National Youth Smoking Cessation Survey, 2003-2005
May 1, 2013 | Survey/Poll
This two-year longitudinal telephone survey interviewed tobacco smokers aged 16 to 24 years at baseline about their smoking cessation activity and related topics.
Addiction and Substance Abuse
Addiction or misuse of alcohol and other drugs leads to approximately 120,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. Improving treatment and preventing substance use can reduce the toll of alcohol and substance use on individuals and society.
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Upcoming Webinar: Translating Research into Practice
November 23, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
The Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative will host a webinar on November 28, where INQRI grantees will discuss their research and future implications of their work.
Join Together: A National Resource Center
November 16, 2012 | Program Results Report
For two decades Join Together served as a national resource center for local substance abuse initiatives, and promoted policies that enhance prevention and treatment. The Partnership at Drugfree.org is now the portal for these resources.
Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas
September 18, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas examines the ways that the gambling industry has designed gambling machines that encourage addiction.
Caught in the Gambling Zone
September 17, 2012 | Story
RWJF Scholar examines modern slot devices, the ‘machinery of addiction,’ in a new book.
Health Care for Communities
March 19, 2012 | Program Results Report
Under Healthcare for Communities, researchers tracked changes in the organization and financing of alcohol and drug abuse and mental health services, and the impact of those changes on individuals' access to care and the quality and cost of that care.
Problem Drinking Among Mexican-Americans
March 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Two measures of problem drinking among Mexican Americans in Texas City, Texas were studied examining the relationship of nativity and concentration of Hispanics living in the neighborhood. A total of 1,435 Mexican Americans ages 25 years and older w ...
Free To Grow: Head Start Partnerships to Promote Substance-Free Communities
January 24, 2012 | Program Results Report
Free to Grow: Head Start Partnerships to Promote Substance-Free Communities tested an innovative approach to two closely related public health problems - substance abuse and child abuse.
Evaluation of Free to Grow
May 9, 2011 | Journal Article
This article describes the independent evaluation conducted of Free to Grow (FTG) based at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Researcers compared 14 FTG sites with 14 matched Head Start agencies and communities without the program.
When Students Have an Emergency, the Brookline Resilient Youth Team Steps in
April 18, 2011 | Program Results Report
In 2004, the Brookline Community Mental Health Center and Brookline High School established the Brookline Resilient Youth Team. It provides counseling and academic help to high school students who are re-entering school after a personal emergency.