Research briefs on substance use prevention and mental health promotion
In conjunction with the Prevention Research Sub-Committee and the Washington Healthy Youth (WHY) Coalition Hemp-Derived Cannabinoids workgroup, DBHR’s Prevention Section created the following research briefs on emerging substance use and mental health promotion topics. The briefs highlight the benefits and uses of prevention science and can be shared with statewide partners.
- Access, Availability, and Density of Substance Retailers explains why location matters when it comes to substance retailers and identifies community strategies to address issues of access, availability, and density.
- Costs and Benefits of Substance Use Prevention and Behavioral Health Promotion explains why evidence-based prevention programs are good economic investments.
- Hemp-Derived Synthetic Cannabinoids explains what these products are, how they are regulated, and the risk they pose to public health and safety.
- Protecting Youth from the Harmful Effects of Alcohol, Cannabis, and Commercial Tobacco (Nicotine) Marketing and Promotion provides information about substance marketing and promotion and ways to limit its impact on youth who are frequently exposed to alcohol, cannabis, and tobacco promotion marketing through outdoor advertisements, social media, and television.
