Building Effective Practice - Skills Consortium Conference - 28th June 2013 - Skills Consortium →
The Skills Consortium Annual Conference - Building Effective Practice will take place on 28th June in London.
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Psychiatry News - Altered reward processing in adolescents with prenatal exposure to maternal cigarette smoking |4687776 →
According to a new study, prenatal smoking exposure may represent a risk factor for substance use and development of addiction later in a child's life.
Smoking During Pregnancy Increases Child's Risk Of Substance Abuse, Risky Behavior : Healthy Living : Medical Daily →
According to a new study, prenatal smoking exposure may represent a risk factor for substance use and development of addiction later in a child's life.
1 in 5 Parents Think What They Say Has Little Influence on Their Child’s Substance Use →
A new report from Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) shows that almost 1 in 5 parents do not think they can influence their children's' use of alcohol, drugs or tobacco
More than one in five parents believe they have little influence in preventing teens from using illicit substances →
A new report from Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) shows that almost 1 in 5 parents do not think they can influence their children's' use of alcohol, drugs or tobacco.
Table Time: How Parents and Kids Can Make Family Meals Count →
Here is an interesting resource aiming to help parent make the family mealtimes count.
Issues of Substance event - Call for Abstracts - Deadline 2 April 2020 →
Deadline is fast approaching for abstracts submission for the Issues of Substance conference taking place in Ottawa on the 4-6 November 2013!
Dating Trajectories From Middle to High School: Association With Academic Performance and Drug Use - Orpinas - 2013 - Journal of Research on Adolescence - Wiley Online Library →
Students who date in middle school have significantly worse study skills, are four times more likely to drop out of school and report twice as much alcohol, tobacco and marijuana use than their single classmates, according to new research from the University of Georgia.
Discontinuous College Enrollment: Associations With Substance Use and Mental Health →
This study examined the prospective relationship of substance use and mental health problems with risk of discontinuous enrollment in college.
United Nations News Centre - UN anti-narcotics panel warns of widespread increase in use of 'legal highs' →
International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has warned of the increase in use and abuse of 'legal highs' that represent a threat to public health.