NAHIC: The National Adolescent and Young Adult Health Information Center is based within the University of California, San Francisco’s Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Department of Pediatrics and the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies.
Adolescent and Young Adult Health National Resource Center: The Center aims to promote adolescent and young adult health by strengthening the abilities of State Title V MCH Programs, as well as public health and clinical health professionals, to better serve these populations (ages 10-25).
The Center is a collaborative project led by UCSF/NAHIC in partnership with:
The AYAH-Research Network (the Network) aims to create a national transdisciplinary research network devoted to accelerating the translation of developmental science into practice.
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Adolescent and Young Adult Research Network >
The Network is a collaborative project led by UCSF’s Division of Adolescent and Young Medicine, in partnership with:
Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug by adolescents and young adults, with more males than females reporting marijuana use. The adolescent and young adult years represent a critical period for interventions to prevent marijuana use and abuse. This article reviews relevant literature, including trends in young males’ marijuana use and health effects of marijuana use.
