Aims To estimate racial differences in rates of opioid‐involved overdose deaths (OOD) between
whites and African Americans in the United States from 1999 to 2018 to (1) identify racial …

African Americans are overrepresented among reported coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
cases and deaths. There are a multitude of factors that may explain the African American …

Objective: This study examines the growth of neighborhood disorder and subsequent
marijuana use among urban adolescents transitioning into young adulthood. Method: Data are …

Violent crime such as homicide causes significant excess morbidity and mortality in US urban
areas. A health impact assessment (HIA) identified zoning policy related to alcohol outlets …

Risk factors for marijuana use in older adolescents and young adults have focused primarily
on family environment and peer affiliation. A growing body of work has examined the …

Objective: This study explored how observed features of the school physical and social
environment relate to students’ perceptions of school climate and how these in turn were …

Adolescents are exposed to various stressors that may increase the risk for substance use.
Due to the detrimental, and potentially long-lasting, effects related to substance use, it is …

Objective: This research examined whether publicly funded drug treatment centers (DTCs)
were associated with violent crime in excess of the violence happening around other …

Background The present study examined the influence of neighborhood factors on transitions
in marijuana involvement during adolescence in a sample of primarily low-income, urban …

School safety is of great concern for prevention researchers, school officials, parents, and
students, yet there are a dearth of assessments that have operationalized school safety from …