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Horn, Kimberly; Pearson, Jennifer L.; Villanti, Andrea C. – Journal of Drug Education, 2016
In recent years, the United States observed a significant uptake in concurrent use of multiple tobacco products and alternative nicotine delivery devices among youth--a phenomenon identified as polytobacco use--making tobacco control efforts more complex for clinicians, policy makers, and scientists, alike.The present commentary stimulates new…
Descriptors: Smoking, Health Behavior, Life Style, Addictive Behavior
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Daniels, Micajah; Sharma, Manoj; Batra, Kavita – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 2021
Adolescence marks a transitional phase between childhood and adulthood, in which engagement to the maladaptive behaviors is more likely to occur. Alcohol and substance use among adolescents is of particular concern because it may lead to multiple forms of injuries, hospitalizations, and premature mortality. With the wider availability of the…
Descriptors: Social Media, Addictive Behavior, Health Behavior, Health Promotion
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Sharma, Manoj; Batra, Kavita; Nahar, Vinayak K. – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting all spheres of life world-wide. Besides health, the social and economic consequences of COVID-19 altered patterns of alcohol consumption warrants further elucidation. This commentary addresses the implications of COVID-19 on alcohol use and alcohol education. Alcohol drinking is a modifiable risk factor that…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Drinking, Alcohol Education