Tools for Assessing Adolescent Alcohol & Drug Use

Published November 2, 2012

Tools for Assessing Adolescent Alcohol & Drug Use –

Adolescent, Experimental Drug Use May Not Be All Bad, Study Suggests

Filed under: adolescent substance abuse

When they were 17-and-a-half, the teens were enrolled into substance-abuse interventions depending on how often they used drugs and alcohol. Englund then evaluated their outcomes in various areas, including work, education, intimate relationships, and …
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Teen Drinking: It's Not Their Pals You Have to Worry About

Filed under: adolescent substance abuse

Exposure to good parenting protects kids — even if the parents aren't their own, suggests a new study that looked at how a friend's parents influence an adolescent's substance abuse. Teens in the study who had friends whose mothers were authoritative …
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Grant awarded to fight substance abuse

Filed under: adolescent substance abuse

Gomila, an adjunct faculty member at ULM, said this award provides $ 1 million per year over three years for development of adolescent substance abuse treatment in Louisiana as well as for creation of a blueprint for policies and procedures related to …
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