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Do Higher Cigarette Prices Encourage Youth to Use Marijuana? [PDF]
Every major national tobacco legislation proposed in the past two years has called for significant increases in the price of cigarettes as a way to discourage youths from smoking.
Frank J. Chaloupka +4 more
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What Is Justice? Reflections on the Criminal Justice System in Brazil
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This essay explores the possibility of justice for the wretched of the earth. Using escrevivência (writing the experience/existence) and drawing on the theoretical insights and political praxis of the Assessoria Popular Maria Felipa (APMF, Maria Felipa Advocacy Group)—a Brazilian abolitionist organization led by Black activists—we analyze how ...
Fernanda Oliveira +2 more
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Comparing teen substance use in northern New Hampshire to rural use nationwide [PDF]
, 2013 Using data administered in 2011 from the Carsey Institute’s Coös Youth Study and the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, this brief compares teen substance use patterns in New Hampshire’s most rural county to patterns among rural youth nationwide ...
Van Gundy, Karen T.
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To examine whether the associations between pre‐pregnancy risk factors and severe preeclampsia/eclampsia (SPE) and/or HELLP syndrome differ between singleton and twin pregnancies. Design A population‐based retrospective cohort study. Setting British Columbia (BC), Canada.
Mackenzie Campbell +17 more
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How Changing Food Preferences and Technology Are Transforming Food Markets
Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The foods that consumers purchase and how they purchase food are changing over time. In this article, we discuss how health prioritization and environmental concerns, combined with new technologies, are changing consumers' food preferences and retail choices.
Jill J. McCluskey, Jillian Hyink
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Seasonal Use of Marijuana and Cocaine by Arrestees in Anchorage, Alaska [PDF]
, 2005 Previously presented at the Western Society of Criminology, Honolulu, HI, Feb 2005.This paper explores the relation between season (fall, winter, spring and summer) and drug use among arrestees.
Langworthy, Robert H., McKelvie, Alan R.
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Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract Hair analysis is a well‐established matrix in forensic toxicology, offering a valuable alternative or complement to traditional matrices in diverse contexts, including drug‐facilitated crimes (DFC), elder abuse, and accidental exposure in children.
Amandine Fort +8 more
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The Relationship Between Adolescent Marijuana Use and Impulsivity: A Meta-Analytic Review [PDF]
, 2016 poster abstractObjective: Sensation seeking, a component of impulsivity, has been studied extensively as a personality predictor of marijuana-related behaviors.
VanderVeen, J. Davis
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Insights from a 6‐year hair drug analysis compendium in drug‐facilitated sexual assault cases
Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract Drug‐facilitated sexual assault (DFSA) may involve a diverse array of substances, including illicit drugs, prescription medications, and over‐the‐counter pharmaceuticals. Hair analysis has emerged as a valuable forensic tool, offering an extended window of detection spanning several months. However, interpreting drug concentrations in hair can
Amandine Fort +8 more
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Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract Drug entry into prisons represents a serious issue for both incarcerated people and prison staff. Although substances enter prisons in many ways, staff drug smuggling represents a consistent problem facing correctional institutions globally. We draw on 131 interviews with correctional officers (COs) working in four Western Canadian prisons to ...
William J. Schultz +2 more
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