Background Adolescence is a critical biological, psychological, and social developmental
stage involving heightened risk for substance use and associated adverse consequences …

Background Youth substance use is a public health problem globally, where alcohol is one
of the drugs most consumed by children, and youth prevention is the best intervention for …

There is broad agreement that neighborhood contexts are important for adolescent
development, but there is less consensus about their association with adolescent smoking …

A primary community prevention approach in Iceland was associated with strong reductions
of substance use in adolescents. Two years into the implementation of this prevention model …

Background Adolescent alcohol and cannabis use are common in Chile. The present study
aimed to assess the relationship between perceived parenting practices and alcohol and …

Substance use among adolescents is associated with a range of negative outcomes and risk-
taking behaviors. Identifying and intervening early is essential to reducing associated risks …

Aims To determine the associations between internal assets (planning and decision‐
making, interpersonal competence and commitment to learning) and substance use …

Background Concerns about the rise in adolescent vaping and cannabis use suggest the
need for effective substance use prevention programs. Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) has a …

Purpose Anxiety disorders in childhood might be associated with an increased risk of
substance use disorders. Incident substance use–related diagnoses were quantified in the 2 …

Background Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit substance worldwide. In Chile, the
prevalence of cannabis use among adolescents is the highest in the Americas. Our aim was …