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This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.

Christopher Mehus University of Minnesota- Twin Cities

Elizabeth A Wieling University of...

This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.

Carolina Scaramutti University of Miami

Mary H. Soares University of Miami; Seth Schwartz U...

This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.

Amy Finnegan

Duke Global Health Institute; Katie Schenk George Mason University; Lisa...

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This brief report describes the development and first year of use of an Internet-based screener for Cannabis users. Two versions of the Check Your Cannabis screener were compared, one linked to an already established harm...

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This report uses an enhanced conceptualisation of self-injury mortality (SIM), which comprised registered or known suicides by any method and estimated non-suicide deaths from opioid and other drug self-intoxication. SIM surpassed...

Hundreds of studies have tested the efficacy or effectiveness of school curriculum-based (CB) substance use prevention programs. Over the years, various researchers have also tested programs that included school curricula, but with the...

Canada's largest mental health teaching hospital (CAMH) has developed a new fact sheet on recreational cannabis for parents/guardians and caregivers of youth aged 12-18. It provides information about cannabis, cannabis legalisation, risks...

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Objectives: Interventions addressing the individual and environmental protective factors of adolescents are suggested to have potential for reducing adolescent substance use. While universally delivered school-based substance use...

This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.

Emily Haroz

The Johns Hopkins University; Shoshanna Fine, The Johns Hopkins University; Cat...

This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.

Mijin Kim

University of Houston; Alexandria Posada, University of Houston; Wiesner Margit, ...

This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.

Camila Astrain

San Carlos de Maipo Foundation; Maria Luisa Correa, Fundación San Carlos de...

This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.

Diego Garcia-Huidobro

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Jennifer L. Doty, Universit...

(Reuters Health) - More retailers may be selling cigarettes to minors than government estimates have suggested, a new study finds.

Researchers determined that more than half of retail stores may be inadvertently, and illegally, selling...

Equipa a los proveedores de atención médica, las comunidades y los gobiernos locales con materiales para desarrollar prácticas y políticas para ayudar a prevenir las sobredosis y las muertes relacionadas con los opioides. Aborda diferentes...

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Background

Youth under juvenile justice (JJ) supervision are at high-risk of adverse outcomes from substance use, making prevention important. Few studies have examined prevention-related attitudes of JJ employees, yet such...