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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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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.

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.

Bridging the Gap: Research Informing Practice and Policy for Healthy Youth

January 28, 2011 | Program Results Report

Bridging the Gap: Research Informing Practice for Healthy Youth Behavior conducts research on how laws, policies, practices, programs and other environmental influences at the state, community and school levels affect youth behaviors.

The Adolescent Substance Abuse Prevention Study

June 1, 2009 | Journal Article

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Adolescent Substance Abuse Prevention Study (ASAPS) contributes critical data to the body of research on adolescent substance abuse treatment by revealing deficiencies of a universal school-based intervention, Take Charge of Your Life (TCYL).

Universal School-Based Substance Abuse Prevention Programs

June 1, 2009 | Journal Article

School-based programs that administer substance abuse prevention curricula generally try to manipulate social attitudes and life skills in order to achieve positive results. This study examined the interplay of these mediating factors within the Adolescent Substance Abuse Prevention Study (ASAPS).

RWJF National Program, Fighting Back, Tackles Drug and Alcohol Programs in D.C.

May 27, 2005 | Program Results Report

From 1990 to 2001, Working Together-Fighting Back attempted to reduce the demand for illegal drugs and alcohol in Ward 7 and the eastern part of Ward 6 of the District of Columbia.

Changes in Drug Use Prevalence in Rap Music Songs, 1979-1997

September 1, 2005 | Journal Article

This article explores the role of changing images of drug use in rap music from the 1970s to the 1990s.

Validity of the CRAFFT in American-Indian and Alaska-Native Adolescents

September 1, 2003 | Journal Article

Screening for Drug and Alcohol Risk

Cherokee Nation Project Promotes Fitness to Fight Substance Abuse

October 1, 2003 | Program Results Report

The Cherokee Nation tribal health department established a project designed to enhance the protective factors that would help keep young people away from substance abuse.

Recovery High School

January 1, 2002 | Book

In this chapter of the Anthology, best-selling author Digby Diehl tells the story of Recovery High in Albuquerque, N.M., an alternative school for substance-abusing adolescents.

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