Method: Quantitative and qualitative data were collected from adolescents (age 13-18) and young adults (age 19-25) living in the Southeast, recruited from local schools and community events to participate in a preventive intervention focused on prevention of HIV, substance use, and other risky ...
ADHDmanagementlooks different for everyone. For many families,medicationmanagement can play an important role in helping a teen stay regulated. If you're wondering about the role of ADHD medication in substance use prevention, current research shows that ADHD medication is not as...
While research on substance using youth experiencing homelessness (YEH) is increasing, there is a dearth of information regarding effective prevention interventions for these youth. Suicide is the leading cause of death among YEH and most youth do not access services that may be available to them....
Youth participatory action research for youth substance use prevention: a systematic review. Subst Use Misuse. 2020;55(314):28. Google Scholar Pollock D, Peters MDJ, Khalil H, McInerney P, Alexander L, Tricco AC, et al. Recommendations for the extraction, analysis, and presentation of ...
Using data from Together Tomorrow, a study of partnered GBMSM in South Africa and Namibia, this study assessed the individual and dyadic correlates of three major HIV risk factors in this population: substance misuse, transactional sex, and depressive symptomatology. Data were collected during ...
To date, we have found no studies evaluating the prevalence of ACEs at a national level and the impacts of ACEs on substance misuse in Indian adolescents and young adults. Mapping ACE prevalence and substance misuse in India would help inform prevention and management strategies lead to evidence-...
Prevention of alcohol, drug and tobacco misuse by young people is a key public health priority. There is a need to develop the evidence base through rigorous evaluations of innovative approaches to substance misuse prevention. The Strengthening Families Programme 10–14 is a universal family-based ...
We examined interrelationships among the 3 dimensions of sexual orientation-self-identity, sexual attraction, and sexual experience-and their associations with substance use among adolescents and young adults.To estimate total and net associations of sexual identity, attraction, and experience with use of...
Mental health and substance misuse services should be provided in ways that remove barriers, and are acceptable and accessible to all, particularly those at greatest risk, or who are less likely to engage.Keywords: routine data linkage, mental disorder, substance use, co-occ...
Referral toTreatment provides adolescents identified as needing treatment with information about organizations providing treatment specifically for SU. Advantages of SBIRT include quick and efficient screening, identification of undetected cases or cases early in the trajectory of misuse, time-limited ...