On August 30, 2018, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released its
final research plan on Interventions to Prevent Illicit and Nonmedical Drug Use in
Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults, an update of a 2014 recommendation on the
same topic. Although USPSTF found insufficient evidence to recommend an intervention
in 2014,
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this 2018 update offers USPSTF an opportunity to review new evidence as well as to
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Published online: December 13, 2018
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