Are mass-media campaigns effective in preventing drug use? A Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis.
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To determine whether there is evidence that mass-media campaigns can be effective in reducing illicit drug consumption and the intent to consume.Such factors can contribute to explaining the observed variability in results.Owing to the risk of adverse effects, caution is needed in disseminating mass-media campaigns tackling drug use.
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Affiliation: Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy School of Public Health, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
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BMJOPEN2014007449F2: Pooling of randomised controlled trials. Adapted from a previous publication.4 Mentions: Pooled analyses of five RCTs1011181928 comprising n=5470 subjects showed no evidence (p=0.79) of an effect of mass-media campaigns in modifying use of illicit drugs (standardised mean difference (SMD) −0.02; 95% CI −0.15 to 0.12; figure 2 and table 3). There was some evidence (p=0.020) of heterogeneity between studies. |
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Affiliation: Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy School of Public Health, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.