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About 20–30% of high schoolers reported vaping, with a small increase in vaping cannabis in the preceding year. Past-year use of alcohol for high school seniors was 52%, between 6% and 8% of high schoolers reported illicit drug use other than marijuana, and over one-fifth of middle schoolers perceived taking prescription narcotics as high-risk behavior (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2022) .  \nInitiation of substance use may be due to a youth’s natural curiosity about substances, media exposure, or easy availability of products such as alcohol or tobacco (Chadda, 2019) . Although the age of initiation of these behaviors is generally in middle and high school, contributing individual, family, and community risk factors (such as parent and peer permissive attitudes and use, childhood trauma, school/academic problems, family troubles, and poverty/violence) can be experienced much earlier (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2016) . Developmental system models of substance use describe the risk factors—and interactions of risk factors—in childhood and adolescence that may be  \nHAILEY JONES and SARAH FRERKER are students in Health Science/Public Health Education at Truman State University.  \nROLENA STEPHENSON is an associate professor of Health Science/Public Health Education at Truman State University.  \nCAROL COX is a professor of Health Science/Public Health Education at Truman State University.  \npredictive of future use or addiction (Partnership to Elementary school is an ideal age and setting  \nEnd Addiction, 2022) . at which early prevention can be addressed. For  \nSome individual and environmental risk factors example, a review found that at this age, many experienced during childhood, such as family children could already identify and were aware problems, are predictive of behavioral and conduct of some effects of alcohol and acquired attitudes problems that manifest in grade school in conflict toward the substance from parents and adults, and with peers and teachers. These problems may then their awareness and knowledge increased as they lead to peer rejection, delinquency, and substance use became older (Jones et al., 2017) . Reviews and metain secondary grades. Specifically, problem behaviors analyses have indicated that universal, school-based during early and late elementary school were shown prevention interventions at the elementary-age level to be related to progressively delinquent behaviors have shown at least small, positive effects on alcohol, and substance use in secondary tobacco, and other drug use. The  \nschool. Disadvantaged children interventions that showed the  \nwho experienced risk factors Problem behaviors during most promise included strategies before middle school were most early and late elementary focused on social–emotional at risk of future substance use or learning and healthy, alternative  \naddiction (Partnership to End school were shown to be activities (Onrust et al., 2016) . Addiction, 2022) . related to progressively Specifically, interventions  \ndelinquent behaviors and focused on substance use  \nEarlyDigitaPrevel Intentrvieonntianonds substance use in ppevenrsonlond nif skiilmlsproinvnhge  \nA window of opportunity, there- secondary school. early years are critical in this  \nfore, opens for early prevention. developmental stage to delay  \nWith decreases in protective factors and increases or prevent future use and pro-use attitudes. The in risk factors occurring during pre-adolescent and health and social costs of substance use in children teen years, the elementary age may be critical. The and youth c","cbCailj9M1BzmHu0","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailj9M1BzmHu0","pdf",271262,11,"English","# We Are Wise Owls\n## Early initiation and risk factors\n## Elementary-age prevention opportunity\n## Evidence from universal, school-based interventions\n## Digital media intervention approach\n## Effectiveness and cost considerations","[{\"question\":\"What substance use trends and harms are highlighted as concerning?\",\"answer\":\"Alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana rates are reported as similar to the prior year, while overdose deaths have increased, possibly due to synthetic opioid abuse. The text also notes vaping among high schoolers and a rise in vaping cannabis over the preceding year.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is early prevention positioned as important in this text?\",\"answer\":\"The document explains that initiation commonly begins in middle and high school, but key risk factors and protective-factor changes can occur much earlier. Early childhood is described as a critical developmental period where education and safe behaviors can reduce later use and related mental health risks.\"},{\"question\":\"What types of prevention interventions are discussed, and what evidence is cited?\",\"answer\":\"Universal, school-based prevention interventions at the elementary level are described as showing at least small, positive effects on alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use. Disadvantaged children with early problem behaviors are noted as being at higher risk later, and interventions emphasizing social-emotional skills and healthy, alternative activities are highlighted.\"},{\"question\":\"How do digital media interventions fit the prevention strategy?\",\"answer\":\"Digital media interventions, including character-focused audio/video/photos, are presented as potentially engaging, interactive education strategies for elementary-aged children. Evidence is summarized as generally favorable for knowledge acquisition and cost-effectiveness, with only moderate effectiveness for attitude changes.\"}]","We Are Wise Owls - Early Prevention Using a Digital Video Intervention in the Afterschool Setting | PDF",1792030664,28]