Background Drug addiction is a chronic, relapsing disease. Primary interventions should
aim to reduce first use or to prevent the transition from experimental use to addiction. School …

Background Most tobacco control programmes for adolescents are based around prevention
of uptake, but teenage smoking is still common. It is unclear if interventions that are effective …

Although the physiological and psychological mechanisms involved in the development of
sleep disorders remain similar throughout history, factors that potentiate these mechanisms …

OBJECTIVE: Primary care providers need effective strategies for substance use screening
and brief counseling of adolescents. We examined the effects of a new computer-facilitated …

Background: Alcohol use in adolescents constitutes a major public health concern. Europe
is the heaviest drinking region of the world. Several school-based alcohol prevention …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND In approaches to health promotion in adolescents, unhealthy
behaviors are no longer regarded as independent processes, but as interrelated. This article …

Background: Adolescent substance use, a major problem in the United States, has a
significant negative effect on both short-and long-term mental and physical health. Physical …

Background Unhealthy habits in adolescents are increasing at an alarming rate. The school
offers a promising environment in which to implement effective preventive strategies to …

College students exhibit low levels of physical activity, high levels of sedentary behavior,
poor dietary behaviors, sleep problems, high stress, and increased substance use. On …

Substance use (SU) problems are common among adolescents, a serious health risk for
them and a major public health problem, but are inadequately addressed in most pediatric …