As rates of substance use among young adults increase in America, there is a need for intervention and recovery programs. These researchers looked at implementing a program called Project Amp: …
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Substance use is common among emerging adults and can lead to various negative consequences. Increasingly, research is investigating factors that influence young adults’ substance use. Social media is clearly a …
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Though young adults are generally thought to be a healthy population, around 20% of young adults report experiencing chronic pain. As the legal and medical perceptions of marijuana have changed …
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Much research has indicated that perceptions of substance use of peers of adolescents and young adults can influence substance use behaviors, and that perceived use is often overestimated. A recent …
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Across the United States each year, college students experience alcohol poisoning, alcohol-related consequences, and even death from drinking. This is why encouraging students to intervene when they see someone drinking …
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Previous research on first year college students has shown that they often participate in risky drinking behaviors, especially if they believe that doing so is an important part of the …
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Many previous studies have investigated the connection between cigarette use and depressive symptoms. However, a new study aimed to examine this association within young adults by including frequency of use …
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Unfortunately, college years are a time of higher risk for substance misuse and vulnerability for sexual victimization. A recent study investigated the influence that sexual victimization has on substance use …
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Understanding social norms of drug and alcohol use can help prevent problematic alcohol use among college students. A recent study aimed to look at how social norms may be related …
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Co-use of tobacco and marijuana among young adults is a large public health concern, so a recent study examined the characteristics that are connected to marijuana and tobacco co-use.
