14, 500 students taking drug (10-21 years old) in Hong Kong in 2014/15
TSANG K.M. SandraAssociate Professor
Challenges
Disturbing information for children, parents’ limitation in awareness and knowledge about drug, the tremendous impact of drug on youth and the family, parental stress and a need to improve parental efficacy (Tsang & T.W.G.H., 2009)
Changed parent–child relationship with less closeness and companion (Anderson, 2008)
Community degeneration and disorder (violence, drug use, etc.), family cohesion and parental monitoring (Kliewer et al., 2006)
Parental warmth and family acceptance to reduce adolescents’ drug use (Broman, Reckase, & Freedman-Doan, 2006)
References
Anderson, L. S. (2008). Predictors of parenting stress in a diverse sample of parents of early adolescents in high-risk communities. Nursing research, 57(5), 340.
Broman, C. L., Reckase, M. D., & Freedman-Doan, C. R. (2006). The role of parenting in drug use among black, Latino and white adolescents. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 5(1), 39-50.
Kliewer, W., Murrelle, L., Prom, E., Ramirez, M., Obando, P., Sandi, L., & del Carmen Karenkeris, M. (2006). Violence exposure and drug use in Central American youth: Family cohesion and parental monitoring as protective factors. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 16(3), 455-478.
Tsang, S.K.M. with T.W.G.H. (2009). Resources kits for providing drug prevention programs for parents 「不可一.不可再」無毒家教有妙法 - 家長禁毒教育資源套including four manuals, one DVD and one website. Commissioned by Narcotics Division, Hong Kong SAR Government. Hong Kong: Authors.
Relevant publications
Tsang, S.K.M. with T.W.G.Hs (2009). Engagement of parents in anti-drug work: Implementation Manual 1: Workers’ Guide [無毒管教有妙法 第一冊:推行手冊 (設計理念及工作人員指引)]. Commissioned by Narcotics Division, Hong Kong SAR Government.
Tsang, S.K.M. with T.W.G.Hs (2009). Engagement of parents in anti-drug work: Implementation Manual 2: Program for parents with general youth [無毒管教有妙法第二冊:課程推行手冊【GenP】(適合子女尚未有高危行為之家長) ]. Commissioned by Narcotics Division, Hong Kong SAR Government.
Tsang, S.K.M. with T.W.G.Hs (2009). Engagement of parents in anti-drug work: Implementation Manual 3: Program for parents with at-risk youth. [無毒管教有妙法]. 第三冊:課程推行手冊【RiskP】(適合子女已有高危行為之家長)].Commissioned by Narcotics Division, Hong Kong SAR Government.
Tsang, S.K.M. with T.W.G.Hs (2009). Engagement of parents in anti-drug work: Implementation Manual 4: Program for parents with drug-taking history. [無毒管教有妙法 第四冊:課程推行手冊【DrugP】(適合曾有濫藥經驗之家長)]. Commissioned by Narcotics Division, Hong Kong SAR Government.
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