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Perspectives on Health Equity & Social Determinants of Health

National Academy of Medicine, 2018 This collection represents a variety of disciplines and varied schools of thought, and each paper includes a set of the authors’ recommendations to advance the

The CBHSQ Report: Exposure to Substance Use Prevention Messages Among Adolescents

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 3, 2017 Background: Substance use prevention programs are designed to reduce the influence of risk factors and increase the influence of protective

Preventing Youth Marijuana Use: Factors Associated with Use

Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT), October 2017 This CAPT decision-support tool offers a summary of research findings on risk and protective factors associated with youth marijuana

Preventing Youth Marijuana Use: Programs and Strategies

Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT), October 2017 This CAPT decision-support tool presents detailed descriptions of substance misuse prevention strategies and associated interventions that have been evaluated to

Preventing Youth Marijuana Use: National Survey Measures

Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT), October 2017 This CAPT decision-support tool provides information on how national surveys measure youth marijuana use, as well as factors and consequences

Cannabis Use and Risk of Prescription Opioid Use Disorder in the United States

Olfson et al., 2017 This publication discusses research conducted to determine whether cannabis use is associated with a change in the risk of incident nonmedical prescription opioid use and opioid

The​ ​Cole​ ​Memo:​ ​4​ ​Years​ ​Later Status Report onState Compliance of Federal Marijuana Enforcement Policy

Smart Approaches to Marijuana, August 30, 2017 On the four year anniversary of the “Cole Memorandum” – the Obama-era guidelines allowing marijuana legalization in some U.S> states – Smart Approaches

Significant decreases in underage cigarette smoking seen in nearly every state from 2003 to 2013

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 18, 2015 This report discusses results from 10 years of data collection in regard to cigarette use and perception of harm among

State of Tobacco Control 2017

American Lung Association, 2017 This national report published by the American Lung Association tracks prevention efforts across the country. It assigns grades to states according to how well they accomplish

Examination of Cumulative Effects of Early Adolescent Depression on Cannabis and Alcohol Use Disorder in Late Adolescence in a Community-Based Cohort

Addiction, 2017 This report discusses the prospective cohort study conducted by University of Washington researchers. It focuses on the link between depression in adolescence and likelihood of cannabis use disorder