Is hookah use associated with specific thoughts and feelings regarding emerging adulthood for young adults? In an effort to identify the risk and protective factors for hookah use, a recent …
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Online educational programs aimed to prevent substance use offer many benefits, such as increased accessibility, affordability, and use. As such, a recent publication reviewed the literature to summarize evidence for …
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Risk perception may predict whether one uses a non-cigarette tobacco product instead of or in addition to smoking cigarettes. In order to investigate young adults’ tobacco product risk perceptions relative …
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Recent research suggests polytobacco use [defined as concurrent use of cigarettes with one alternative nicotine and tobacco product (ANTP)] in young adults may increase nicotine dependence and tobacco-associated health risks. …
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Smoke/tobacco free campus policies have contributed to reduced smoking on campus while promoting normative changes for select universities across the United States. In an effort to improve implementation of tobacco …
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While previous research has documented young adults are the age group with the highest rate of heroin use, yet little is known about patterns of opioid use and the transition to …
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Alicia Baker, Health Promotion Specialist at the University of Florida, shares tips on how to effectively collaborate between campus health promotion and law enforcement.
Research on alcohol use by college students suggests moving beyond traditional binge drinking criteria to identify at-risk drinkers. As such, a recent study examined whether drinking motives can distinguish extreme …
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Do tobacco use characteristics differentiate binge drinking frequencies among young adults that drink and smoke? A recent study explored this question in young adults (18-25yo) that self-reported past month use …
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To date, little research on transgender college students has been conducted. A new study analyzed data from the Fall 2013 National College Health Assessment to examine health behavior and outcome …
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