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Bimodal intervention shows promise for intimate partner violence survivors

Black women involved in the legal system disproportionately experience intimate partner violence (IPV) but currently have few options for tailored interventions that consider intersectionality, according to a Penn State College of Education researcher. Brandy Henry, assistant professor of education…
News Topics: College of Educationdomestic abuseAfrican StudiesSubstance UseCSUA
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Sterner honored by Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health for work on opioid crisis, human trafficking

Glenn Sterner, a Social Science Research Institute co-funded faculty member through the Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction and assistant professor of criminal justice at Penn State Abington, received the 2022 Rural Health Hero of the Year Award by the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health for…
News Topics: CSUASubstance UseRural HealthRural CommunitiesOpioidsHuman Trafficking
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Can parents help prevent risky cannabis and alcohol use by college students?

Cannabis use by college students is on the rise, causing concern among substance-use experts. In 2020, 44% of college students reported using marijuana in the past year, compared to 38% in 2015, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Penn State researchers are testing an intervention…
News Topics: Substance UseCSUA
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Sterner contributes to article about opioid settlement funds reaching rural communities 

Glenn Sterner , a Social Science Research Institute co-funded faculty member and assistant professor of criminal justice at Penn State Abington, contributed to an article on CNN and KHN about how opioid settlement funds are often shortchanged by rural communities. The article mentions that…
News Topics: CSUASubstance UseAddictionOpioids
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Reduced-nicotine cigarettes result in less smoking in anxious, depressed smokers

Lowering the amount of nicotine in cigarettes to non-addictive levels may reduce smoking without worsening mental health in smokers with mood or anxiety disorders, according to Penn State College of Medicine and Harvard Medical School researchers. They said reducing nicotine content in cigarettes…
News Topics: SmokingSubstance UseDepressionCSUA
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New book examines gender on legal response to domestic violence

Over the past 40 years, considerable progress has been made in lowering rates of domestic violence (DV) in our communities. However, this progress has been uneven due to continuing misconceptions about the causes and dynamics of domestic violence. "Gender and Domestic Violence: Contemporary Legal…
News Topics: domestic abuseCSUASubstance Use
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Substance use disorder summit jumpstarts the discourse on stigma reduction

The Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction’s (CSUA) hosted the first annual Substance Use Disorder Stigma Reduction Summit recently at the HUB-Robeson Center in University Park. Organized by the Substance Use Stigma Reduction Collaborative, the event brought in researchers, practitioners and…
News Topics: CSUASubstance UseOpioidsStigma Summit
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Lack of naloxone led to increased overdose deaths in rural Pa., study finds

Pennsylvania has one of the highest rates of opioid overdose in the nation, and, according to Penn State researchers, one’s chances of surviving that overdose can depend on where the person lives. Using data from the Pennsylvania Overdose Information Network from the years 2018-20 and American…
News Topics: CSUAOpioidsSubstance Use
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Stigma work by researchers showcased at Shatterproof’s Addiction Stigma Summit

Two faculty members at Penn State Berks, Jennifer Murphy, associate professor and chair of the criminal justice department, and Brenda Russell, professor of psychology, had their stigma work with students showcased at Shatterproof’s Stigma of Addiction Summit earlier this summer. Shatterproof is a…
News Topics: CSUAOpioidsSubstance Use
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Abenaa Jones named Ann Atherton Hertzler Early Career Professor

Abenaa Jones, assistant professor of human development and family studies, has been named the Ann Atherton Hertzler Early Career Professor in Health and Human Development at Penn State. Jones works to find solutions to complex, real-world problems, including substance use disorders, social and…
News Topics: College of Health and Human DevelopmentHuman Development and Family StudiesSubstance UseCriminal Justice Research CenterCriminal JusticeCSUA
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Annual substance use and addiction conference examines community solutions

The Penn State Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction (CSUA) hosted its third annual conference, “Community Approaches to Substance Use and Addiction” on Monday, May 3.   Held virtually via Zoom and drawing over 120 attendees throughout the day, the conference kicked off with a welcome from Paul…
News Topics: CSUASubstance Use
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Sam Quinones talks fentanyl and the opioid crisis in virtual discussion

The Social Science Research Institute's Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction (CSUA) and the Criminal Justice Research Center hosted a virtual talk with Sam Quinones on March 23, titled "True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth with Sam Quinones.”  During the talk,…
News Topics: CSUACriminal Justice Research CenterSubstance Use
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Annual substance use and addiction conference to be held virtually on May 2

