The Impact of ICT on Adolescents' Perceptions and Consumption of Substances

Ana Balsa, Nestor Gandelman and Rafael Porzecanski

No 3336, IDB Publications (Working Papers) from Inter-American Development Bank

Abstract: This paper reports the results of a three-month randomized controlled trial to estimate the impact of an Internet and mobile telephone short message service (SMS) intervention on adolescents' information about substances and rates of consumption. A low percentage of participants logged on to the Web platform, but most participants were reached through e-mails and SMS. It is found that the intervention was able to affect awareness that certain substances are drugs, but no significant changes in consumption habits were found.

Keywords: internet; teenagers; adolescents; smoking; drugs; alcohol; randomized trial (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C93 I1 O31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-11
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