Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use among Asian American and Pacific Islander adolescents in California and Hawaii

Article Abstract:

The study reveals that national and regional reports on racial/ethnic differences and alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) use have consistently shown the ATOD rates of Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) to be among the lowest. It also found similar variations in need for alcohol and other drug treatment for these groups besides the considerable variations in ATOD rates among the subgroups of AAPIs.

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Computer-mediated intervention to prevent drug abuse and violence among high-risk youth

Article Abstract:

A computer-mediated intervention for preventing drug abuse and violence was evaluated. The results revealed that youth assigned to the computer or conventional intervention arms achieved more positive pretest-to-posttest gain scores than youth in the control arm on several variables.

Care and treatment, Information technology services

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Association between substance use, personality traits, and platelet MAO activity in preadolescents and adolescents

Article Abstract:

The relationship between alcohol/illicit drug use, the five-factor model aggressiveness, hyperactivity, and platelet monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity in a population-derived representative sample of preadolescents and adolescents is examined.

MAO inhibitors, Monoamine oxidase inhibitors

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