During 2018, California legalized recreational cannabis use for those over the age of 21. Around the same time California also enacted policies to reduce cigarette and vaping use including prohibiting …
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Individual’s substance use behaviors are often influenced by psychosocial variables including injunctive and subjective social norms. Injunctive social norms are behaviors that society approves of whereas descriptive norms refer to …
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Young adults often post about and are exposed to content about substance use on social media platforms such as Snapchat, Instagram, and TikTok. Previous studies have shown that exposure to …
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One in five deaths per year in the United States is caused by tobacco smoking. In recent years, waterpipe tobacco (WPT) smoking, also known as hookah, has become increasingly popular …
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The transition from high school to college is a particularly stressful time for many young adults and may lead to participation in risky health behaviors including substance use and disordered …
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Many people who enter treatment services report using multiple substances on the same or separate occasions. Combining substances can have a variety of effects including sedation, withdrawal, and enhancement. Substance …
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Cigarette smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable death in the United States despite efforts to control tobacco use. Additionally, in 2020 annual cigarette sales increased for the …
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Individuals with eating disorders (ED) report higher rates of smoking than individuals without eating disorders. Nicotine is an appetite suppression which may lead some individuals to use it to control …
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During the past few years, there has been a dramatic increase in past month electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use from 1.5% to 14% among college students. E-cigarette users are more likely …
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Smoking cigarettes can lead to a variety of adverse health events including cancer, lung disease, and heart disease. It can also cause a variety of cognitive, attention, and mood deficits …
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