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Feb 19, 2016

Adoption, Training, and Implementation of the Project ALERT Drug Prevention Program in Chile

This study explored the process of adoption and implementation of a school-based drug and alcohol prevention program, Project ALERT, in the country of Chile.
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Jan 13, 2016

State of the Union 2016: Insights on Obama's Last Address

RAND research, analysis, and expertise provide context for many of the issues discussed in President Barack Obama's final State of the Union address, including the threat of ISIS, global climate change, and bringing peace to Syria.
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Dec 17, 2015

Policies to Support a Better Treatment for Heroin and Prescription Opioid Abuse: Unlike Methadone, Buprenorphine Can Be Taken at Home, but Greater Access is Key

Increasing the number of physicians who can prescribe buprenorphine for opioid abuse and supporting their ability to treat more patients may be the fastest approach to enhancing capacity for treatment, particularly in less populated counties.
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Oct 20, 2015

Predictors and Consequences of Prescription Drug Misuse During Middle School

This is the first study to examine the correlates of early NMPDU initiation during middle school, and how early initiation is associated with four domains of functioning in high school (mental health, social, academic, and delinquency).
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Perceptions of Behavioral Health Care Among Veterans with Substance Use Disorders: Results from a National Evaluation of Mental Health Services in the Veterans Health Administration

Understanding patients' perceptions of care is essential for health care systems.
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Development of a framework to estimate the cost of opioid dependence

This report sets out the findings of a targeted review of the harms of opioid dependence, and an assessment of existing estimates of the its costs. A proposed framework for developing estimates of the costs of opioid dependence is outlined.
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The Illicit Drug Landscape in the U.S and Paths for Future Efforts

The nature of the American drug problem has changed substantially over the last 20 years. It is now less of a crime problem illustrated by drug market violence and more of a health problem with higher rates of morbidity and mortality, and a criminal justice problem of burdensome incarceration rates.
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The U.S. Drug Policy Landscape: Insights and Opportunities for Improving the View

This paper provides a nonpartisan primer on U.S. drug use and drug policy. It aims to bring those new to drug policy up to speed and provide ideas to researchers and potential funders about how they could make strong contributions to the field.
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Nonmedical Prescription Drug Use Among Injection Drug Users

This study described the prevalence and risk factors for nonmedical prescription drug use (NMPD) among injection drug users (IDUs) recruited at syringe exchange programs (SEPs) in California.
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National Take-Back Day Provides Option to Safely Dispose of Unused Prescription Drugs

Policymakers have been struggling with how to best stop the nation's fastest growing drug problem—prescription drug abuse. One of the Administration's recent efforts is this weekend's National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.
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Basing Drug Scheduling Decisions on Scientific Ranking of Harmfulness: False Promise from False Premises

Multiple dimensions of harm need to be displayed to inform human judgments of what drugs should be scheduled; recent efforts ignores drug interactions and mix aggregate and individual harms inappropriately.
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Multisite Cost Analysis of a School-Based Voluntary Alcohol and Drug Prevention Program

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.

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