Research in the Field of Prevention in Latin America

Redi-Lago and colleagues explored the concept of “relational autonomy” of people with substance use disorders who used mental health services in Brazil. Moreta-Herrera and colleagues examined patterns of alcohol consumption, intervention requirements, and sex differences in alcohol use within a sample of teenagers from Salcedo city, Ecuador. Hernández-Llanes and colleagues employed a controlled Interrupted Time Series Analysis (ITSA) model in order to assess the effect of enforcing the ban of alcohol sales to underage individuals at the national level in Mexico.