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Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
Summer Advanced Certificate Program in Media Based Prevention Science-Report of Pilot Program, Part 1
The Advanced Certificate Program in Media-Based Prevention was conducted at Claremont Graduate University from July 25, 2018 to August 14, 2018.
Mortality in the United States from Self-Injury Surpasses Diabetes: A Prevention Imperative
Abstract
This report uses an enhanced conceptualisation of self-injury mortality (SIM), which comprised registered or known suicides by any method and estimated non-suicide deaths from opioid and other drug self-intoxication. SIM...
Approaches to Substance Use Prevention Utilizing School Curriculum Plus Social Environment Change
Hundreds of studies have tested the efficacy or effectiveness of school curriculum-based (CB) substance use prevention programs. Over the years, various researchers have also tested programs that included school curricula, but with the...
Cannabis Fact Sheet for Parents and Caregivers
Canada's largest mental health teaching hospital (CAMH) has developed a new fact sheet on recreational cannabis for parents/guardians and caregivers of youth aged 12-18. It provides information about cannabis, cannabis legalisation, risks...
New App: Underage Drinking Prevention
"Talk. They Hear You." App
Research shows that parents are the number one reason young people decide not to drink alcohol. This new App developed by SAMHSA features an interactive simulation that helps parents learn the do's and don'ts...
Informational Video on the Humphrey Fellowship Program
This two minute video provides a look at one fellow's experience
Differential Intervention Effectiveness of a Universal School-Based Resilience Intervention in Reducing Adolescent Substance Use within Student Subgroups
Abstract
Objectives: Interventions addressing the individual and environmental protective factors of adolescents are suggested to have potential for reducing adolescent substance use. While universally delivered school-based substance...
Application of Research Design and Methods for Optimizing Prevention Science: Planning for Suicide Prevention Strategies
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Emily Haroz
The Johns Hopkins University; Shoshanna Fine, The Johns Hopkins University...
Application of Research Design and Methods for Optimizing Prevention Science: Growth in Depression among Adolescents
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Mijin Kim
University of Houston; Alexandria Posada, University of Houston; Wiesner...
Application of Research Design and Methods for Optimizing Prevention Science: Optimizing the Use of Free Online Technological Tools to Monitor Prevention Program Implementation and Outcomes in Chile
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Camila Astrain
San Carlos de Maipo Foundation; Maria Luisa Correa, Fundación San Carlos...
Application of Research Design and Methods for Optimizing Prevention Science: For Whom Do Parenting Interventions to Prevent Adolescent Substance Use Work?
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Diego Garcia-Huidobro
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Jennifer L. Doty, Unive...
More U.S. Stores Likely Sell Cigarettes to Minors than Reported
(Reuters Health) - More retailers may be selling cigarettes to minors than government estimates have suggested, a new study finds.
Researchers determined that more than half of retail stores may be inadvertently, and illegally, selling...
Manual de instrucción de SAMHSA para la prevención de la sobredosis de opioides
Equipa a los proveedores de atención médica, las comunidades y los gobiernos locales con materiales para desarrollar prácticas y políticas para ayudar a prevenir las sobredosis y las muertes relacionadas con los opioides. Aborda diferentes...
Federal Response to the Opioid Crisis in the US
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Purpose of Review: In light of the current crisis in opioid involved overdose deaths, the federal Department of Health and Human Services operating divisions are working together to implement a data-driven, research-based...
Perceived Importance of Substance Use Prevention in Juvenile Justice: A Multi-Level Analysis
Abstract
Background
Youth under juvenile justice (JJ) supervision are at high-risk of adverse outcomes from substance use, making prevention important. Few studies have examined prevention-related attitudes of JJ employees, yet such...
Overview of University-Based Addiction Studies Programs in the United States
This study was designed to identify addiction studies programs in the US.
U.S. Children's Exposure to Addiction Drug Rose 215% in Three Years, Study Says
This article discusses accidental exposure to buprenorphine among children.
As Demand and Deaths Increase, US and China Cooperate on Opioid Addiction Treatment
This article highlights the cooperation between the governments of China and the United States in sharing each other's substance use treatment and prevention experiences and finding opportunities to collaborate.
Substance Use Prevention Important to Achieve SDG Goals
World Leaders have been committed to fulfilling the 169 targets in achieving the 17 goals of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, among these Substance Use Prevention and Treatment is one of the most important targets. Substance...
