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Tajikistan: The Rise of a Narco-State — Oct 1, 2007

This article argues that since the mid-1990s Tajikistan has become a narco-state, in which leaders of the most powerful trafficking groups occupy high-ranking government positions and misuse state structures for their own illicit businesses.

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The Effects of Health Sector Market Factors and Vulnerable Group Membership on Access to Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health Care — Jun 1, 2007

Uses Andersen's Behavioral Model to see if health sector market conditions affect vulnerable subgroups' use of ADM differently than general population

News Release

RAND Study Finds Alcohol Advertising and Marketing Are Associated with Adolescent Drinking — May 3, 2007

May 3, 2007 news release: RAND Study Finds Alcohol Advertising and Marketing Are Associated with Adolescent Drinking.

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Racial Disparities in Completion Rates from Publicly Funded Alcohol Treatment: Economic Resources Explain More Than Demographics and Addiction Severity — Apr 1, 2007

Assess racial and ethnic differences in rates of completion from publicly funded alcohol treatment programs, and estimate extent to which any identified racial differences in completion rates are related to differences in patient characteristics.

Report

Evaluation of the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Program: Progress During 2004 and 2005 — Mar 26, 2007

Evaluates the progress of Arkansas' seven health related programs funded by the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement.

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Gender Differences in Adolescents' Responses to Themes of Relaxation in Cigarette Advertising: Relationship to Intentions to Smoke — Feb 1, 2007

Studies have shown that increased exposure to cigarette advertising increases adolescents' risk of smoking.

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Determinants of Social Capital Indicators at the Neighborhood Level: A Longitudinal Analysis of Loss of Off-Sale Alcohol Outlets and Voting — Jan 1, 2007

Neighborhoods represent a unique level of analysis where social and material determinants of social capital may be lodged.

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A Multilevel Decomposition Approach to Estimate the Role of Program Location and Neighborhood Disadvantage in Racial Disparities in Alcohol Treatment Completion — Jan 1, 2007

Large racial disparities in completion rates from substance abuse treatment programs in urban settings remain largely unexplained, although evidence is accumulating that neighborhood conditions may influence individual substance abuse patterns and consequences.

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A Discrete Time Hazards Model of Smoking Initiation Among West Coast Youth from Age 5 to 23 — Jan 1, 2007

The impact of demographic and family influence factors on smoking initiation varies over time. However, the maximum risk for initiation is during the early teen years, and the range of considerable vulnerability is during middle school and high school.

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Alcohol and Environmental Justice: The Density of Liquor Stores and Bars in Urban Neighborhoods in the United States — Jan 1, 2007

Mismatches between alcohol demand and supply of liquor stores in urban neighborhoods constitute an injustice for minorities and lower-income persons.

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The Efficacy of the Rio Hondo DUI Court: A 2-Year Field Experiment — Jan 1, 2007

This study reports results from an evaluation of the experimental Rio Hondo driving under the influence (DUI) court of Los Angeles County, California.

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Daily Smoking Patterns, Their Determinants, and Implications for Quitting — Jan 1, 2007

In this article, the authors examine daily temporal patterns of smoking in relation to environmental restrictions on smoking and cessation outcomes.

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Are Adolescent Substance Users Less Satisfied with Life as Young Adults and If So, Why? — Jan 1, 2007

The present study investigated whether adolescent cigarette, alcohol, marijuana, and hard drug use predicts life satisfaction in young adulthood.

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Use of Medicare Summary Notice Inserts to Generate Interest in the Medicare Stop Smoking Program — Jan 1, 2007

This recruitment method is highly recommended as a cost-effective way to reach the senior population.

Journal Article

Early Adolescent Exposure to Alcohol Advertising and Its Relationship to Underage Drinking — Jan 1, 2007

Policy makers should consider limiting a variety of marketing practices that could contribute to drinking in early adolescence.

Journal Article

Contingencies for Change in Complacent Smokers — Jan 1, 2007

The majority of smokers have no plans to quit in the near future.

Journal Article

Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Timing of First Marriage and Smoking Cessation — Jan 1, 2007

Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979, the authors consider the relationship between the timing of family formation and positive changes in health behavior.

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Alcohol Outlets and Problem Drinking Among Adults in California — Jan 1, 2007

The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between alcohol environments and problem drinking.

Journal Article

Reliability of a Store Observation Tool in Measuring Availability of Alcohol and Selected Foods — Jan 1, 2007

Alcohol and food items can compromise or contribute to health, depending on the quantity and frequency with which they are consumed.

Journal Article

Alcohol and Environmental Justice: The Density of Liquor Stores and Bars in Urban Neighborhoods in the United States — Jan 1, 2007

Characterizes the density of liquor stores and bars that individuals face according to race, economic status, and age in the urban United States and finds mismatches between alcohol demand and the supply of liquor stores.

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Clinton Saloga

Clinton Saloga is a Ph.D. candidate at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. He has an M.A. in international economics from Wichita State University, where his thesis examined the implications of delayed independence and institutional quality on Latin American development, and a B.S. in business…

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