Social influence, addictions and the Internet: the potential of Web 2.0 technologies in enhancing treatment for alcohol/other drug use problems

Title: Social influence, addictions and the Internet: the potential of Web 2.0 technologies in enhancing treatment for alcohol/other drug use problems
Creator: Deady, Mark; Kay-Lambkin, Frances; Thornton, Louise; Baker, Amanda; Teesson, Maree
Relation: Journal of Addiction & Therapy Vol. S8
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2155-6105.S8-002
Publisher: Omics Publishing Group
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2012
Description: The past decade has seen the proliferation of e-health applications across disease categories. With the emergence of the next generation of Internet-based applications, Web 2.0, there are increasing opportunities for integrating these technologies into treatment approaches for alcohol/other drug use problems, in a way that engages and empowers like never before. No evidence currently exists to demonstrate the benefits of Web 2.0 applications, such as social networking and social media, on alcohol/other drug use problems. However, social learning and influence theories point to the possible mechanisms of action and effectiveness. More research is urgently required to examine the potential of Web 2.0 applications on alcohol/other drug use problems.
Subject: social influence; addiction; Internet; social media
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1040856
Identifier: uon:13831
Identifier: ISSN:2155-6105
Rights: Available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
Language: eng
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