There are well documented risk factors associated with developing substance use disorder across all age groups. A recent study from IUPUI...

Offending in young people is deeply entwined with impulsive behavior and particular group norms. This is supported by a recent study...

More youth use cannabis than smoke cigarettes in the United States. In other parts of the world, cannabis use has become almost as...

Alcohol abuse is more complicated than simply drinking too much. There may be five separate types of problem drinkers, according to Penn...

Parents educated beyond high school invest more in family health care, reducing the likelihood of adverse medical conditions despite...

A study published in the August 2018 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry(JAACAP) reports on a...

In lectures on adolescent development I always draw peoples attention to the additional risk of drug and alcohol involvement faced by...

In lecturers and treatment design I often discuss the more positive outcomes and shorter treatment duration for primary drinkers as...

A great deal of my work with young people draws n research that demonstrates that drug and alcohol use evolves through the interplay of...

Cannabis was recently legalized in Oregon for recreational use. Interestingly, follow-up research showed that increased availability did...

A new drug and alcohol prevention program, PROSPER, has published its 6.5 years follow-up data. Based on the well designed and randomized...