When I was young, I was living on the streets of Los Angeles at the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic…
Pre-existing differences in brain structure are associated with earlier substance use in young people, according to a recent study. The…
Amid the moral panic over youth vaping and a widespread belief that it’s a “gateway” to cigarettes, youth smoking in…
The notion that nicotine vaping leads people to smoking—known as the “gateway” theory—is a common refrain among those who seek…
Newly published results of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) survey show a decline in the proportion of…
Walking across my college quad on a weekend evening, you might recognize the familiar fragrance of marijuana wafting through the…
A new study from the National Institutes of Health quantifies the vast number of children in the United States who…
Children whose vaping has led to nicotine dependence should be given nicotine patches to help them quit vapes, say health…
Praised by politicians, parents and presidents, police officers taught DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) to fifth and sixth-grade students in…
The World Health Organization recently held its 10th Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control…