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Societal Impact

Annual Review of Medicine
Published: June 2016
Nearly all of the 2017 EHB benchmark plans were non-compliant with ACA requirements or provided inadequate coverage of addiction benefits.
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Published: 2016
Despite a decline in recent years in the use of cigarettes, the use of non-cigarette nicotine products has been rising, posing a threat to public health.
A new, nationally representative survey confirms that the intentional misuse of prescription stimulants is becoming normalized among current college students and other young adults.
Results from the 2013 Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS) found troubling data on teen use of synthetic human growth hormone.
Journal of Public Health Policy
Published: November 2013
The alcohol industry’s financial interests in underage drinking and pathological drinking are impediments to curbing these risky and costly behaviors.
Results from the 2012 Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS) found troubling data on teens' intentional misuse of prescription stimulants.
This 2013 survey sought to learn more about what parents today believe about the legalization and decriminalization of marijuana and the risks it may or may not pose to adolescents.
This survey aims to identify the situations, characteristics and social factors that are associated with teen substance use and addiction.
The disconnect between addiction medicine and mainstream medical practice has undermined effective addiction treatment, but there are steps we can take.
CASAColumbia’s teen surveys have consistently found that the family is fundamental to keeping children away from tobacco, alcohol and illegal substances.
It is essential to educate the population on adolescent substance use, which is the largest public health problem in America today.
This survey aims to identify the situations, individual characteristics and social factors that are associated with teen substance use and addiction.
The increase in America’s prison population is due overwhelmingly to criminal activity linked to alcohol, other substance use and addiction.
Substance use and addiction costs federal, state and local governments and taxpayers in the U.S. billions of dollars each year.
Substance use by college students is a major issue in the United States, with consequences that extend into the surrounding communities.
The alcohol industry makes enormous revenue from underage and adult excessive drinkers, encumbering efforts to curb alcohol consumption in the U.S.
Alcohol is the number one substance of choice among America’s teens, and underage drinking is a serious problem that can have deadly consequences.
Substance use in schools is an enormous problem in the United States, but there are steps parents, educators and policymakers can take to address the issue.