youth

Lack of Sleep and Substance Use: A Worrying Link

Scientific article

28 September 2017

Children and adolescents need more sleep than adults. A good night's sleep for those in their teens is considered to be 8.5 – 9.5 hours. Just over ¼ of US high school students get 8+ hours of sleep a night, according to the 2015 Youth Risk...

Preventing Marijuana Use among Youth and Young Adults

Book

22 August 2017

Preventing Marijuana Use among Youth and Young Adults is a new release from the US Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). It provides the latest facts about marijuana use in the United States and includes information...

Marijuana and Alcohol Use as Predictors of Academic Achievement

Scientific article

6 April 2017

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND We tested the effect of initiating marijuana and alcohol use at varying frequencies on academic indices. METHODS In a sample of 26,475 grade 9-12 students with at least 2 years of linked longitudinal data from year 1 (Y1...

Call for Papers: Ensure Healthy Development for All Youth through the Power of Prevention

News

The Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research

Principles of Adolescent Substance Use Disorder Treatment: A Research-Based Guide

Book

24 July 2017

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) presents its Principles of Adolescent Drug Addiction Treatment. The document focuses exclusively on the realities of substance use among youth (12 to 17 years). Illegal substances, prescription...

Non-Medical Prescription Opioid & Heroin Use among Adolescents Who Engage in Sports

Scientific article

2 August 2016

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: Previous research has found that adolescent athletes may be at increased risk of non-medical prescription opioid use (NPOU) due to injuries. Although adolescent athletes are at an increased risk of engaging in NPOU, it...

Effectiveness of Government Anti-Smoking Policy on Non-Smoking Youth in Korea

Scientific article

12 July 2017

Abstract Objectives: Since the Health Promotion Act was introduced in Korea in 1995, anti-smoking policies and regulations have undergone numerous revisions, and non-smoking areas have gradually been expanded. The purpose of this study was...

Flavours Play Important Role in E-cigarette Uptake Among Younger Populations, Study Finds

Scientific article

25 April 2017

New findings published in the journal Tobacco Regulatory Science suggest that flavoured e-cigarettes appeal particularly to youth and young adults. From the study's sample population, 99% of 12-17-year-olds and 95% of young adults said that...

Co-Occurring Disorders for Adolescents

17 May 2017

Spokane

United States

Participants will be introduced to terminology, assessment and treatment strategies and models related to co-occurring treatment. The training will provide foundational knowledge on evidence-based practices in the field of behavioral health including differential diagnosis of individuals that have a substance use and mental health co-morbidity.

Preventing and Treating Tobacco Use among Canadian Youth

Scientific article

13 March 2017

The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care has issued a new evidence-based guideline for combatting tobacco use by children and young adults aged 5 – 18, suggesting that physicians ought to have a more active role in the prevention...