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A planned interaction with an individual who may be dependent on one or more psychoactive substances, with the aim of making a full assessment, overcoming denial, interrupting drug-taking behavior, or inducing the individual to initiate treatment.The preferred technique is to present facts regarding psychoactive substance use in a caring, believable and understandable manner.
Ãâó: www.uphs.upenn.edu/addiction/berman/glossary/
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An activity or set of activities to which a group is exposed in order to change the group's behavior. In substance abuse prevention, interventions are used to prevent or lower the rate of substance abuse or substance abuse-related problems.
Ãâó: wind.uwyo.edu/sig/definition.asp
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A generic word for any program that tries to change the status quo with deliberate action by some organization. When, for example, all children in an area are vaccinated against TB, that's an intervention. Often called a social intervention.
Ãâó: www.audiencedialogue.org/gloss-eval.html
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The treatment or other health care course of action under investigation. The effects of an intervention are quantified by the outcome measures.
Ãâó: rctbank.ucsf.edu/BaT/html-files/glossary.html
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means any action which affects the heritage character of a federal heritage building.
Ãâó: www.pc.gc.ca/progs/beefp-fhbro/lexique-glossary_E....
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