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Substance Use Harm Reduction

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Racial Differences in Cigarette Smoking Among Homeless Youth

Smoking prevention programs may benefit from incorporating a social network-based approach to help youth foster relationships with lower-risk peers; programs should also address other forms of substance use.

Jun 8, 2016
Journal Article

Implementation of the Tobacco-Free Campus Policy on College Campuses: Evidence from a Survey of College Students in Beijing

A survey of Beijing college students suggests that the Tobacco Free Campus Policy for Chinese college campuses is not fully enforced.

May 25, 2016
Journal Article

Advice to Quit Smoking and Ratings of Health Care Among Medicare Beneficiaries Aged 65+

Patients whose doctors provide advice on quitting smoking are more likely to be satisfied with the care they receive.

Apr 20, 2016
Journal Article

Developing a Nicotine Patch Adherence Intervention for HIV-positive Latino Smokers

Helpful strategies for establishing consistent nicotine patch use include staying motivated to use a nicotine patch, linking patch use to daily routines, and managing expectations of what a patch can do.

Apr 20, 2016
Journal Article

Additional Validity Evidence for the PROMIS Smoking Assessment Toolkit

Using data from a follow-up sample (N = 491) and a community sample (N = 369) of adult daily and nondaily smokers, we replicated the findings from Edelen et al. (2014a) and examined the correlations of legacy smoking measures with the new item bank scores.

Feb 29, 2016
Journal Article

Frequent Alcohol Testing Combined with Swift, Certain, and Modest Sanctions Is Associated with Drop in Mortality

An innovative program that requires alcohol-involved offenders to abstain from alcohol and submit to frequent tests was associated with a 4 percent drop in mortality. The associations were most evident among causes of death related to excessive alcohol use, such as circulatory conditions.

Feb 18, 2016
Journal Article

Calibration of the Spanish PROMIS Smoking Item Banks

The goal of this study is to evaluate the performance of the Spanish version of the PROMIS smoking item banks as compared to the original banks developed in English.

Feb 12, 2016
News Release

Frequent Alcohol Testing Combined with Swift, Certain and Modest Sanctions Is Associated with Drop in Mortality

An innovative program that requires alcohol-involved offenders to abstain from alcohol and submit to frequent tests was associated with a 4 percent drop in deaths. The associations were most evident among causes of death related to excessive alcohol use, such as circulatory conditions.

Feb 9, 2016
Journal Article

The Experience of Peer Mentors in an Intervention to Promote Smoking Cessation in Persons with Psychiatric Illness

Peer support is an important component of services for persons with psychiatric illness but the experience of peer mentors is not well understood.

Dec 2, 2015
Commentary

Sniping: Homeless Youths' High-Risk Smoking Practice

Any intervention to help homeless youth quit smoking must also address “sniping.” This high-risk activity involves scavenging cigarette butts and filters to make a “new” cigarette.

Oct 29, 2015
Journal Article

Helping Homeless Youth Quit Smoking

Up to 70% of homeless youth are smokers, smoking more than a half pack of cigarettes a day. Though there is strong demand for smoking-cessation services among this population and a willingness to help among providers, delivering these services remains a challenge.

Oct 19, 2015
Journal Article

Systematic Review of School-Based Interventions to Prevent Smoking for Girls

The purpose of this review is to study the effect of school-based interventions on smoking prevention for girls.

Sep 25, 2015
Research Brief

Reducing Cigarette Smoking Among Unaccompanied Homeless Youth

Heavy smoking and high-risk smoking practices are common among homeless youth. Most of those who smoke are interested in quitting, but they need assistance.

Aug 27, 2015
Commentary

Is Concern About Powdered Alcohol Distracting from More Serious Drinking Problems?

Powdered alcohol is at this point a curiosity, not a threat. Americans should be more worried about the health problems caused by widespread misuse of liquid alcohol.

Aug 17, 2015
Report

Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention for Substance Use Disorders: A Systematic Review

RAND researchers conducted a systematic review that synthesized evidence from trials of Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP) to provide estimates of its efficacy and safety for treating substance use disorders.

Jul 28, 2015
Report

Needle Acupuncture for Substance Use Disorders: A Systematic Review

RAND researchers conducted a systematic review that synthesized evidence from trials of needle acupuncture to provide estimates of its efficacy and safety for treating substance use disorders.

Jul 28, 2015
Journal Article

Motivation to Quit and Interest in Cessation Treatment Among Homeless Youth Smokers

Approximately 70% of unaccompanied homeless youth are current smokers.

Jul 24, 2015
Journal Article

Correlates of Public Support Toward Federal Funding for Harm Reduction Strategies

Given recent increases in the use of legal and illegal opioids, there has been a renewed debate about effective ways to reduce the harms associated with opioid misuse. The current study assessed participants' support for safe injection facilities and needle and syringe programs.

Jul 22, 2015
Journal Article

Effects of 21st Birthday Brief Interventions on College Student Celebratory Drinking: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

This systematic review aims to determine whether birthday-focused, individually-targeted, no-contact (email or letter-based) brief alcohol interventions (BAIs) reduce college students' 21st birthday celebratory drinking.

Jul 7, 2015
Commentary

Could You Lose Your License to Drink?

Criminal justice reform requires creating demand for bold ideas about simultaneously reducing incarceration and crime. Given the prominent role alcohol plays in crime — and the strong results from South Dakota's 24/7 Sobriety program — suspending one's “license to drink” seems well worth considering.

Jun 23, 2015

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