The 'My Family-Study' onset substance use prevention programme in early childhood: an introduction

Prevalence rate of substance abuse is increasing in Iran (1) and there is a decrease in the age the onset of substance use (2). Therefore, it seems necessary to preventing substance abuse since early childhood. Since family play an essential role in development and growth of children among genetics, temperament and environment factors (3, 4), and studies have shown family can protect children against substance abuse behaviors (5-7), and family has been known as one of the most important preventive factors (8, 9),