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Evidence for Connections Between Prosecutor-Reported Marijuana Case Dispositions and Community Youth Marijuana-Related Attitudes and Behaviors

October 1, 2009 | Journal Article

This article examines the relationship between local drug policy, and adolescent attitudes toward and use of marijuana. More severe local drug policy on marijuana use is associated with a decreased likelihood that adolescents will use the drug and an increased likelihood that they will disapprove of marijuana consumption and perceive it as a risky behavior.

Improving the Use of Research Results: The Case of D.A.R.E.

June 24, 2010 | Program Result Report

Researchers at Harvard University examined decisions made by middle and high school officials to continue or drop their D.A.R.E. programs in the face of evidence that D.A.R.E. did not reduce drug use.

A New D.A.R.E. Curriculum Gets Mixed Reviews

March 17, 2010 | Program Result Report

A new D.A.R.E. substance abuse prevention curriculum for 7th- and 9th-grade students, designed and evaluated by researchers at the University of Akron, gets mixed reviews.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Efforts to Combat Drug Addiction

January 1, 2010 | Book

James Bornemeier, a New York City-based writing and editing consultant and former journalist for the Los Angeles Times and Philadelphia Inquirer, presents the broad history of the Foundation's efforts to address addiction to drugs (as distinct from addiction to alcohol) in this chapter of the Anthology.

With Help from a National Organization, Volunteers Drive the Work of 4,000 Anti-Drug Coalitions Across the Nation

November 11, 2009 | Program Result Report

This report covers results from 1992 through December 2003, during which time the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) provided support for CADCA's core activities.

New York Drug Users Go Untreated Due to Lack of Insurance, Resources

August 1, 2006 | Program Result Report

The New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services documented barriers to substance abuse treatment services for injection drug users in New York City and its northern suburbs.

It is Legal to Prescribe, Dispense Needles to Injection Drug Users in 48 of 52 Jurisdictions Studied

December 9, 2005 | Program Result Report

Principal investigator Scott Burris, J.D., collected and analyzed laws, regulations and court decisions governing physicians' prescribing and pharmacists' dispensing of sterile needles and syringes to injection drug users.

Getting the Word Out about Teens

January 1, 2003 | Program Result Report

The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University and Scholastic Inc. co-sponsored a workshop to help communications professionals find better ways of conveying to adolescents the hazards of using marijuana.

Milwaukee Project Reduces Local Drug Abuse

May 1, 2003 | Program Result Report

The Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services developed a project designed to reduce the demand for illicit alcohol and drugs in the central city of Milwaukee.

Researchers Develop a Model for Measuring Heroin Use Based on Dosages of Methadone Given to Addicts

December 1, 2003 | Program Result Report

Investigators at the University of Chicago and the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan developed a model to measure the consequences of changes in the price of heroin on heroin consumption.

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