Underage Substance Use

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Journal Article

Adolescent Self-Selection of Service Formats: Implications for Secondary Interventions Targeting Alcohol Use — Jan 1, 2006

A motivational enhancement based secondary alcohol intervention has been shown to increase quit attempts for youth with heavier alcohol use histories

Journal Article

Does Solitary Substance Use Increase Adolescents' Risk for Poor Psychosocial and Behavioral Outcomes? A 9-Year Longitudinal Study Comparing Solitary and Social Users — Jan 1, 2006

Results indicate the importance of better understanding and addressing the needs of this understudied group of high-risk youth.

Journal Article

An Update on Adolescent Drug Use: What School Counselors Need to Know — Jan 1, 2006

School counselors need to have accurate and age-appropriate prevention education information in order to counsel teens on drug use.

Research Brief

Stopping Violence Before It Starts: Identifying Early Predictors of Adolescent Violence — Nov 30, 2005

This research brief describes work documented in “Early Predictors of Adolescent Violence,” American Journal of Public Health.

Journal Article

Saturated in Beer: Awareness of Beer Advertising in Late Childhood and Adolescence — Jul 1, 2005

Television beer ads result in high levels of beer advertising awareness in children as young as age 9, and even higher awareness among 14-year-olds.

Journal Article

Marijuana Use and Later Problems: When Frequency of Recent Use Explains Age of Initiation Effects (and When It Does Not) — Jan 1, 2005

Tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana are among the most commonly used drugs during adolescence.

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Substance Use Trajectories from Early Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood: A Comparison of Smoking, Binge Drinking, and Marijuana Use — Jan 1, 2005

Over the past several years, there has been growing interest in identifying distinct developmental trajectories of substance use.

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Correlates of Non-Problematic and Problematic Substance Use Among Depressed Adolescents in Primary Care — Jan 1, 2005

Substance use and related problems were assessed in a sample of primary care patients ages 13-21 who screened positive for depression.

Journal Article

Does Alcohol Advertising Promote Adolescent Drinking? Results from a Longitudinal Assessment — Jan 1, 2005

Examines the relationship between exposure to different forms of alcohol advertising and subsequent drinking among US adolescents.

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Mediation Analysis of a School-Based Drug Prevention Program: Effects of Project ALERT — Jan 1, 2005

Taken together, the findings highlight an avenue for program improvement through increased impact on peer influence to use alcohol and drugs.

Journal Article

The Accuracy of Teens' Expectations of Future Smoking — Jan 1, 2005

Whether current and potential smokers recognize the full scope of smoking-related risks remains in dispute.

Journal Article

Effects of Public Policy on Adolescents' Cigar Use: Evidence from the National Youth Tobacco Survey — Jan 1, 2005

Raising excise taxes on cigars could reduce cigar use prevalence among youths.

Journal Article

Factors That Impact Adolescents' Intentions to Utilize Alcohol-Related Prevention Services — Jan 1, 2005

The current study is the first to examine factors associated with middle school students' intentions to use alcohol-related prevention services.

Journal Article

Concurrent Use of Alcohol and Cigarettes from Adolescence to Young Adulthood: An Examination of Developmental Trajectories and Outcomes — Jan 1, 2005

Importance of curbing smoking behavior among adolescents before it becomes habitual.

Journal Article

Dynamic Effects Among Patients' Treatment Needs, Beliefs, and Utilization: A Prospective Study of Adolescents in Drug Treatment — Jan 1, 2005

To document the relationships among substance use problems, utilization of drug treatment, and beliefs thought to increase treatment utilization.

Journal Article

The Relationship Between Life Satisfaction, Risk-Taking Behaviors, and Youth Violence — Jan 1, 2005

This study builds on existing criminological theories and examines the role of life satisfaction and self-control in explaining youth violence.

Journal Article

Integrating Four Theories of Adolescent Smoking — Jan 1, 2004

Results emphasize the need for a multifaceted approach to understanding and preventing adolescent smoking.

Journal Article

What We Can--And Cannot--Expect from School-Based Drug Prevention — Jan 1, 2004

School-based drug prevention is a central component of drug control strategies.

Journal Article

Trauma Exposure and Retention in Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment — Jan 1, 2004

Trauma exposure and related symptoms interfere with adult adherence to drug treatment.

Journal Article

Developmental Trajectories of Cigarette Smoking and Their Correlates from Early Adolescence to Young Adulthood — Jan 1, 2004

Smoking initiation typically occurs in adolescence and increases over time into emerging adulthood.

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