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Long‐term effects of changes in Swedish alcohol policy: Can alcohol policies effective during adolescence impact consumption during adulthood?

Long‐term effects of changes in Swedish alcohol policy: Can alcohol policies effective during adolescence impact consumption during adulthood?

Men and women in Sweden who grew up during a period with more restrictive alcohol policies currently drink less alcohol than those who grew up during periods with more liberal policies….
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A Facebook Group to Support Healthy Choices Involving Substance Use Following a High School Motivational Speaker: Results from a Mixed Methods Pilot Study

Three-fourths of U.S. adolescents report ever having used an addictive substance by 12th grade, making substance use a top cause of morbidity and mortality during adolescence. Motivational speakers frequently come to high schools to discuss the risks of substance use with students, but the impact from such talks may fade without efforts to further engage students. Social media-based interventions
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Predictors of quality of life of people receiving intensive community-based care

Conclusions
SQOL among ICBC clients is related to psychopathology, in contrast to previous knowledge. It is dependent upon symptom specificity, living conditions, and social circumstances and therefore presumably on program characteristics. This study provides insight into well-being among ICBC clients and is therefore relevant to involved healthcare professionals. (Source: Quality of L
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Drug abuse and addiction from the public health standpoint

While it represents an undeniable paradox, because the main objective of the rule of law (“legal interest” comes first) is life in its individual and collective dimension (“life in society”), the idea that the use of drugs, and especially the types more closely associated with damage and risks that are abuse and addiction are a public health issue is far from being consensual. In the worl
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Analyzing Long-Duration and High-Frequency Data Using the Time-Varying Effect Model

Abstract
With the rapid development of methods for electronic data capture, longitudinal data sets with many assessment points have become common in mental health services and addiction research. These data typically exhibit complex and irregular patterns of change, and the relationship between variables may also change over time. Existing statistical methods are not flexible enough to ca
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