Sentence examples for decreasing substance from inspiring English sources

Developing, testing and implementing evidence-based prevention interventions are important in decreasing substance use and sexual risk behavior among adolescents.

Although the present findings show that poor sleep behavior has a stronger influence on the network compared to good sleep behavior, lessening the influence of poor sleep behavior may be an effective mechanism for decreasing substance use.

Case management was also found to be effective in decreasing substance use for homeless persons with substance abuse issues.

The main aim of this study is to test the effectiveness of the intervention 'Take it personal!' in decreasing substance use among adolescents (age 14 – 21 years old) with mild to borderline ID and behavioral problems who are admitted to treatment facilities in the Netherlands.

A previous investigation observed that positive affect may promote cognitive-behavioral coping efforts that assist individuals with decreasing substance use (Wills et al. 1999), and positive affect may also build the capacity of individuals to refrain from engaging in injection drug use.

This could include refining existing interventions to help PLWH and their communities build trust in medical and social service organizations before recommending challenging health-related behavioral changes including medication adherence, dietary and physical activity changes, and decreasing substance use [ 61, 62, 64, 65].

Twelve-step facilitation therapies, such as the Stimulant Abuser Groups to Engage in 12-Step (STAGE-12), may increase attendance and involvement, and lead to decreased substance use.

Regarding emotional family support, while we found no evidence that it significantly decreases rearrest, we did find that increases in emotional family support decreased substance use at two of the three follow-up waves.

For the JJIs, being involved in research to decrease substance abuse can draw attention to problematic drug use among juvenile delinquents in general, but also to the possibility that problematic drug use continues within the walls of the JJIs.

If future research confirms that lower life expectancies are concentrated among poor, less-educated white women, big policy changes that broaden access to education and jobs, as well as programs to help decrease substance abuse disorders among working class whites, will be needed to turn the tide, says Saint Onge.

Housing may also result in decreased substance use among HIV-infected persons [ 52].