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Distinct groups of people within a society who share certain characteristics such as age, gender, geographic location, socioeconomic status, cultural background, or exposure to particular risk factors that may influence patterns of substance use, vulnerability to substance use disorders, and access to services. In the context of substance use systems, identifying and understanding different populations helps guide the design of prevention, treatment, recovery, and policy responses that are appropriate, equitable, and responsive to specific needs. Examples may include youth, women, people experiencing homelessness, individuals in the criminal justice system, or communities affected by specific social or economic conditions.
Can Health Care Efforts to Reduce Child Behavior Problems Also Reduce Social Risk? Unintended Collateral Benefits in Parent Training
Introduction: Lack of family resources, social risk, has been found to negatively impact development of child behavior problems. Thus, improving families’ access to resources, and thereby reducing social risk, would certainly benefit...
Alcohol Problems in the Criminal Justice System: An Opportunity for Intervention
Alcohol is linked with crime, especially violent crime. Many people are incarcerated because of alcohol-related crime. Alcohol is not permitted in prisons except in a very few cases, and illicit use of alcohol in prison is not a major...
Family History of Alcoholism and the Human Brain Response to Oral Sucrose
Abstract
A heightened hedonic response to sweet tastes has been associated with increased alcohol preference and alcohol consumption in both humans and animals. The principal goal of this study was to examine blood oxygenation level...
Gender Differences in Substance Use and Psychiatric Distress among Medical Students
ABSTRACT
Background: Medical student wellness has emerged as an important issue in medical education. The purpose of the present study was to obtain a comprehensive assessment of substance use, psychological distress, and help-seeking...
Gender and Age Effects on the Trajectory of Depression in Opioid Users during Methadone Maintenance Treatment
Introduction: Both heroin use and depression are significant health problems. Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) can be of great benefit to heroin users. However, changes in the level of depression in heroin users during MMT are not...
Feasibility of Implementing a Culturally Adapted Parenting Intervention for Karen Refugee Caretakers in the U.S.
Elizabeth A Wieling, Jaime Ballard, Christopher Mehus, Damir Utrzan
Introduction: Increasing numbers of children are fleeing to the United States after exposure to war and conflict. Children exposed to war have high rates of negative...
Supportive Parenting Moderates the Effect of Racial Discrimination on Delinquency among Ethiopian-Israeli Youth
Steven M. Kogan, Sophie Walsh, Megan Hicks
The Ethiopian families who are the focus of the present study emigrated from Ethiopia to Israel in the 1980s-1990s. Escaping civil war, famine, and religious persecution, these families have...
Meeting the Challenges of Recruiting and Retaining Families in a Pragmatic Randomised Controlled Trial of the Strengthening Families Programme 10-14 UK
Jeremy Segrott, Jo Holliday, Jonathan Scourfield, David Foxcroft, Simon Murphy
Introduction: Trials of family-based prevention interventions often face challenges in recruitment and retention, leading to methodological issues. However...
Lessons Learnt from Scaling-up a Parenting Programme during Its Research Phase
Jenny Doubt
Background: There is an increasing demand for effective ways of preventing and reducing violence in our societies. Children in developing countries experience higher levels of abuse, and less than 12% of abused children receive...
Medical Council on Alcohol 2017-18 Legacy Essay Competition
History & Latest information
This prize started in 1985 when the Frowen family lost their son Micheal due to alcohol related health issues. Since then we have relied on the kindness of others to donate money to help fund this prize. We...
Families Preparing a New Generation: Adaption of a Parent-Adolescent Substance Use Intervention for Burmese Refugee Families
Craig Nagoshi, Julie L. Nagoshi, Eusebius Small, Flavio F. Marsiglia
Introduction: The overall goal of the proposed research project was to implement an adaptation of the established Families Preparing a New Generation (FPNG) substance use...
Ungsinn (Young Mind) - An Online Journal to Promote Evidence Based Practice in Norway
Helene Eng, Monica Martinussen, Charlotte Reedtz, Joshua Patras, Simon-Peter Neumer
Background: Although knowledge about effective interventions for children and adolescents is regularly made available through scientific journals, most...
Exploring the Associations Between Symptoms of Anxiety and/or Depression and Adaptive School Functioning in Young School Children
Marit Loetveit Pedersen, Solveig I Holen, Simon-Peter Neumer, Kristin Martinsen, Lene-Mari Potulski Rasmussen, Frode Adolfsen, Joshua Patras, Mona Elisabeth Løvaas, Anne Mari Sund
Introduction: Several studies have shown a reciprocal...
Effects on Parent-Adolescent Communication and Adolescent Conduct Problems at 6 Months: Familias Unidas in Ecuador
Lourdes Molleda, Yannine Estrada, Tae Kyoung Lee, Sofia Poma, Monica Bahamon, Ana Quevedo Teran, Cecilia Condo Tamayo, Hilda M. Pantin, Guillermo Prado
Introduction: Familias Unidas, an evidence-based, parent-centered preventive...
A Web-Based Group Course Intervention for 15-25 Year Olds Whose Parents Have Substance Use or Mental Health Problems
Tobias H. Elgan, Anna K Strandberg, Johanna Gripenberg
Introduction: Depending on how the problem is defined, between 5-20% of all Swedish children grow up with parents having substance use and/or mental health problems, which puts the...
Is Young Adolescents’ Self-Esteem Predicted by Peer Acceptance? A Gender Perspective
Olivier Gaudet, Justin Vollet, Marie-Helene Veronneau, Thomas Kindermann, Cécile Mathys
Introduction: Self-esteem influences youth’s mental and physical health (Tzesniewski et al., 2006) and is central to adolescent development. During...
Cultural Adaptations, Engagement and Outcomes of the Thailand Strengthening Families Program 12-16
Kannikar Nolrajsuwat
Introduction: The Thailand culturally adapted version of the Strengthening Families Program (12-16) was evaluated for high risk 12 to 17-year-olds. After the success of the SFP 6-11 in Thailand, the Thailand juvenile...
Cultural Adaptation, Appropriateness and Perceptions of Change after Participation in the SFP 10-14 in Panama
Anilena Mejia Lynch
Introduction: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has invested widely in the dissemination and implementation of the Strengthening Families Program 10-14 (SFP 10-14) in Central America. SFP 10-14 is a family...
Cultural Adaptation and Results of the Strengthening Families Program 12-16 for Spanish Families
Carmen Orte
Introduction: The Family Competence Program (FCP) for 12 to 16-year-old teenagers is the Spanish adaptation of the Strengthening Families Program (SFP) (Kumpfer & DeMarsh, 1985). This EBI consisted of 14 sessions that target...
Risks and Opportunities of Growing Up as Refugees
Ha Yeon Kim, Lindsay Brown
Introduction: The world currently faces the largest refugee crisis since WWII[1]. Lebanon alone, a nation of approximately 4 million citizens, is sheltering over 1 million registered Syrian refugees. The...