Preventing substance use: rethinking strategies.

Preventing Substance Use Problems among Youth: a Literature Review & Recommendations

Preventing sensationalistic science and fake news about substance use

An accurately informed public is vital to creating rational substance use, prevention, and treatment policies. Unfortunately, the general public neither has the training nor the time to conduct intensive investigations. Most people get their information via the news media, newsletters, and as sound bites. People often accept what they read as true, especially if it comes from a reasonably reput...

Spermatogenesis-preventing substance

Spermatogenesis, the formation of sperm, is a complex developmental process that begins with the mitotic proliferation of spermatogonia and proceeds through extensive morphological changes that convert the haploid spermatid into a mature, functional spermatozoon. Although the process of spermatogenesis is the same in both mammalian and nonmammalian vertebrates, its control mechanisms are not we...

Preventing substance abuse in American Indian and Alaska native youth: promising strategies for healthier communities.

Substance abuse has had profoundly devastating effects on the health and well-being of American Indians and Alaska Natives. A wide variety of intervention methods has been used to prevent or stem the development of alcohol and drug problems in Indian youth, but there is little empirical research evaluating these efforts. This article is an overview of the published literature on substance use p...

Preventing Substance Abuse With Data-Driven Coalitions.

become a health topic of increasingly urgent national concern. Drug and alcohol abuse is a complex issue that requires attention to consumption, the consequences of abuse and the numerous contributing factors that lead to misuse and abuse. In Arkansas, about 124,000 individuals aged 12 or older were dependent on or abused alcohol, and 70,000 individuals were dependent on or abused illicit drugs...