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Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract Discourse around drug policy presents a stark contrast between policing and harm reduction models, sparking debates on the state's regulatory versus protective role. Canada is an ideal case to study drug policy models due to its global recognition as a leader in harm reduction alongside continued reliance on policing of drugs.
Taylor Domingos
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BMC Infectious DiseasesBackground Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remain a global public health issue and are highly prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa, with current literature indicating that risky sexual behaviors are major risk factors.
David Aduragbemi Okunlola +3 more
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Bound by blood and bloodshed: Sibling ties and participation in genocidal violence
Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract Focusing on the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, we examine how sibling relationships—one of the most salient familial bonds—influence individual engagement in violence during mass atrocity. Drawing on an adaptation of differential association and social learning theories for contexts of mass atrocity, we analyze a novel dataset linking over 300,000 ...
Jack G. R. Wippell +3 more
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A Comparative Analysis of Mississippi Rural Schools’ Abstinence-Only and Abstinence-Plus Programs
, 2016 Mississippi responded to high teenage pregnancy rates by enacting a law requiring school districts to choose between an abstinence-only or abstinence-plus program.
Zamboni, Brian +2 more
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The Issue of Pre‐Islamic Arabic Christian Poetry Revisited
Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Is only very little Arabic Christian poetry extant from pre‐Islamic times? While distancing myself from Louis Cheikho's (1859–1927) view that almost all pre‐Islamic poets were Christians, I contend in this article that some of them indeed were.
Ilkka Lindstedt
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School achievement and sexual abstinence: Positive correlates for adolescents?
, 2008 According to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, one out of five youths has experienced sexual intercourse before the age of 15.That this early sexual involvement may have negative consequences on the adolescent’s personality system ...
Brown, Jennifer
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Comparative Clinical Trajectories Across Cannabis‐Related and Nonsubstance‐Related Psychoses
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Research indicates that first‐episode psychosis (FEP) with cannabis use disorder (CUD) carries a substantial disease burden, but more granular clinical trajectories of cannabis‐related psychoses remain unclear. This study examines the clinical trajectories of first clinically diagnosed FEP&CUD and cannabis‐induced psychosis (CIP) in
Antti Mustonen +7 more
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Understanding Sexual Abstinence Among Adolescent Males
, 2014 Adolescent sexual activity is an important social issue because it is associated with other high-risk behaviors such as alcohol and substance abuse. Past studies have generally examined factors related to the initiation of sexual activity among youth ...
Haas, David William, Forste, Dr. Renata
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Sexual abstinence among youths living in a predominant student community in Edo State, Nigeria
, 2020 In the absence of a cure for HIV/AIDS, prevention remains an effective strategy to eliminate the pandemic. Abstinence from sexual intercourse is the primary prevention strategy advocated for unmarried youths.
Esewe, Roselynd Ejakhianghe
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