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.
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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Caught in the Gambling Zone
September 17, 2012 | Story
RWJF Scholar examines modern slot devices, the ‘machinery of addiction,’ in a new book.
Syringe Access Interventions
January 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
Despite substantial evidence that expanded syringe access benefits public health without causing other harms, state laws on syringe distribution and possession, law enforcement practices, and actions by the U.S. Congress that limit federal funding for SEPs may be inhibiting the potential of syringe access programs to prevent HIV.
Using Media to Prompt Social Change: Lessons Gleaned From the Million Mom March
July 23, 2009 | Story
Wallack used his 2000 Innovators award to capture the story and lessons of the Million Mom March social movement that organized the May 2000 Million Mom March on Washington.
Researcher Brings the Science of Nicotine Addiction to the Attention of Policy-Makers
July 23, 2009 | Story
Jack E. Henningfield, PhD, had conducted extensive research to establish that nicotine is an addictive drug and that tobacco use is strongly driven by nicotine addiction.
Large-Scale Unassisted Smoking Cessation Over 50 Years
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Most smokers have been able to stop smoking without any formal assistance such as medication or professional assistance.
There's No Single Endgame
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Alternative, clean nicotine products have become an integral part of the endgame strategy for tobacco control and prevention. But they may not be feasible or relevant for all parts of the world.
Rebecca Project for Human Rights Expands Advocacy
May 3, 2011 | Program Results Report
From 2005 to 2010, the Washington-based Rebecca Project for Human Rights expanded its efforts to advocate on behalf of low-income families suffering from the impact of a parent's substance abuse.
Creating Safe Spaces for Children in Schools in Compton, Calif.
October 1, 2003 | Program Results Report
The Head Start program at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science planned and implemented a substance abuse prevention project that worked to change community norms and behaviors that put children at risk of substance abuse.
Adverse Childhood Experiences
May 10, 2013 | Feature/Infographic
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is working to increase awareness and understanding of the impact of ACEs and the need to develop effective innovative interventions.