Background Globally, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are identified as one of the
leading causes of mortality. NCDs have several modifiable risk factors including unhealthy …

El involucramiento en el uso de alcohol representa un riesgo significativo para el desarrollo
mental y físico de los adolescentes. El objetivo de este artículo es describir la evolución del …

This study investigated addictive substance use by French medical students. A cross-
sectional survey was distributed to 255 participants randomly selected from 1,021 second-to …

The transition from childhood to adulthood is characterised by substantive biological,
psychological, and social changes. A majority of these changes are captured under the …

The first three versions of this document (2012, 2013 and 2015) were written for the Joint
Commissioning Panel for Mental Health (JCPMH) which was a collaboration co-chaired by …

Background A central policy research question concerns the extent to which specific policies
produce certain effects–and cross-national (or between state/province) comparisons appear …

Background: Substance use in European adolescents remains a serious health concern.
Assessing what affects adolescents' substance use is crucial for implementing effective …

Objectives. We examined the longitudinal effect of schools' drug policies on student
marijuana use. Methods. We used data from the International Youth Development Study …

In Freaks, Geeks, and Cool Kids, Second Edition, award-winning sociologist Murray Milner
tries to understand why teenagers behave the way they do. The first edition drew upon two …

Background: Adolescents' alcohol use is related to many health problems, injuries, and
violent acts, some with fatal consequences. A gap exists in the literature discussing …