2012-05-24T14:19:08Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/substance-use.html http://www.rand.org/blog/2012/05/webcast-getting-to-outcomes-in-underage-drinking-prevention.html May 21, 2012 May 21, 2012

In honor of National Underage Drinking Prevention Day, there will be a live, interactive webcast today (May 21) about successful approaches and resources to prevent underage drinking. The issue of underage drinking may sometimes be overshadowed by other forms of substance use, but it remains a steady and significant problem in the United States.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120050.html Apr 1, 2012 Apr 1, 2012

This study seeks to assess more comprehensively the results of decisions on whether and how to 'schedule' (i.e. to determine their legal status and penalties to be applied for sale or possession) newly emerging drugs.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100285.html Apr 1, 2012 Apr 1, 2012

The authors assessed intergenerational transmission of smoking in mother-child dyads.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120094.html Apr 1, 2012 Apr 1, 2012

A culturally relevant web-based Motivational Interviewing in English and Spanish was developed to serve as a standalone or adjunctive program in DUI educational settings. This study evaluated its feasibility and acceptability among clients.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100222.html Feb 29, 2012 Feb 29, 2012

The strong link between having a best friend who smoked and increased adolescent smoking isn't affected by individual factors such as self-esteem, depressing and access to cigarettes.

http://www.rand.org/randeurope/research/projects/drug-alcohol-recovery-programme-evaluation.html Feb 13, 2012 Feb 13, 2012

RAND Europe is conducting an independent evaluation of the Department of Health's drug and alcohol recovery payment-by-results pilots to determine whether market forces can encourage the development of better recovery programmes.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2012/02/08.html Feb 8, 2012 Feb 8, 2012

If prevention researchers build programs with developmentally relevant content, and provide this content in an engaging, confidential, and non-judgmental way, it can help middle school-aged children avoid alcohol.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120001.html Feb 1, 2012 Feb 1, 2012

Increases in reading skills and numeracy skills substantially increase the odds that an individual will quit smoking.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120048.html Feb 1, 2012 Feb 1, 2012

Oregon's experience suggests that behavioral health insurance parity that places restrictions on how plans manage the benefit may lead to increases in expenditures for alcohol treatment services but is unlikely to lead to increases in spending for other drug abuse treatment services.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120067.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

The association between peer smoking and adolescent smoking initiation appears to be due to both peer selection and direct influence.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120060.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

This study uses an event-based approach to examine individual, relationship, and contextual correlates of heterosexual condom use among homeless men.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120042.html Feb 8, 2012 Feb 8, 2012

If prevention researchers build programs with developmentally relevant content, and provide this content in an engaging, confidential, and non-judgmental way, it can help middle school-aged children avoid alcohol.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120005.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

How legalizing marijuana would affect consumption and tax revenues will depend on many design choices including tax level, incentives for a continued black market, whether advertising is restricted, and how the regulatory system is designed and adjusted.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120032.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

The effects of childhood physical abuse should be more actively investigated in clinical settings, especially those frequented by homeless women.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201200107.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

This study examined whether an adolescent's self-identified race moderates the perceived effectiveness of anti-smoking messages.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120087.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

Community practitioners can face difficulty in achieving outcomes demonstrated by prevention science.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100298.html Nov 1, 2011 Nov 1, 2011

This study aims to examine the empirical consequences of officially tolerated retail sales of cannabis in the Netherlands, and possible implications for the legalization debate.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100276.html Nov 1, 2011 Nov 1, 2011

Studies the impact of mental disorders on failure in educational attainment in Mexico.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100179.html Aug 31, 2011 Aug 31, 2011

The large cross-school variation in the cost of implementing Project CHOICE (a voluntary after-school prevention program for adolescents) highlights the importance of collecting cost information from multiple sites.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100167.html Aug 31, 2011 Aug 31, 2011

In developed countries, heavy drinkers consume less in a downturn, while light drinkers consume more. This pro-cyclical relationship does not hold for countries where disposable income is low.