Five programs for alcohol and substance use prevention among Hawaii and Pacific Islander youths were found in peer-reviewed literature. Of these, two focused on Native Hawaiians and/or other Pacific Islanders an
The primary goal of this study was to identify youths’ beliefs and behaviors related to drug use by characterizing the content of drug-related tweets by youth. Using a mixed methods approach, we investigated the relationships between the type of drug, language of the tweet, and reasons for dr...
Such life skills, included in most contemporary prevention programs that enjoy empirical support, as salient for Indian youth as for their non-Indian peers (cf. Botvin & Schinke 1997, Botvin, Schinke, & Orlandi 1995). Despite the modest success of past programs to prevent substance use and ...
substance use prevention for young people is mixed with most evidence supporting universal programs, which target early (12–14 years) to middle (15 years) adolescents. With the recent downward trend in early and mid adolescent substance use, late adolescence now represents the average age of ...
Youth spend most of their waking hours at school, and thus schools are important social environments for youth in recovery from substance use disorders. Recovery schools have been identified as educational programs that may help support youth in recovery from substance use disorders. This review ...
Clustering and co-occurring of family adversities, including mental health problems, substance use, domestic violence and abuse, as well as poverty can increase health and behavioural risks for children, which persist throughout the life course. Yet, int
Implications provide guidelines for youth empowerment within substance use prevention programming and recommendations for youth-engaged substance use prevention research. Additional research is needed within the area of alcohol use prevention, specifically. ...
Previously, she was a coinvestigator in the USC Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center, which developed and evaluated culturally targeted smoking prevention programs for culturally diverse youth. Dr. Unger directs the Ph.D. program in Preventive Medicine/Health Behavior Research and teaches a ...
Conclusion: Substance use in young adults with pediatric-onset SCI was associated with factors such as education, employment, marital status and depressive symptoms. Clinicians caring for youth with SCI should counsel patients and caregivers regarding the use of substances and potential associations with...
Foster parents have duly noted a need for such assistance. In a recent survey, 40% of current foster parents had fostered a youth with significant substance use problems, but less than two-thirds received any training for parenting a youth with these unique needs (Meyers, Kaynak, Clements, Br...