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The 10 Ps of Marijuana Legalization

Marijuana policy is a growing topic of discussion, and laws are starting to change. Ten choices confronting jurisdictions considering legalization cover many of the critical decisions that will determine whether removing prohibition is a good idea.

Jun 22, 2015
Journal Article

Estimates of Drug Consumption and Expenditures Inform Marijuana Legalization Debate

Amounts of user consumption and expenditures are more useful indicators than prevalence when developing drug policy. While neither of these indicators is perfect, they can help states contemplating marijuana legalization make production and revenue projections.

Apr 22, 2015
Report

Problematic Internet Use and Well-Being: Recommendations for the Air Force

Problematic Internet use (PIU) is a mental health issue that can have serious consequences. With an estimated 6 percent of Airmen suffering from PIU, what can the U.S. Air Force do to help with treatment and prevention?

Mar 20, 2015
Commentary

Last Week Tonight's Jeff the Diseased Lung Is No Joke

John Oliver's “Jeff the Diseased Lung,” a cross between a warning label on cigarette packs in Australia and the Marlboro Man, has gone viral while research shows cigarettes are responsible for even more premature deaths than previously thought.

Feb 20, 2015
Journal Article

How Group Factors Affect Adolescent Change Talk and Substance Use Outcomes: Implications for Motivational Interviewing Training

Clients who verbalize statements arguing for change (change talk [CT]) in psychotherapy are more likely to decrease alcohol and other drug use (AOD) compared with clients who voice statements in opposition of change (sustain talk [ST]).

Jan 28, 2015
Journal Article

The Impact of Tobacco Taxes on Mortality in the USA, 1970–2005

This paper aimed to estimate the effect of tobacco taxes on total mortality and cause-specific mortality in the 50 States plus the District of Columbia, USA, over the period 1970–2005 as well as the net effect on deaths averted in 2010.

Jan 28, 2015
Journal Article

Clinician Advice to Quit Smoking Among Seniors

Little smoking research in the past 20 years includes persons 50 and older; herein we describe patterns of clinician cessation advice to US seniors, including variation by Medicare beneficiary characteristics.

Dec 15, 2014
Journal Article

Longitudinal Family Effects on Substance Use Among an At-Risk Adolescent Sample

Adult and peer factors may influence whether adolescents use alcohol and other drugs (AOD). This longitudinal study examined the direct effects of adult monitoring, perceived adult AOD use, and cultural values on adolescent AOD use.

Nov 7, 2014
Journal Article

Providing Smoking Cessation Programs to Homeless Youth: The Perspective of Service Providers

This paper presents data from interviews with service providers from 23 shelters and drop-in centers serving homeless youth in Los Angeles County about their current smoking cessation programming.

Oct 1, 2014
Commentary

Graphic Warning Labels on Cigarettes Are Scary, but Do They Work?

“Graphic warning labels” pair gruesome images with warnings about the dangers of smoking, covering anywhere from 30 to 80 percent of cigarette pack “faces” (the front and back). Do they prevent people from starting to smoke or cause current smokers to quit?

Sep 30, 2014
Commentary

CVS Health: Breathing a Little Easier and Holding Our Breath

CVS has officially stopped selling cigarettes and other tobacco products, a move that will cost the pharmacy chain about $2 billion in annual profits. It's difficult to say if this will affect smoking. For now, the ban is most significant for what it represents symbolically.

Sep 12, 2014
Journal Article

The Effects of Purchasing Alcohol and Marijuana Among Adolescents At-Risk for Future Substance Use

Among high-risk youth, those who may be at increased risk for adverse alcohol and other drug (AOD) use outcomes may benefit from targeted prevention efforts; how youth acquire AOD may provide an objective means of identifying youth at elevated risk.

Sep 1, 2014
Journal Article

Evaluating the Impact of Getting to Outcomes-Underage Drinking on Prevention Capacity and Alcohol Merchant Attitudes and Selling Behaviors

Assessed whether providing prevention coalitions with Getting To Outcomes-Underage Drinking (GTO-UD) helped improve implementation of two common EAP strategies, responsible beverage service training (RBS) and compliance checks.

Aug 1, 2014
Journal Article

Developing Public Health Regulations for Marijuana: Lessons from Alcohol and Tobacco

Policymakers can better understand decisions surrounding legal marijuana by drawing on lessons learned from research on public health approaches to regulating alcohol and tobacco.

May 20, 2014
Commentary

Legalising Cannabis Is More Than Just a Yes or No Decision

Any truly honest discussion about how to regulate cannabis markets must start with clear objectives and goals. How these markets are opened can be as important as the decision to legalize cannabis.

May 2, 2014
News Release

Regulating Legal Marijuana Could Be Guided by Lessons from Alcohol and Tobacco

As U.S. policymakers consider ways to ease prohibitions on marijuana, the public health approaches used to regulate alcohol and tobacco over the past century may provide valuable lessons.

Apr 21, 2014
Commentary

California's Misguided Approach

Despite the frequency with which people are convicted of multiple DUI offenses, California continues to require that all individuals with a DUI attend a 30- or 60-hour education program. However, these programs aren't that effective.

Mar 17, 2014
Commentary

Where There's Vapor, Is There Fire? We Need Evidence on E-Cigarettes

Currently, evidence for the safety, harmfulness, utility, and addictiveness of e-cigarettes is lacking. The questions that research needs to answer, however, are clear as day—particularly since business is booming.

Mar 4, 2014
Journal Article

Focusing on the Five A's: A Comparison of Homeless and Housed Patients' Access to and Use of Pharmacist-Provided Smoking Cessation Treatment

Providers may reduce homeless-housed disparities in smoking by offering special Assist(ance) to homeless smokers that reduces barriers to initially accessing treatment services.

Mar 1, 2014
Journal Article

Prevalence and Correlates of Smoking Status Among Veterans Affairs Primary Care Patients with Probable Major Depressive Disorder

The present study examined smoking prevalence and the demographic, clinical and psychosocial characteristics associated with smoking among a sample of Veterans Affairs primary care patients with probable major depression.

Feb 13, 2014

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