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Literature Review (2006-2012): Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs

SAMHSA’s Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies, 2012 Using a social-ecological framework, this document identifies risk and protective factors related to the nonmedical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD) based

Learn It! Live It! National Substance Abuse Prevention Month 2013 Activity Sheet

Office of National Drug Control Policy, 2013 The Office of National Drug Control Policy recognizes four key areas in its approach to preventing substance abuse targeting: youth, parents, communities, and

Improving the Health, Safety, and Well-Being of Young Adults-Workshop Summary

Institute of Medicine, 2013 On May 7-8, 2013, the IOM and National Research Council held a workshop to bring together more than 250 researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and young adults

Implementation of the Communities That Care (CTC) Prevention System by Coalitions in the Community Youth Development Study (CYDS)

National Institute of Health, 2010 This paper compares 12 community prevention coalitions implementing the CTC system prevention coalitions located in the 12 control communities. The CYDS coalitions implemented significantly more of the

A Day in the Life of American Adolescents: Substance Use Facts Update

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2013 This report presents facts about adolescent substance use, including information on the initiation of substance use, past year substance use, emergency department

Correlations between cannabis use and IQ change in the Dunedin cohort are consistent with confounding from socioeconomic status

Oxford University, 2012 This paper explores the correlation between cannabis use and IQ change. The authors study recent research on the Dunedin cohort with the intent of discerning whether the

A Core Institute Special Report: College Campus Alcohol and Other Drug Survey

Southern Illinois University, 2006 This report presents a theoretical framework for alcohol and other drug prevention strategies and benchmarks. This framework aims to help decision-makers think strategically about program design

Suicide Prevention Resource Center Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention Collaboration Continuum

This web-based resource designed to help suicide prevention programs in state, tribal, campus, and community settings build and strengthen connections with their substance abuse prevention and treatment counterparts. The Continuum

Rhode Island Youth Suicide Prevention Project

RIYSPP implements evidence-based suicide prevention education programs in selected public schools and community-based organizations in Rhode Island that serve adolescents and their

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

AFSP is dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research, education and advocacy, and to reaching out to people with mental disorders and those impacted by