Harmful Use of Technological Devices and Substance Consumption. Part I “Challenges during Childhood”
ISSUP Argentina cordially invites you to our next webinar on October 30, 2023
adolescents
Association between vmPFC gray matter volume and smoking initiation in adolescents
Abstract Smoking of cigarettes among young adolescents is a pressing public health issue. However, the neural mechanisms underlying smoking initiation and sustenance during adolescence, especially the potential causal interactions between...
National Drug Council equipping professionals with capacity to effectively treat substance use disorders in adolescents
Thirty adolescent treatment professionals in St. Kitts and Nevis are this week engaged in a training programme geared towards equipping them with the tools to identify, assess and treat adolescents with substance use disorders.
Psychological factors and the use of psychoactive substances in relation to sexual orientation: A study on Israeli young adults.
In the context of sexual minorities and the distress they may experience, recent years have witnessed a trend emphasizing the idea that protective factors may curb risk behaviors, while stressing that not all sexual minorities do experience...
Internalizing and externalizing pathways to high-risk substance use and geographic location in Australian adolescents
One specific instantiation of the storm-and-stress view of adolescence is the idea that “normal” adolescence involves high-risk substance use behaviors. However, although uptake of some substance use behaviors is more common during...
Use of Electronic Cigarettes Among Cannabis-Naive Adolescents and Its Association With Future Cannabis Use
Abstract Importance Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use has been reported to increase the likelihood of future cigarette smoking among adolescents. The prospective association between e-cigarette use and cannabis use has been less clear...
Trajectories of adolescent psychotic-like experiences and early cannabis exposure: Results from a Finnish Birth Cohort Study
Abstract Background Longitudinal studies examining the effect of cannabis exposure (CE) on the prognosis of adolescents with psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) are scarce. We examined trajectories of mental health in adolescents with PLEs...
Use Patterns, Flavors, Brands, and Ingredients of Nonnicotine e-Cigarettes Among Adolescents, Young Adults, and Adults in the United States
Abstract Importance Nonnicotine e-cigarettes contain chemicals, flavorants, and solvents that have known health harms and/or have not been proven safe for inhalation. Objective To evaluate nonnicotine e-cigarette use patterns, including...
Engagement and Innovation Strategies for Youth Substance Use Prevention Messaging
At one time or another, most of us have had a conversation with a young person that didn’t quite go as planned. Maybe the topic was uncomfortable, perhaps the young person didn’t say much, or you just weren’t sure how to make your message resonate.
Using Adolescent Development to Inform Prevention Practice
Participants will review major social and biological factors of adolescent development and implications for ways to approach substance use prevention/intervention. Objectives Include: - Describe prevalence rates for adolescent substance use...
