Prevention

Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use. 

Society for Prevention Research 26th Annual Meeting

Event Date
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Washington, D.C.
United States

Mark your calendars to attend the Society for Prevention Research (SPR) 26th Annual Meeting that will be held in Washington, DC, May 29-June 1, 2018 at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. 

This year’s theme is “Optimizing the Relevance of Prevention Science to Systems.”

Alcohol on YouTube: What Are Kids Viewing?

Scientific article
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New research appearing in the latest volume of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs examines YouTube videos that reference alcohol brands, and which are popular among underage audiences. Together, the videos analysed received just...

8 Steps Towards Minimising the US Opioid Crisis

News
Current levels of opioid addiction in the US are so alarming that in July 2017 the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis urgently suggested that President Trump declare a national emergency to free up...

CICAD Hemispheric Guidelines on School-Based Prevention

Book
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As developed by CICAD's Expert Group on Demand Reduction and approved by the Commission in 2004, these guidelines speak to strategies to conduct research, create educational materials, train teachers, and carry out and evaluate prevention...

Lack of Sleep and Substance Use: A Worrying Link

Scientific article
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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...

Effectiveness of School-Based Smoking Prevention Curricula

Scientific article
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Abstract Objective: To assess effectiveness of school-based smoking prevention curricula keeping children never-smokers. Design: Systematic review, meta-analysis. Data: MEDLINE (1966+), EMBASE (1974+), Cinahl, PsycINFO (1967+), ERIC (1982+)...