Substance Use

RESEARCH BRIEF

Teenage Alcohol Misuse: A Big Problem and a Different Solution — Jan 1, 1998

Research confirms the pervasive nature of teenage drinking and indicates that alcohol misuse may be more of a problem than previously imagined. A second study shows teen drinking is more strongly associated with sociability than with antisocial behavior.

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JOURNAL ARTICLE

Drug Control — Jan 1, 1998

A large fraction of adolescents experiment with illicit drugs. Most do no more than experiment, but enough go on to consume them frequently that drug use and selling, as well as drug control itself, have become a major source of harm to the nation.

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Does Early Drug Use Increase the Risk of Dropping Out of High School? — Jan 1, 1998

The results suggest that preventing or reducing the incidence of early smoking and marijuana use may help reduce the probability of dropping out of high school.

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JOURNAL ARTICLE

Influencing physician response to prenatal substance exposure through state legislation and work-place policies — Jan 1, 1998

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Profiles of violent youth : substance use and other concurrent problems — Jan 1, 1998

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JOURNAL ARTICLE

Preventing Adolescent Substance Abuse: Lessons from the Project ALERT Program — Jan 1, 1998

This chapter describes the lessons that project ALERT has to teach about what kind of program can effectively curb substance abuse, for whom it is effective, and how long program benefits last with and without reinforcement.

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REPORT

Tobacco Control Laws: Implementation and Enforcement — Jan 1, 1997

In this study, the authors examined the process by which anti-tobacco laws and ordinances were implemented and enforced in seven states and 19 localities.

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RESEARCH BRIEF

Teenage Alcohol Misuse: A Big Problem and a Different Solution — Jan 1, 1997

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JOURNAL ARTICLE

Associations Between Drug Use and Deviant Behavior in Teenagers — Jan 1, 1996

Results suggest that drug prevention programs that curb initial and regular use of the gateway drugs may have a broader, spillover impact on other deviant behavior.

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JOURNAL ARTICLE

What is adolescent alcohol misuse in the United States according to the experts? — Jan 1, 1996

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Teenagers and Alcohol Misuse in the United States: By Any Definition, It's a Big Problem — Jan 1, 1996

This study examines the prevalence and demographic predictors of teenage alcohol misuse in a diverse sample of 4390 high school seniors and dropouts.

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JOURNAL ARTICLE

Africentrism, Psychometric Analyses of a Self-Report Measure — Jan 1, 1996

This article describes the development of a self-report measure of Africentrism.

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RESEARCH BRIEF

Can the Military Help Prevent Drug Use Among Youth? — Jan 1, 1995

Illegal drug use is a major problem confronting the United States today, and the Congress directed the Department of Defense (DoD) to establish pilot outreach programs designed to reduce drug use among youth.

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REPORT

Preventing Drug Use Among Youth Through Community Outreach: The Military's Pilot Programs — Jan 1, 1994

Congress directed the military to establish pilot community outreach programs to reduce the demand for illegal drugs among youth. This report examined the potential suitability of the military for such roles.

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REPORT

Education in Context: Recent Trends in Child Welfare — Jan 1, 1994

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JOURNAL ARTICLE

Do drug prevention effects persist into high school? : how Project ALERT did with ninth graders — Jan 1, 1993

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JOURNAL ARTICLE

Detecting prenatal substance exposure : an exploratory analysis and policy discussion — Jan 1, 1993

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JOURNAL ARTICLE

Addictive Drugs: The Cigarette Experience — Jan 1, 1992

This article looks at smoking behavior along with the social trend towards quitting, characteristics of cigarettes and the cigarette industry, and nicotine addiction.

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REPORT

How Accurate Are Adolescent Reports of Drug Use? — Jan 1, 1991

The authors concluded that reporting errors do not threaten the validity of the treatment effects analysis and that the overwhelming majority of Project ALERT students accurately reported their drug use.

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REPORT

Do Teens Tell the Truth? : The Validity of Self-Reported Tobacco Use by Adolescents — Jan 1, 1991

Compares self-reported tobacco use by adolescents with laboratory test results that measured levels of cotinine in respondents' saliva.

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