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Merianos, Ashley L.; Rosen, Brittany L.; King, Keith A.; Vidourek, Rebecca A.; Fehr, Sara K. – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2015
The study purpose is to examine the impact of early substance use on lifetime and past year contraction of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, and syphilis. A secondary analysis of the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (N = 52,529) was conducted to determine if lifetime or past year STD…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Correlation, National Surveys
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Anisimova, S. G. – Russian Education and Society, 2012
There is a persistent opinion that the spread of narcotics abuse is taking in more and more young people and having an impact on the economic, political, and cultural development of society. Data obtained by sociologists and criminologists make it possible to single out the factors, conditions, and channels of the spread of psychoactive substances…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Narcotics, Economic Opportunities, Drug Abuse
Miech, Richard A.; Johnston, Lloyd D.; O'Malley, Patrick M.; Bachman, Jerald G.; Schulenberg, John E.; Patrick, Megan E. – Institute for Social Research, 2019
Substance use is a leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality; it is in large part why, among 17 high-income nations, people in the U.S. have the highest probability of dying by age 50. Substance use is also an important contributor to many social ills including child and spousal abuse, violence more generally, theft, suicide, and more;…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Drug Abuse, High School Students, Grade 8
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Hopfer, Christian; Salomonsen-Sautel, Stacy; Mikulich-Gilbertson, Susan; Min, Sung-Joon; McQueen, Matt; Crowley, Thomas; Young, Susan; Corley, Robin; Sakai, Joseph; Thurstone, Christian; Hoffenberg, Analice; Hartman, Christie; Hewitt, John – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2013
Objective: To examine the influence of conduct disorder (CD) on substance use initiation. Method: Community adolescents without CD (n = 1,165, mean baseline age = 14.6 years), with CD (n = 194, mean baseline age = 15.3 years), and youth with CD recruited from treatment (n = 268, mean baseline age = 15.7 years) were prospectively followed and…
Descriptors: Inhalants, Cocaine, Drug Use, Young Adults
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Ivakhnenko, G. A. – Russian Education and Society, 2012
In the past 10 to 15 years, the wide prevalence of various forms of negative behavior among young people in college has become one of the main causes of their deteriorating health. Traditionally classified among such forms are the excessive consumption of alcohol, smoking, and narcotics abuse. Issues relating to the protection of students' health…
Descriptors: Drug Education, Crime, Rehabilitation, Drinking
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Holloway, Katy; Bennett, Trevor – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2012
Aims: To determine the prevalence and nature of prescription drug misuse among university staff and students in the UK. Methods: In 2009, an online questionnaire regarding non-medical use of prescription drugs was completed by 1614 students and 489 staff registered at a large university in Wales. The sample data were weighted to match the…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Narcotics, Incidence, Drug Use
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Branson, Christopher E.; Clemmey, Philip; Harrell, Paul; Subramaniam, Geetha; Fishman, Marc – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2012
This study examined posttreatment patterns of polysubstance use and heroin relapse in a sample of 43 adolescents (ages 14-20) entering short-term residential treatment for primary heroin use. At 12-month follow-up, youths that achieved heroin abstinence (N = 19) were significantly less likely than youths that relapsed to heroin (N = 24) to endorse…
Descriptors: Narcotics, Marijuana, Cocaine, Adolescents
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Noffsinger, Sandra; Clements-Nolle, Kristen; Bacon, Robinette; Lee, William; Albers, Eric; Yang, Wei – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2012
While previous studies have investigated the relationship between substance use and violent behaviors among youths, the individual influence of specific drugs among males and females is poorly understood. Using the Nevada 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance (YRBS) Survey (N = 1,556), weighted logistic regression was used to assess the…
Descriptors: Narcotics, At Risk Students, Drinking, Adolescents
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Vasil'ev, I. A. – Russian Education and Society, 2013
Survey data on the problem of drug abuse in Russia show a high level of awareness of the issue among young people. To reduce the level of drug use in Russia, a comprehensive, focused, and coordinated program involving representatives of official state and social institutions, as well as institutions of civil society, is needed. Combining their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Drug Abuse, Drug Education, Prevention
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Swanson, James M.; Wigal, Timothy L.; Volkow, Nora D. – Psychological Bulletin, 2011
Smith and Farah (2011) presented a scholarly review of critical areas related to their intriguing title "Are Prescription Stimulants 'Smart Pills'?" We contend that they accomplished the main goal of the article, to get the facts straight about possible cognitive enhancement via the nonmedical use of stimulant drugs by individuals without a…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Stimulants, Substance Abuse, Narcotics
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Fakier, Nuraan; Wild, Lauren G. – Journal of Adolescence, 2011
This study investigated the relationships among sleep problems, learning difficulties and substance use in adolescence. Previous research suggests that these variables share an association with executive functioning deficits, and are intertwined. The sample comprised 427 adolescents (M age = 16 years) attending remedial schools and 276 adolescents…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Smoking, Marijuana, Sleep
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Rozenbroek, Katelyn; Rothstein, William G. – Journal of American College Health, 2011
Objectives: To examine medical and nonmedical users of prescription opioids, central nervous system depressants, and stimulants taken individually and in combination. Participants: Undergraduates at an urban mid-Atlantic university with 12,000 students. Methods: A questionnaire administered in classes provided 413 responses, with a usable response…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Stimulants, Substance Abuse, Narcotics
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Severtson, Stevan G.; Hedden, Sarra L.; Martins, Silvia S.; Latimer, William W. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2012
This study used data from six neuropsychological measures of executive function (EF) and general intellectual functioning (GIF) administered to 303 regular users of heroin and/or cocaine as indicators in a latent profile analysis (LPA). Results indicated the presence of three profiles: impaired GIF and EF profile (30.8%), intact GIF and EF profile…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Intelligence, Narcotics, Cocaine
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Lanier, Christina; Farley, Erin J. – Journal of American College Health, 2011
Objective: Although prior recent research has revealed a significant relationship between the nonmedical use of prescription drugs, demographic characteristics, college-specific risk factors, and other substance use among college students, there remains a need to conduct a comparative analysis on the differential impact these factors may have on…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Substance Abuse, Narcotics, Drug Use
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Kinlock, Timothy W.; Gordon, Michael S.; Schwartz, Robert P.; Fitzgerald, Terrence T. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2010
Research suggests that buprenorphine treatment may be a promising intervention for incarcerated individuals with heroin addiction histories. However, its implementation varies from corrections-based methadone because of unique challenges regarding dosing, administration, and regulation. Describing the first randomized clinical trial of…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Narcotics, Intervention, Institutionalized Persons
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