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

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.