adolescent

Association between Parental Separation and Addictions in Adolescents: Results of a National Lebanese Study

Book

19 June 2020

Numerous patterns have emerged from research conducted in Lebanon, pertaining to rising harmful addictions amongst children and adolescents, tied to family status. This study showcased direct correlations between child and adolescent...

The Decline of Heavy Episodic Drinking in Adolescents in Finland, Norway and Sweden

Scientific article

Around the world, there has been a decline in heavy drinking among adolescents. In this study, researchers compared these trends in Finland, Norway and Sweden using information from the ESPAD survey- a project that has data on substance use...

Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (Fourth Session)

ISSUP Webinar

28 January 2021

On January 28th, ISSUP Nigeria held the Fourth Webinar in their Knowledge Update Series. This Webinar focused on the topic of Substance Abuse among Adolescents: The Influence of Sexual Behaviour.

Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (Fourth Session)

28 January 2021

Abuja

Nigeria

ISSUP Nigeria would like to invite you to their Fourth Webinar in the Knowledge Update Series. This Webinar will focus on the topic of among Adolescents: The Influence of Sexual Behaviour.

Monitoring the Future Study: Trends in Prevalence of Various Drugs

News

On December 15, the United States National Institute on Drug Abuse announced new data from the annual Monitoring the Future study led by researchers at the University of Michigan. On December 16, a data processing error was found. This...

Logging into Therapy: Adolescent Perceptions of Online Therapies for Mental Health Problems

Scientific article

24 December 2016

Abstract Objectives This study describes adolescent attitudes towards online therapies and explores the factors that predict these attitudes. Method Australian adolescents (N = 217) were surveyed on their knowledge of, attitudes towards...

Parenting, Teens, and Alcohol

Video and audio recordings

Parents often receive conflicting information regarding what’s best for their child when it comes to alcohol. This session dispels a number of myths surrounding the topic and provides practical tips to parents for preventing alcohol use and...

Substance Use Interventions for Adolescents and Transitional Age Youth

15 December 2020

Chicago

In this free webinar, participants will learn an approach to conduct proper screening, brief intervention and referral to

Who's Doing What?: The Epidemiology of Adolescent Substance Use

17 November 2020

Chicago

United States

This free webinar will review the epidemiology of adolescent substance.

The speaker will discuss the substances most often used by youth, look at trends in youth substance use over time, and discuss the protective role of family and positive social supports.

As a result of participating in this webinar, you will be able to:

The Impact of Substance Use on the Developing Adolescent Brain

27 October 2020

Chicago

This free webinar will review developmental neurobiology and the impact of psychoactive substances in general on brain development.

The speaker will then discuss the particular impacts of alcohol, THC, and nicotine on the brain and their specific impacts on brain development.

As a result of participating in this webinar, you will be able to: