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Evidence for Connections Between Prosecutor-Reported Marijuana Case Dispositions and Community Youth Marijuana-Related Attitudes and Behaviors
October 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines the relationship between local drug policy, and adolescent attitudes toward and use of marijuana. More severe local drug policy on marijuana use is associated with a decreased likelihood that adolescents will use the drug and an increased likelihood that they will disapprove of marijuana consumption and perceive it as a risky behavior.
Use of a Microecological Technique to Study Crime Incidents Around Methadone Maintenance Treatment Centers
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
cq5dam.thumbnail.319.319 Read article There is no significant increase in serious crime around methadone treatment centers, according to this fine-grained geographic analysis in one city.
Perceptions of the State Policy Environment and Adoption of Medications in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
January 1, 2012 | Journal Article
States play a role in promoting the adoption of medications for substance-use disorders and dependence.
Changes in Drug Use Prevalence in Rap Music Songs, 1979-1997
September 1, 2005 | Journal Article
This article explores the role of changing images of drug use in rap music from the 1970s to the 1990s.
Drug Testing Welfare Recipients
January 1, 2002 | Journal Article
False Positives, False Negatives, Unanticipated Opportunities.
Physicians in the Substance Abuse Treatment Workforce
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Funding barriers were associated with organizations’ lack of physician employment.
Slow Progress in Changing the School Food Environment
June 5, 2012 | Journal Article
This article examines the school food environment in elementary schools and reports on practices during the 2009?2010 school year compared with the same practices in 2006?2007 after the wellness policy mandate took effect.
Advancing Recovery
May 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Partnerships between providers and policy-makers to boost evidence-based treatment of substance use yielded important treatment successes. This study examines the outcomes of the RWJF national initiative Advancing Recovery.
The Influence of Program Mediators on Eleventh Grade Outcomes for Seventh Grade Substance Users and Nonusers
April 3, 2009 | Journal Article
The Take Charge of Your Life (TCYL) campaign was a universal school-based substance abuse intervention. A study of the program found that TCYL participants increased use of certain substances. This article assesses TCYL's effect on mediating factors to substance use.
The Impact of State Safe Routes to School-Related Laws on Active Travel to School Policies and Practices in U.S. Elementary Schools
January 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Walking or biking to school provides opportunities for children to increase physical activity. However, rates of active travel to school have decreased while rates of car-to-school travel have increased. This article explores the relationship between state laws and active travel to school policies.