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 determine their effects on...
Marijuana
Preventing Youth Marijuana Use: Data Resources
Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT), October 2017 This CAPT decision-support tool offers a comprehensive listing of available data resources and surveys developed by and for a range of federal agencies and that collect data on marijuana use...
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 associated with such use.
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 use disorder at 3-year follow-up.
Marijuana and Other Drugs: A Link We Can’t Ignore
Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), 2017 This one-pager developed by SAM points to some of the most recent research involving marijuana and its link to other drugs.
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 to Marijuana (SAM), a non-profit, non-partisan organization...
Tri-County Community Action Agency PSA
Tri-County Community Action Agency, 2017 This public service announcement developed by the Tri-County Community Action Agency will be hosted by Showcase Cinemas at the Warwick Mall and Providence Place Cinemas 16. The full video can be found...
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 and alcohol use disorder.
Rhode Island Youth Marijuana 2015
Rhode Island State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW), May 2017 This data brief was created by the SEOW on behalf of the Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH). It focuses on data gathered through the...
Recovery Support Line Now Available 24/7
Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals, March 16, 2017 The State’s dedicated recovery support phone line – 401-942-STOP (7867) –now connects Rhode Islanders with treatment and recovery supports at any time, day or night, 365 days...