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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Substance Misuse Prevention for Young Adults

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Non-Systematic Review

Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Last Reviewed: December 2019

Workgroups: Substance Use Workgroup

This Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) guide supports health care providers, systems, and communities seeking to prevent substance misuse among young adults. It describes relevant research findings, examines emerging and best practices, identifies knowledge gaps and implementation challenges, and offers useful resources.

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Objectives related to this resource (2)

Reduce the proportion of adolescents who drank alcohol in the past month — SU‑04
Little or no detectable change
Reduce the proportion of adolescents who used drugs in the past month — SU‑05
Getting worse

Suggested Citation

1.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2019). Substance Misuse Prevention for Young Adults. Retrieved from https://www.samhsa.gov/resource/ebp/substance-misuse-prevention-young-adults.