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Rhode Island Prevention Specialist Certification Exam Study Guide (2016)

The  Rhode Island Prevention Resource Center (RIPRC), December 2015 The  Rhode Island Prevention Certification Guide: A Study Guide for the Certification Exam is a resource sponsored by the Department of

What is The College Life Study (CLS)?

University of Maryland  The College Life Study (CLS) originally was funded in July 2003. We know that many students engage in risky behaviors during college, such as drinking heavily and

Effect of a “pill mill” law on opioid prescribing and utilization: The case of Texas

Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2016 This study is one of the first to consider the effect of “pill mill” laws on opioid prescribing and use. “Pill mills” are pain management

Relationship between Nonmedical Prescription-Opioid Use and Heroin Use

The New England Journal of Medicine, 2016 The studies shows: The transition from prescription opioid non-medical use to heroin use appears to be part of the progression of opioid addiction

Broken Promises to Our Children: A State-by-State look at the 1998 State Tobacco Settlement, 17 years later

Tobacco Free Kids, December 8 2015 Since the states settled their lawsuits against the major tobacco companies in November 1998, our annual reports have assessed whether the states are keeping

National Report: Rhode Island Ranks 41st in Protecting Kids from Tobacco

Tobacco Free Kids, December 8, 2015 A report that shows how Rhode Island ranks 41st in the country in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit,

Don’t Forget the Families

Search Institute, 2015 Family Relationships are Key to Kids’ Character Strengths What families do together to build strong relationships in their everyday lives is the foundation for children developing the

Substance Abuse Among Older Adults: An Invisible Epidemic

National Center for Biotechnology Information Substance abuse, particularly of alcohol and prescription drugs, among adults 60 and older is one of the fastest growing health problems facing the country. Yet,

The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress

Surgeon General, 2014 Fifty years after the release of the first Surgeon General’s report warning of the health hazards of smoking, we have learned how to end the tobacco epidemic.

Start Here Go Big Posters

Ponaganset High School and Citizens and Students Together, 2015 Posters from the Asset Building Campaign at Ponaganset High