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...

Studies from the US is showing a huge decline in risk taking behavior in young people. Reductions in smoking tobacco, the principle...

A new study has found what might be the link between the increased risk of developing alcohol problems after exposure to alcohol in the...

I was very intrigued by the presentations of clients seeking help with legal highs or new psycho-active substances. For a period of...

There is a great deal of confusion between "Stepping Stone Theory" and "Gateway Theory" in terms of understanding the evolution of drug...

More evidence emerges to support the use of trajectory models with young people. Research by Professor Patrica Conrod targeted young...

A recent study found that the more days a child missed of pre-school created greater disparities in their educational attainment across...

The effects of poverty on human psychology is an under-researched area. However, new insights from brain scanning and cognitive testing...

A great deal of my recent work in addiction and mental health has been focused on understanding and addressing divergent patterns of drug...