Penn State’s Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction (CSUA) will host its third annual conference, “Community Approaches to Substance Use and Addiction,” on Monday, May 2, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. via Zoom.  The annual conference of the CSUA brings together researchers, policymakers,…
News Topics: CSUASubstance Use
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Flavored tobacco sales restrict availability, advertising

Flavored tobacco products play a large role in leading youth into addiction, and it is estimated that three out of four youth smokers will continue to smoke well into adulthood. A Penn State researcher is analyzing flavored tobacco sales restrictions and how they affect the availability of tobacco…
News Topics: SmokingVapingCSUA
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Journalist and storyteller Sam Quinones to present virtual talk March 23

SSRI's Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction and the Criminal Justice Research Center will host a virtual talk with Sam Quinones on Wednesday, March 23, from noon to 1:30 p.m., titled "True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth with Sam Quinones." Quinones is a journalist,…
News Topics: CSUASubstance Use
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Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction in SSRI opens seed grant proposals

The Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction (CSUA), part of the Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) at Penn State, has announced an invitation for its Level 2 Seed Grants program.  Applications for the program are encouraged to build upon the University’s distinctive strengths in substance…
News Topics: CSUASeed Funding
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Examining the opioid epidemic through the lens of crime data

The opioid overdose epidemic in the United States remains a critically important public health issue that continues to worsen as time goes on. The estimated death toll in 2021 has reached the historical high of 100,000 overdose deaths from all drugs and over 75,000 deaths from opioid overdoses. We…
News Topics: CSUAOpioidsSubstance Use
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Youth with mental illness, substance-misuse histories at risk of opioid misuse

Opioid misuse is a devastating problem in the U.S. and a leading cause of death among adolescents and young adults. Penn State College of Medicine researchers found young people with certain mental health conditions and histories of substance misuse may have an increased risk of being diagnosed…
News Topics: OpioidsSubstance UseCSUA
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Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction launches new website

The Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction (CSUA), a unit of the Social Science Research Institute (SSRI), has launched its new website.   The new website corresponds to a name update, from the "Consortium to Combat Substance Abuse" to the "Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction," an effort…
News Topics: CSUA
Community Fellows Call 2021

Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction seeking applicants for Community Fellows Program

The Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction (CSUA), part of the Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) at Penn State, has announced an invitation for its Community Fellows Program. The Community Fellows Program, a funding mechanism of CSUA and the SSRI, provides support for faculty seeking to…
News Topics: CSUA
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Education project to help improve data on drug overdose deaths

A new Penn State-led project is educating coroners, medical examiners, and others in the death certifier community in Pennsylvania about the reporting of substances associated with accidental overdose. The project, known as the Death Certifier Education Project, is a collaborative effort with the…
News Topics: Criminal JusticeCriminal Justice Research CenterCSUASubstance UseOpioidsAddiction
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Can mindful yoga reduce opioid dependence?

With more than 100 people dying from opioid overdoses each day in the U.S., new approaches to treating opioid-use disorders are needed. Emma Rose, assistant research professor with Penn State's Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, is leading a study that adds twice-weekly mindfulness-…
News Topics: OpioidsCSUASubstance UseAddiction
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Five faculty members join Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction

Penn State’s Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction (CSUA) recently announced five new co-funded faculty members who will join the consortium in the 2021-22 academic year: Kristina Brant, Sarah Brothers, Brandy Henry, Jennifer Nyland, and Sujeong Park.  Kristina Brant will start her position as…
News Topics: CSUASubstance Use
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Life Unites Us' campaign receives grant from PA Department of Drug and Alcohol

The Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol (DDAP) recently awarded multiple faculty members, staff and units from Penn State Harrisburg, Penn State College of Medicine's Project ECHO and Addiction Center for Translation, and additional Penn State campuses a $4.5 million contract to continue…
News Topics: Substance UseCSUA
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New book: Time-Varying Effect Modeling for the Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences

This book, co-authored by Stephanie Lanza, Penn State professor of biobehavioral health and director of the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center (PRC); and Ashley Linden-Carmichael, PRC assistant research professor, is the first to introduce applied behavioral, social, and health sciences…
News Topics: Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research CenterCSUA

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