E-Health in the Prevention of Drug Abuse in Adolescents: A Literature Review

Ahmad Yani; Sukri Palutturi; Ridwan Amiruddin; Sudirman Nasir

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2022.7953

Authors

Ahmad Yani Doctoral Program of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
Sukri Palutturi Department of Health Policy Administration, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
Ridwan Amiruddin Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
Sudirman Nasir Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2022.7953

Keywords:

E-Health, Adolescent, Prevention, Drugs abuse

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Electronic Health (e-Health) is the delivery of health services through the Web or on a computer. It has many advantages, and this application can be accessed in real-time. Therefore, with this system approach, drug abuse in adolescents can be prevented through smartphone devices. Various e-Health applications are also created, such as health literacy, e-health lifestyle, telemental health, and even suicide risk applications called crisis care.

AIM: This literature study aims to explore articles related to e-Health on the prevention of NAPZA.

METHODS : This literature search used the Pubmed database, Science direct, and Proquest through the keywords “e-health, drugs, and adolescents,” the articles found are filtered over the past 10 years, open access, and not a type of review. The Pubmed, Science Direct, and Proquest databases found 55,654 articles and then filtered based on inclusion and exclusion criteria; then, a total of five articles were reviewed.

RESULTS: Several e-Health applications and their benefits considering intervention in adolescents certainly contribute to the main problems of adolescents. However, e-Health has advantages and disadvantages compared to direct systematic education

CONCLUSION: E-Health can reduce drug abuse, be easily accessible, low cost, real-time, and provide complete information. Therefore, adolescents and their parents can directly consult or practice health literacy that affects their knowledge growth.

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