Lower-risk substance use guidelines accessible by youth.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lower-risk substance use guidelines (LRSUGs) are an evidence-based harm reduction strategy used to provide information to people who use drugs so they can reduce harms associated with substance use.

Objectives

This study aimed to identify LRSUGs accessible to youth and to characterize the recommendations within these guidelines. The overall goal is to identify gaps in current LRSUGs and to inform researchers and policymakers of the kinds of health information youth can access.

Methods

We conducted a digital assessment using the Google search engine to identify LRSUGs that could be identified by youth when searching for official sources of information related to commonly used substances, including cannabis, caffeine, alcohol, hallucinogens, prescription opio

SUBMITTER: Moebes ZR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9926657 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature