Effectiveness of a Mobile App to Increase Risk Perception of Tobacco, Alcohol, and Marijuana Use in Mexican High School Students: Quantitative Study

• Main Authors: Patricia María del Carmen Fuentes A (Author), Alberto Jiménez Tapia (Author), Eunice M Ruiz-Cortés (Author), Fernando Bolaños-Ceballos (Author), Julio César Flores Castro (Author), Rafael Gutiérrez (Author), Catalina González-Forteza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundYoung people have the highest rate of drug use worldwide. Recent data from Mexico in this population show that the prevalence of illicit drug use doubled between 2011 and 2016 (2.9%-6.2%), with marijuana being the one with the highest increase (2.4%-5.3%), but also point out that alcohol a...