people in your youth work practice, and guide them by intervening in a manner that works in their favour and helps them to make healthier life choices. Link to resource: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0170794#sec001
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