Prevention Program Reduces Substance Use By Participants' Friends
The Strengthening Families Program for Youth 10-14 (SFP10-14), an evidence-based intervention that reduces teen substance use, also reduced participants’ friends’ substance use. Two factors that...
View ArticleResearch Links Adolescent Substance Use to Adult Brain Volumes
This research revealed associations between nicotine, alcohol, and marijuana use during two periods of adolescence and smaller gray matter volume in two brain areas at age 25.
View ArticleAOUD Treatment in Primary Care Settings—Is it Feasible?
Treatment for alcohol and opioid use disorders (AOUD) is feasible in primary care settings, but ongoing funding to support organizational capacity is critical for sustaining such programs.
View ArticleResearchers Identify Rare Gene Variants Associated With Smoking and Alcohol Use
International research teams analyzed several hundred thousand samples from 17 whole-exome sequencing studies to identify rare gene variants associated with smoking and alcohol use. They identified...
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