RAND Research Topic: Underage Substance Use Prevention 2021-06-02T07:58:35Z Copyright (c) 2021, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation https://www.rand.org/topics/underage-substance-use-prevention.html What Do We Know About the Health and Well-Being of U.S. Service Members? RAND Corporation https://www.rand.org/nsrd/projects/hrbs.html 2021-04-28T07:00:00Z 2021-04-28T07:00:00Z RAND experts have analyzed data from the Department of Defense's flagship survey for understanding the health, health behaviors, and well-being of service members. The results provide valuable insights across various health-related topics and about personnel by service branch. Sustaining an Evidence-Based Program Over Time Joie D. Acosta; Matthew Chinman; Patricia A. Ebener; Patrick S. Malone; Jill S. Cannon; Elizabeth J. D'Amico https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP68421.html 2021-01-05T05:15:00Z 2021-01-05T05:15:00Z This randomized controlled trial advances the literature by testing the effects of Getting To Outcomes, an after-school evidence-based program for preventing substance use among middle-school students. Cost Analysis of a Randomized Trial of Getting to Outcomes Implementation Support of CHOICE in Boys and Girls Clubs in Southern California Patricia M. Herman; Matthew Chinman; Jill S. Cannon; Patricia A. Ebener; Patrick S. Malone; Joie D. Acosta; Elizabeth J. D'Amico https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP68110.html 2020-03-11T06:45:00Z 2020-03-11T06:45:00Z This study estimates the societal costs of implementing CHOICE, a voluntary after-school alcohol and other drug prevention program for adolescents, in Boys and Girls Clubs across Southern California with and without an implementation support system called Getting To Outcomes. Advancing LGBTQ Health Equity Via Human-Centered Design Robert W. Coulter; Daniel Siconolfi; James E. Egan; Carla D. Chugani https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP68069.html 2020-02-04T06:15:00Z 2020-02-04T06:15:00Z Human-centered design (HCD; also known as user-centered design) is well-suited to advance the field of substance use prevention interventions for LGBTQ youths by designing interventions that simultaneously target several the complex, multilevel factors that drive health disparities. New Curriculum Offered to Teach Opioid Risks to Middle School Students RAND Corporation https://www.rand.org/news/press/2018/09/24.html 2018-09-24T08:01:00Z 2018-09-24T08:01:00Z A new and free science-based curriculum designed to teach adolescents about the risks of opioids has been released by Project ALERT, a national evidence-based drug education program created and managed by RAND. Planting the Seed for Marijuana Use Elizabeth J. D'Amico; Anthony Rodriguez; Joan S. Tucker; Eric R. Pedersen; Regina A. Shih https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP67625.html 2018-06-20T09:00:00Z 2018-06-20T09:00:00Z Regulations on medical marijuana (MM) advertising—similar to those for tobacco and alcohol—may mitigate negative consequences of MM on adolescents.  Tobacco Smoking and Antisocial Deviance Among Vietnamese, Vietnamese-American, and European-American Adolescents Bahr Weiss; Tam Nguyen; Lam T. Trung; Victoria K. Ngo; Anna S. Lau https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP67609.html 2018-05-22T09:00:00Z 2018-05-22T09:00:00Z Culturally-tailored smoking prevention programs that focus on different aspects of antisocial deviance -- e.g., risk taking vs rule breaking -- may help reduce teen smoking rates. Predictors of Retention in an Alcohol and Risky Sex Prevention Program for Homeless Young Adults Eric R. Pedersen; Brett Ewing; Elizabeth J. D'Amico; Jeremy N. V. Miles; Ann C. Haas; Joan S. Tucker https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP67543.html 2018-04-03T09:00:00Z 2018-04-03T09:00:00Z Homeless young adults were less likely to complete an alcohol and other drug and risky sex prevention program if they had slept outside or received the program in an urban setting. Showing Adolescents Graphic Anti-Smoking Posters May Encourage Some to Try Smoking RAND Corporation https://www.rand.org/news/press/2017/12/13.html 2017-12-13T16:00:00Z 2017-12-13T16:00:00Z Exposing teens to graphic anti-smoking posters may actually increase the risk that some start smoking. Some teens who viewed a poster depicting gruesome displays of smoking-caused diseases actually reported being more susceptible to cigarette smoking after viewing the displays during a shopping trip. Showing Adolescents Graphic Anti-Smoking Posters May Encourage Some to Try Smoking William G. Shadel; Steven C. Martino; Claude Messan Setodji; Michael Stephen Dunbar; Daniela Kusuke; Serafina Lanna; Amanda Meyer https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP67489.html 