A new study examined the impact of demographics, marijuana use and problem use, alcohol use, craving and social context on the likelihood of using marijuana with others among college students. …
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A new study examined the association between actual and perceived peer drinking and participant drinking, and the possible moderating effect of resistance to peer influence (RPI). Participants (N = 1323) …
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A new study aimed at exploring (a) whether drunken posts, on Facebook, were considered appropriate among college students, (b) what conditions influenced students’ views of drunken posts, and (c) what …
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Although Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) are being increasingly used among young adults, little is known about the predictors of ENDS initiation. A new study examined the roles of the …
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In an effort to better understand the relationships between dating violence and risk behaviors, including substance use, researchers in Belgium analyzed survey responses from 466 participants, who were 16 to …
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While efforts are typically focused on the delivery of interventions directly to students, this study takes a different approach at collegiate alcohol prevention by intervening at the parental level. Research …
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Marijuana use is increasingly common among teens and young adults, but the prevalence and risk factors may vary throughout an individual’s young adulthood. One factor that often predicts adolescent and …
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Objective: The present study examined familial risk and protective factors as moderators of parents allowing their adolescent children to drink at home on longitudinal alcohol involvement trajectories. Method: A total …
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Amongst college students, could a close friend that misuses prescription drugs predict an individual’s own misuse? A recent study aimed to answer this question, as well as identify other predictors …
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A new study examined whether being in a romantic relationship is associated with alcohol use (i.e., amount and frequency of drinking, binge drinking, and drunkenness) and negative consequences (i.e., having …
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