How State Marijuana Legalization Became a Boon for Corruption
This article by Politico illustrates one of the worrying impacts of drug legalization in the United States, a rise in corruption by officials who are supported by the cannabis industry.
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New Study on COVID-19 Vaccine Readiness among Individuals with SUDs
New study sheds light on COVID-19 vaccine readiness among individuals with substance use disorder (SUD). In a small sample of individuals with SUD, some are hesitant to receive the vaccine out of fear of injection triggers.
Monitoring the Future Study: Trends in Prevalence of Various Drugs
On December 15, the United States National Institute on Drug Abuse announced new data from the annual Monitoring the Future study led by researchers at the University of Michigan.
On December 16, a data processing error was found. This...
Associations between Tobacco Use Patterns and Demographic Characteristics of Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Youth: Results from a Nationwide Online Survey
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Youth are at risk for tobacco use, and previous research has pointed to increased vulnerabilities associated with sexual minority identity. For example, LGB youth have increased odds for using tobacco than their...
El Impacto de las Drogas en el Lugar de Trabajo
Our recently released short video, The Impact of Drugs in the Workplace, is now available in Spanish!
El impacto ambiental de las drogas... Conozca la verdad.
Our recently released The Environmental Impact of Drugs... Know the Truth short animated video is now available in Spanish!
Factores Protectores
Our recently released Protective Factors video is now available in Spanish!
Alternativas a la Encarcelacion
Our new Alternatives to Incarceration short video is now available in Spanish!
New Video on Alternatives to Incarceration
Policies that allow for alternatives to incarceration are a way to link individuals with substance use disorders to supportive treatment and social services. This proven approach increases the number of people in long term recovery and...
Sex and Gender Effects in Recovery From Alcohol Use Disorder
The current article provides a summary of biopsychosocial gender differences in alcohol use disorder (AUD), then reviews existing literature on gender differences in treatment access, retention, outcomes, and longer-term recovery. Among...
Substance Use and Mental Health Implications For The Workplace
New resource about how substance use and mental health affects the workplace and the benefits of creating a wellness culture.
Substance Use Prevention Plus Wellness Program Providers Group
This Facebook group was created for substance use prevention and wellness professionals to network and discuss problems, solutions and successes with implementing Prevention Plus Wellness programs to youth and young adults throughout the US...
Kratom
Learn all about kratom with this new one-pager and start sharing in your community!
Impacts of COVID-19 on Substance Use, Opioid Overdose, and Treatment
Learn about both the challenges and opportunities created by the COVID-19 pandemic on substance use, opioid overdose, and treatment.
Now Accepting Applications: LMIC Scholarship
We're seeking participation from individuals of low- and middle-income countries at this year's virtual Science of D&I Conference. We’ve made available scholarships to cover the registration fee for individuals who would benefit for participating.
Healthy Lifestyle Guidelines for Youth & Young Adults
Our popular resource page showing healthy lifestyle guidelines for youth and young adults in the areas of physical activity, nutrition, sleep and stress control has just been updated.
These resources can be used by prevention and health...
New Video & Resources on Building Protective Factors
Understanding protective factors and how to build strong healthy youth and families can help prevent youth from experiencing adverse childhood experiences and initiating into substance use. Check out and share our new video and resources to...
Integrating Wellness into Substance Use Disorder Prevention: Multi-Risk Behavior Interventions: Recorded Webinar
Session Objectives:
- Explain the need for and benefits of integrating wellness promotion into substance use prevention.
- Describe a marketing-related conceptual model and steps for creating integrated prevention with wellness content...
Racial Justice Prevention Plus Wellness Program Implementer Training: Recorded Webinar
Goal: To gain knowledge and confidence to implement the program to youth with fidelity and efficacy.
Length: 60 minutes
View recorded webinar: https://youtu.be/dWpudV6mlKU
Request a program sample: https://preventionpluswellness...
Washington State University PhD in Prevention Science
In 2012, Washington State University became the first to offer a PhD in Prevention Science.
The curriculum is designed to ensure that students both
(a) receive broad, interdisciplinary training in the area of prevention science; and
(b)...