2017-12-13T16:00:00Z 2017-12-13T16:00:00Z Exposing teens to graphic anti-smoking posters may actually increase the risk that some start smoking. Some teens who viewed a poster depicting gruesome displays of smoking-caused diseases actually reported being more susceptible to cigarette smoking after viewing the displays during a shopping trip. Medical Marijuana and Marijuana Legalization Rosalie Liccardo Pacula; Rosanna Smart https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP67168.html 2017-05-31T12:00:00Z 2017-05-31T12:00:00Z State actions to relax marijuana policies vary substantially, making it difficult to compare policies and draw conclusions about user and market reactions. Recreational Cannabis Beau Kilmer https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP67070.html 2017-03-28T09:00:00Z 2017-03-28T09:00:00Z Legalizing recreational use of marijuana comes with a host of policy decisions, including how to regulate the supply, pricing, and access to the drug, and how to approach public health messaging on substance abuse prevention. Developing Adaptive Interventions for Adolescent Substance Use Treatment Settings Sean Grant; Denis Agniel; Daniel Almirall; Q. Burkhart; Sarah B. Hunter; Daniel F. McCaffrey; Eric R. Pedersen; Rajeev Ramchand; Beth Ann Griffin https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP67481.html 2017-02-08T10:30:00Z 2017-02-08T10:30:00Z Adaptive interventions (AIs) - sequences of decision rules for altering treatment based on an individual's needs - would benefit substance abuse treatment for adolescents. The Role of Perceived Injunctive Alcohol Norms in Adolescent Drinking Behavior Eric R. Pedersen; Karen Chan Osilla; Jeremy N. V. Miles; Joan S. Tucker; Brett Ewing; Regina A. Shih; Elizabeth J. D'Amico https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP66781.html 2017-01-25T09:00:00Z 2017-01-25T09:00:00Z Perceived injunctive norms (i.e., what behaviors peers find acceptable) should be targeted in prevention programs with youth because these perceptions are associated with multiple drinking outcomes, such as heavy drinking. Toward Evidence-Based Measures of Implementation Bryan R. Garner; Sarah B. Hunter; Beth Ann Griffin; Susan H. Godley https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP66485.html 2016-05-25T12:30:00Z 2016-05-25T12:30:00Z The number of discrete procedures implemented in this evidence-based practice for adolescent substance use is associated with better client outcomes. Southern California Middle School Students Exposed to More Than Three Alcohol Ads Each Day Rebecca L. Collins; Steven C. Martino; Stephanie Ann Kovalchik; Kirsten Becker; William G. Shadel; Elizabeth J. D'Amico https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP66489.html 2016-05-17T00:15:00Z 2016-05-17T00:15:00Z African American and Hispanic youths are exposed to an average of 4.1 and 3.4 alcohol ads per day respectively, while white youths are exposed to an average of two ads per day. Greater restrictions on alcohol advertising outdoors and on television should be considered. Southern California Middle School Students Exposed to More Than Three Alcohol Ads Each Day RAND Corporation https://www.rand.org/news/press/2016/05/17/index1.html 2016-05-17T00:01:00Z 2016-05-17T00:01:00Z African American and Hispanic youths are exposed to an average of 4.1 and 3.4 alcohol ads per day respectively, while white youths are exposed to an average of two ads per day. Greater restrictions on alcohol advertising outdoors and on television should be considered. Adoption, Training, and Implementation of the Project ALERT Drug Prevention Program in Chile Pamela J. Luna; Eric R. Pedersen; Stefanie Howard https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP66344.html 2016-02-19T08:00:00Z 2016-02-19T08:00:00Z 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. Grit Lourdes R. Guerrero; Rebecca N. Dudovitz; Paul J. Chung; Kulwant K. Dosanjh; Mitchell D. Wong https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP66302.html 2016-02-02T12:00:00Z 2016-02-02T12:00:00Z We analyzed baseline survey data collected in 2013-2014 from a sample of 1,270 9th graders in low-income neighborhoods of Los Angeles and examined factors associated with grit. Can Big Tobacco's Power Wall Be Breached? William G. Shadel; Steven C. Martino; Claude Messan Setodji; Deborah M. Scharf; Daniela Kusuke; Angela Sicker; Min Gong https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9879.html 2015-12-09T05:15:00Z 2015-12-09T05:15:00Z Adolescents who shopped in a store in which the tobacco-promoting "power wall" was hidden were about half as likely to report that they would smoke in the future, compared with those whose shopping experience included a power wall behind the cashier.