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Provides information about eighteen colleges and universities that were awarded grants from Truth Initiative to adopt a 100 percent tobacco-free campus policy, a move that will protect more than 100,000 students and employees across 17 states.
Presents results of a survey of illicit drug, alcohol, and tobacco use among people 12 years of age and older. Includes national estimates of the rates of use, trends, numbers of users, and other measures, such as youth-related prevention measures.
Examines non-medical prescription drug use, including the reasons for and consequences of use, access to prescription drugs and perceptions of use among students. The purpose of the survey is to understand the non-medical use of prescription drugs among college students.
Presents facts about substance use among college students aged 18 to 22 using combined data from the 2011 to 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. The report includes information about first-time substance use and alcohol and drug use for both full-time and part-time college students.
Focuses on the hazardous relationship many college students have with alcohol and examines college towns' attempts to respond to college drinking problems and the promising strategies for reducing high-risk drinking by students. Contains seven articles that detail progress, what's working, and ongoing challenges.
Provides a snapshot of the state of behavioral health in the nation using a set of substance use and mental health indicators as measured through data collection efforts sponsored by SAMHSA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Examines the progress in reducing some forms of substance use, especially among adolescents, and also examines forms of substance abuse that have either increased or have remained relatively constant, such as marijuana use. Additionally, the report touches on data showing that Mental illness levels have also remained constant over time, but adolescents are experiencing higher levels of depression than in past years.
Provides more current information on binge drinking measures, and updates information on the status of evidence-based strategies that were recommended to prevent binge drinking in the 2011 CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Report (CHDIR). The purposes of this report are to discuss and raise awareness of differences in the characteristics of people who binge drink, and to prompt actions to reduce these disparities.
Summarizes a survey by CVS Health, the Truth Initiative, and the American Cancer Society about the public’s views of tobacco use and tobacco-free campus policies. This was a national poll of 2,880 adults, which included a representative sample of current college students and parents of current college students.
Discusses the impact of the FDA's ban on the sale of electronic nicotine devices (ENDs), also called e-cigarettes, to people younger than 18. The new rules require a photo ID to purchase tobacco products, prohibit free samples, and selling tobacco products in vending machines. Stanton A.