Addressing adolescent substance use with a public health prevention framework: the case for harm reduction
Adolescence is a developmental stage defined in part by risk-taking. Risk-taking is critical to
normal development and has important benefits including trying new activities and exploring …
normal development and has important benefits including trying new activities and exploring …
Early parent-child interactions and substance use disorder: An attachment perspective on a biopsychosocial entanglement
ML Gerra, MC Gerra, L Tadonio, P Pellegrini… - Neuroscience & …, 2021 - Elsevier
This review aims to elucidate environmental and genetic factors, as well as their epigenetic
and neuroendocrine moderators, that may underlie the association between early childhood …
and neuroendocrine moderators, that may underlie the association between early childhood …
The 7-year effectiveness of school-based alcohol use prevention from adolescence to early adulthood: a randomized controlled trial of universal, selective, and …
Objective Alcohol use is a leading cause of burden of disease among young people.
Prevention strategies can be effective in the short-term; however little is known about their …
Prevention strategies can be effective in the short-term; however little is known about their …
Racial and ethnic disparities in alcohol-attributed deaths in the United States, 1999–2020
The disparities in alcohol-attributed death rates among different racial and ethnic groups in
the United States (US) have received limited research attention. Our study aimed to examine …
the United States (US) have received limited research attention. Our study aimed to examine …
Effect of selective personality-targeted alcohol use prevention on 7-year alcohol-related outcomes among high-risk adolescents: a secondary analysis of a cluster …
Importance Alcohol consumption is one of the leading preventable causes of burden of
disease worldwide. Selective prevention of alcohol use can be effective in delaying the …
disease worldwide. Selective prevention of alcohol use can be effective in delaying the …
Trends and characteristics of cannabis-associated emergency department visits in the United States, 2006–2018
DR Roehler, BE Hoots, KM Holland, GT Baldwin… - Drug and alcohol …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Cannabis policies are rapidly changing in the United States, yet little is known
about how this has affected cannabis-associated emergency department (ED) visits …
about how this has affected cannabis-associated emergency department (ED) visits …
A qualitative study exploring how young people perceive and experience substance use services in British Columbia, Canada
R Turuba, A Amarasekera, AM Howard… - … , prevention, and policy, 2022 - Springer
Background Substance use among youth (ages 12–24) is troublesome given the increasing
risk of harms associated. Even more so, substance use services are largely underutilized …
risk of harms associated. Even more so, substance use services are largely underutilized …
Prevention versus pseudo-prevention: a systematic review of school drug prevention and its indexing in best practice portals
J Medina-Martinez, VJ Villanueva-Blasco - International Journal of Mental …, 2023 - Springer
The objective was to identify the quality level of school-based drug prevention programs in
Spain and their indexing in portals of best practices. The systematic review of program …
Spain and their indexing in portals of best practices. The systematic review of program …
Moderating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children's and adolescents' substance use, digital media use, and mental health: A randomized positive …
A Kor, A Shoshani - Addictive Behaviors, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Previous research suggests that well-being interventions are effective in
moderating substance and digital media use and improving mental health. This study …
moderating substance and digital media use and improving mental health. This study …
Evaluation of community-based health promotion interventions in children and adolescents in high-income countries: a scoping review on strategies and methods …
B Bader, M Coenen, J Hummel, P Schoenweger… - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Background In recent decades, community-based interventions have been increasingly
adopted in the field of health promotion and prevention. While their evaluation is relevant for …
adopted in the field of health promotion and prevention. While their evaluation is relevant for …