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Research, Policy, and Practice: ‘Why Do I Have to Miss so Much School?’ Clinic Experiences of South African Adolescents Living with HIV

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Scientific article

Themes

Prevention

Treatment

Treatment Settings

Partner Organisation

SPR

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.

Tiarney Ritchwood Medical University of South Carolina

Asantewa Oduro Desmond Tutu HIV...

Low Self-Esteem Connected to Greater Risk for Opioid Use

Publication Date

3 October 2018

Format

Scientific article

Themes

Treatment

Treatment Settings

Populations

Family

Public Health

Mental Health

Data

It has been suggested that individuals with low self-esteem are more likely to choose maladaptive coping behaviors, such as abuse of opioids, when faced with life stressors.

In a recent study conducted in New York, over 1000 adults, of...

Epidemiology and Etiology: Drug Dealing Involvement Among People Who Inject Drugs in Colombia: Prevalence, Demographics and Injection Risk Correlates

Format

Scientific article

Themes

Prevention

Populations

Family

Partner Organisation

SPR

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.

David Toro-Tobón CES University

Dedsy Y. Berbesi-Fernandez CES University; Pedro Mateu...

Promoting equity and decreasing disparities through optimizing prevention science: Cultural Adaptations of Psychotherapy: Therapists’ Applications of Conceptual Models with Asians and Asian Americans

Format

Scientific article

Themes

Prevention

Treatment

Behavioural Therapy Interventions

Treatment Settings

Partner Organisation

SPR

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.

Gordon N. Hall University of Oregon

Introduction: Although conceptual models of cultural...

NIDA International SPR Poster Session: Distal and Proximal Associations of Parental Alcohol Use with Adolescent Alcohol Use and Young Adult Alcohol Abuse in a Finnish Birth Cohort

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Scientific article

Themes

Prevention

Populations

Family

Partner Organisation

SPR

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.

W. Alex Mason Boys Town

Gail Smith Boys Town; Gilbert Parra University of Nebraska, Lincoln...

Marijuana Question from a Catholic Perspective

Format

News

Themes

Faith-Based Strategies 

Prevention

Community-Based

Faith-Based

Treatment

Faith-Based

Treatment Settings

Recovery Support

Faith-Based

Father Larry Young discusses the issue of marijuana, alcohol and other drug use from a Catholic perspective. The involvement of the faith-based community is important in addressing drug demand reduction. Please comment on his YouTube video...