A Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model for Preventing High-Risk Substance Use Across the Lifespan

While effective models of alcohol and drug prevention exist, they often focus solely on youth or young adults. This article describes the Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model (LRRM), an approach applicable across the lifespan. The intent behind the LRRM is to guide the development of prevention and treatm...

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Published inPrevention science Vol. 24; no. 5; pp. 863 - 875
Main Authors Dykstra, Rita E., Beadnell, Blair, Rosengren, David B., Schumacher, Julie A., Daugherty, Raymond
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer US 01.07.2023
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Addictions
Adolescent
Cardiovascular diseases
Child and School Psychology
Diabetes
Drug use
Health Psychology
High risk
Humans
Life course
Lifestyles
Longevity
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental health
Prevention
Prevention programs
Public Health
Recidivism
Risk behavior
Risk reduction
Risk Reduction Behavior
Risk-Taking
Small groups
Substance abuse
Substance-Related Disorders - prevention & control
Treatment programs
Young Adult
Young adults
Prevention
Drug
Intervention
Addiction
Abuse
Aging
Alcohol
Lifespan
Risk factors
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Summary:While effective models of alcohol and drug prevention exist, they often focus solely on youth or young adults. This article describes the Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model (LRRM), an approach applicable across the lifespan. The intent behind the LRRM is to guide the development of prevention and treatment programs provided to individuals and small groups. The LRRM authors’ goals are to help individuals reduce risk for impairment, addiction, and substance use’s negative consequences. The LRRM identifies six key principles that conceptualize the development of substance-related problems by drawing parallels with health conditions, such as heart disease and diabetes, which often result from combined effects of biological risk and behavioral choices. The model also proposes five conditions that describe important steps for individuals as they progress toward greater perception of risk and lower risk behavior. One LRRM-based indicated prevention program (Prime For Life) shows positive results in cognitive outcomes and in impaired driving recidivism for people across the lifespan. The model emphasizes common elements across the lifespan, responds to contexts and challenges that change across the life course, complements other models, and is usable for universal, selective, and indicated prevention programs.
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ISSN:1389-4986
1573-6695
DOI:10.1007/s11121-023-01549-7