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Climate schools plus: An online, combined student and parent, universal drug prevention program

Internet Interventions, 2018
Early initiation of substance use significantly increases one's risk of developing substance use dependence and mental disorders later in life. To interrupt this trajectory, effective prevention during the adolescent period is critical.
Louise K. Thornton, Cath Chapman, Dana Leidl, Chloe Conroy, Maree Teesson, Tim Slade, Ina Koning, Katrina Champion, Lexine Stapinski, Nicola Newton   +9 more
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Precision Mental Health Care for Cannabis Use Disorder: Utility of a bioSocial Cognitive Theory to Inform Treatment

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
Globally, cannabis is the most frequently used controlled substance after alcohol and tobacco. Rates of cannabis use are steadily increasing in many countries and there is emerging evidence that there is likely to be greater risk due to increased ...
Matthew J. Gullo, Matthew J. Gullo, Zoë E. Papinczak, Zoë E. Papinczak, Zoë E. Papinczak, Gerald F. X. Feeney, Gerald F. X. Feeney, Ross McD. Young, Ross McD. Young, Ross McD. Young, Jason P. Connor, Jason P. Connor, Jason P. Connor   +12 more
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Barriers and facilitators to implementing an evidence-based woman-focused intervention in South African health services

BMC Health Services Research, 2017
Background Since the beginning of the HIV epidemic, numerous behavior change, risk-reduction, and biomedical interventions have been developed and tested. While some of these interventions have shown to be efficacious in randomized trials, it often takes
Brittni N. Howard, Richard Van Dorn, Bronwyn J. Myers, William A. Zule, Felicia A. Browne, Tara Carney, Wendee M. Wechsberg   +6 more
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Protein Kinases as Mediators for miRNA Modulation of Neuropathic Pain

Cells
Neuropathic pain is a chronic condition resulting from injury or dysfunction in the somatosensory nervous system, which leads to persistent pain and a significant impairment of quality of life.
Leah Chang, Zala Čok, Lei Yu
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Aggressive behaviour among drug-using women from Cape Town, South Africa: ethnicity, heavy alcohol use, methamphetamine and intimate partner violence

BMC Women's Health, 2017
Background Women have generally been found to be the victims of violence, but scant attention has been paid to the characteristics of women who perpetrate aggression and violence. In South Africa, violence is a prevalent societal issue, especially in the
Tara Carney, Bronwyn Myers, Tracy L. Kline, Kim Johnson, Wendee M. Wechsberg   +4 more
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Ways of thinking about alcohol use and about alcohol problems

, 1970
Manuscript of Bacon, S. D. (1970). Ways of thinking about alcohol use and about alcohol problems. In Proceedings of a conference on Public Health Teaching about Alcoholism (pp. 12-23).
Bacon, Selden D.
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The Center of Alcohol Studies and the JOURNAL OF STUDIES ON ALCOHOL: Celebrating 50 Years

, 1989
Copy of the article Nathan, P. E. (1989). The Center of Alcohol Studies and the Journal of Studies on Alcohol: celebrating 50 years. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 50(4), 297–300. https://doi.org/10.15288/jsa.1989.50.297.
Nathan, Peter
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Reliability of the GAIN-SS, CRAFTT and PESQ screening instruments for substance use among South African adolescents

South African Journal of Psychiatry, 2016
Introduction: Screening for adolescent substance use can assist with the early identification of substance-related problems and guide the provision of appropriate services. As such, psychometrically sound screening tools are needed. The aim of this study
Tara Carney, Bronwyn Myers, Johann Louw
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Alcohol use in shiftworkers

Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2017
It has been suggested that shiftworkers may consume alcohol to help them sleep, resulting in greater consumption. A large study in Australian workers suggested that those on non-standard schedules (outside 8am-6pm, Monday-Friday) do not drink more, but are at increased odds of binge drinking (heavy periods of drinking followed by abstinence) than ...
Dorrian, J, Heath, G, Sargent, C, Banks, S, Coates, A   +4 more
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Participant experiences with a text message and contingency management intervention for alcohol use during pregnancy and lactation in Cape Town, South Africa

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
Background The Western Cape region of South Africa has one of the highest global rates of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), underscoring the urgent need for effective interventions. This qualitative study, designed as a process evaluation, explores
Lesley-Ann Erasmus-Claassen, Noluthando Mpisane, Petal Petersen Williams, Felicia A. Browne, Bronwyn Myers, Wendee M. Wechsberg, Charles D. H. Parry, Shantae N. Taylor, Yukiko Washio   +8 more
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