SAMHSA’s Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies, 2013 This inventory includes an overview of the relevant literature, descriptions of individual studies, and guidelines for using the document to inform prevention planning.
Publications
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 on articles published between 2006 and...
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 the workplace. Prevention works and it is necessary to continue...
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 to highlight research on the development, health, safety, and well-being of...
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 CTC core intervention elements,...
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 visits, and receipt of substance use...
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 correlation between cannabis use and IQ change is actually causal.
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 to create opportunities for college...
Standing Up, Not Standing By: A Free Cyberbullying Toolkit for Educators
Common Sense Media This free toolkit is designed to help educators take an effective stand against cyberbullying. It has the materials needed to show students how to stand up when they see digital harassment happening and to help create a positive school culture where...
Safe Supportive Environment Training Toolkits
NCSSLE’s Training Toolkits are suites of research-based, user friendly materials trainers can utilize for in-person training events. Each Training Toolkit includes a step-by-step facilitator’s guide, a customizable power point presentation, handouts, and feedback...