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Application of Research Design and Methods for Optimizing Prevention Science: Optimizing the Use of Free Online Technological Tools to Monitor Prevention Program Implementation and Outcomes in Chile

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Theories and Science
Partner Organisation

This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.

Camila Astrain

San Carlos de Maipo Foundation; Maria Luisa Correa, Fundación San Carlos de...

Application of Research Design and Methods for Optimizing Prevention Science: Planning for Suicide Prevention Strategies

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Indigenous Populations, Older Adults and Refugees.
Refugees
Partner Organisation

This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.

Emily Haroz

The Johns Hopkins University; Shoshanna Fine, The Johns Hopkins University; Cat...

Application of Research Design and Methods for Optimizing Prevention Science: For Whom Do Parenting Interventions to Prevent Adolescent Substance Use Work?

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.

Diego Garcia-Huidobro

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Jennifer L. Doty, Universit...

More U.S. Stores Likely Sell Cigarettes to Minors than Reported

Format
News
Themes
Prevention
Public Health
Law Enforcement

(Reuters Health) - More retailers may be selling cigarettes to minors than government estimates have suggested, a new study finds.

Researchers determined that more than half of retail stores may be inadvertently, and illegally, selling...

Manual de instrucción de SAMHSA para la prevención de la sobredosis de opioides

Format
Book
Themes
Addiction
Prevention

Equipa a los proveedores de atención médica, las comunidades y los gobiernos locales con materiales para desarrollar prácticas y políticas para ayudar a prevenir las sobredosis y las muertes relacionadas con los opioides. Aborda diferentes...

Federal Response to the Opioid Crisis in the US

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health

Abstract

Purpose of Review: In light of the current crisis in opioid involved overdose deaths, the federal Department of Health and Human Services operating divisions are working together to implement a data-driven, research-based strategy...

Tobacco Industry Strategies Undermine Government Tax Policy: Evidence from Commercial Data

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Policy

Abstract

Objective: Taxation equitably reduces smoking, the leading cause of health inequalities. The tobacco industry (TI) can, however, undermine the public health gains realised from tobacco taxation through its pricing strategies. This...

Magnitude and Extent of Gambling Disorder in the Mexican Population

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Populations
Men
Women
Policy

ABSTRACT
Introduction: Gambling disorder is characterized by an uncontrollable need to gamble, lack of control over gambling, prioritizing gambling over other activities, and continuing to gamble despite the negative consequences this...

Perceived Importance of Substance Use Prevention in Juvenile Justice: A Multi-Level Analysis

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Law
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

Abstract

Background

Youth under juvenile justice (JJ) supervision are at high-risk of adverse outcomes from substance use, making prevention important. Few studies have examined prevention-related attitudes of JJ employees, yet such...