Sentences with phrase «reducing substance use problems»

Results indicated that The Seven Challenges was effective at increasing the number of days refrained from using alcohol and other drugs (AOD), reducing use of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other drugs, and reducing substance use problems and internal mental distress.

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New research from North Carolina State University finds that mental health courts are effective at reducing repeat offending, and limiting related jail time, for people with mental health problems — especially those who also have substance use problems.

Dr. Bry's systematic program of prevention research has included studies that: 1) search for precursors that differentiate adolescents who will develop conduct or substance use problems from those who will not and environmental factors that might reduce or buffer those precursors; 2) investigate whether these factors actually precede or reduce future problems; and 3) test the outcome efficacy and effectiveness of experimental methods to modify these factors.

CSP did have statistically significant indirect effects on reduced substance use (1 - year follow - up), conduct problems (2 - year follow - up), and school suspensions (1 - year and 2 - year follow - up) through improved parent - reported child emotion regulation skills at posttest.

The study utilized Common Sense Parenting (CSP) to examine reduced substance use, conduct problems, and school suspensions through previously identified short - term improvements in parents» reports of their children's emotion regulation skills.

This week, as part of our Special Series on Gambling Disorder, STASH reviews a study by Nancy Petry and colleagues that explores how to reduce gambling - related problems among people in substance use treatment.

Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) The current study evaluates the feasibility and efficacy of Risk Reduction through Family Therapy (RRFT) for reducing substance use risk and trauma - related mental health problems among sexually assaulted adolescents.

Reducing substance use risk and mental health problems among sexually assaulted adolescents: A pilot randomized controlled trial.

Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) This longitudinal study examines the effectiveness of The Seven Challenges ® in reducing adolescent substance use and mental health problems, as well as the process by which it is effective.

Parent - centered preventive interventions have been shown to be efficacious in reducing adolescent behavior problems and substance use (e.g., Dishion & Kavanagh, 2000; Hanish & Tolan, 2001; Hawkins, Catalano, Brown, Vadasy, & Roberts, 1994; Pantin, Coatsworth et al., 2003) and unsafe sexual behavior (McKay, McCadam, & Gonzales, 1996).