What is Altered High? We are a team of health professionals that helps young people with concerns about their own, or someone else’s alcohol or drug use. We provide interventions to reduce the harm from alcohol or drug use and help young people stop usi
Drug & Alcohol ReviewToumbourou JW, Beyers JM, Catalano RF, Hawkins JD, Arthur MW, Evans-Whipp T, Bond L, Patton GC (2005) Youth alcohol and other drug use in the United States and Australia: a cross-national comparison of three state-wide samples. Drug Alcohol Rev 24(6):515–523...
Background: During the 90 s and especially in the beginning of the 00 s research in youth, drug and alcohol consumption increased markedly in Denmark. Much of this research was applied and placed in a dilemma between reproducing existing social problem characterizations of youthful behaviors or pro...
In 2010, the NSW Youth Drug and Alcohol Court ('YDAC') Program celebrated its 10th year of continual operation, but despite a promising early evaluation of the Program, it remains an indefinite pilot. In 2000, the year the YDAC program commenced as a pilot, Freiberg remarked that, '[o]...
In the general population, people with comorbid mental health (MH) and alcohol and other drug (AOD) disorders (comorbidity) have great difficulty accessing appropriate services, and poor outcomes. Little is known about comorbidity in resettled refugees in Australia. This study was designed to identi...
Access to drug and alcohol treatment among a cohort of street-involved youth A number of options for treatment are available to young drug users, but little is known about the youth who actually attempt to access such services. Here... SE Hadland,T Kerr,K Li,... - 《Drug & Alcohol Dep...
A new program diverting teens from the criminal justice system has seen 27 referrals for a variety of criminal offenses, largely related to theft, assault and drug and alcohol violations. Shoplifting and physical disagreements with peers are exactly the kinds of crimes Devanshi Patel expects to see...
Screening for youth alcohol and drug use in primary care: Predictors and implications for practiceScreening for youth alcohol and drug use in primary care: Predictors and implications for practiceS.A., SterlingC.M., WeisnerA.N., HesselJ
The aim of the present study was to study prevalence of risky alcohol consumption, illicit drug use, and risky sexual behaviour (RSB) among young people visiting youth health clinics in Stockholm county. Another aim was to explore the association between risky alcohol consumption, illicit drug use...
"One aspect whereolder generationsdo have a more clichéd view is their much greater tendency to blame increased drug and alcohol use among young people for worse mental health outcomes. However, we know that alcohol consumption has declined substantially among younger generations, and while drug use...