Prevention

Besides reducing substance use between its participants one prevention programme also reduced drug use among the friends of those who took part.

Are you a teacher? Are you looking for materials or lesson plans on the effects of drugs and drug abuse? The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has created a great database of more than 70 teacher materials on the effects of drugs and...

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has released guidelines that cover targeted interventions to prevent misuse of drugs, including illegal drugs, ‘legal highs’ and prescription-only medicines. It aims to prevent or...

A new study published in the journal Nature has found that brain scans can predict whether or not teenagers will develop drug taking behaviours later in life. A sample of 14-year-olds was assessed. The investigation reports that, from an...

A new study reports a link between daytime tiredness and alcohol consumption, together with its related harms, in the future.

Abstract Many states have recently made significant changes to their legislation making recreational and/or medical marijuana use by adults legal. Although these laws, for the most part, have not targeted the adolescent population, they...

New research published in the journal Addiction suggests that poor working memory and the inability to control impulses during adolescence are key predictors for future substance abuse. ‘Working memory’ refers to one’s capacity to...

Summary and Findings Most people do not use illicit drugs and among those who try them, only a fraction will develop patterns of dependence. Still, drug use constitutes a serious health problem for many people in the Americas. Early age of...