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Weighted prevalence of biochemically verified substance use in healthy adolescents across the USA
INTRODUCTION Recent scientific efforts across the globe have enlisted the recruitment of large, diverse cohorts to investigate physical and mental health risk and resilience factors across the USA [1-3], UK [4-6], Europe [7], the Netherlands [8] and Switzerland [9]. In studies of youth and young adults, a common aim is to investigate predictors and consequences of substance use.
Largest U.S. study finds teen cannabis use linked to slower cognitive development
“These results point to THC as a likely driver of the changes we’re seeing,” Wade said. “It also highlights how complicated cannabis products can be, especially since some products labeled as CBD may still contain THC.” While the differences seen in the study were relatively modest, researchers say they could still matter. During adolescence, the brain is rapidly developing, and even small changes in memory, attention or thinking speed can affect school performance and daily life.
Longitudinal neurocognitive trajectories in a large cohort of youth who use cannabis: combining self-report and toxicology
Abstract Adolescents experience extensive neurocognitive development, with cannabis use potentially impacting developmental trajectories. Here, we comprehensively assess the influence of adolescent cannabis use onset on neurocognitive trajectories and consider how recent delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) may influence neurocognition.
Passively sensing smartphone use in teens with rates of use by sex and across operating systems - Scientific Reports
Abstract Youth screen media activity is a growing concern, though few studies include objective usage data. Through the longitudinal, U.S.-based Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study, youth (mage = 14; n = 1415) self-reported their typical smartphone use and passively recorded three weeks of smartphone use via the ABCD-specific Effortless Assessment Research System (EARS) application.
Footy inspires STEM learning for kids in remote communities
The Adelaide Crows Foundation’s Crows on Country program, which aims to get remote students excited about maths and science, will be extended in 2024 and 2025 to reach even more students across the APY Lands thanks to a new partnership with the Anangu Communities Foundation.
Crows unveil 2024 Indigenous Guernsey
Adelaide has launched its 2024 Indigenous guernsey crafted by forward Izak Rankine who has worked alongside his childhood friend, artist Harley Hall, in a celebration of their shared Ngarrindjeri heritage. Together, the pair have created a powerful and unique guernsey which not only highlights key elements of their culture but also displays Rankine’s journey from growing up in South Australia and moving to the Gold Coast, before returning to Adelaide Oval as a Crow.
Neurite Orientation Dispersion and Density Imaging (NODDI) of Brain Microstructure in Adolescent Cannabis and Nicotine Use
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The Combined Effects of Nicotine and Cannabis on Cortical Thickness Estimates in Adolescents and Emerging Adults
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Rite Price joins Adelaide's coaching ranks
There’s a new South Australian in Adelaide’s AFL coaches’ box, with the Crows signing independent retailer Rite Price Heating and Cooling as its official Coaches Partner for the 2024 season. Rite Price Heating and Cooling has been a trusted name in the air conditioning industry for decades, with its stores and staff across Adelaide delivering top-tier services and products for the community.
AFLW: Crows reveal 2023 Pride Guernsey
Inclusivity is at the heart of Adelaide’s 2023 Pride guernsey which will be worn this weekend for the Club’s Round 10 match against West Coast, as part of celebrations for AFLW Pride Round. AFLW Pride Round, which is being celebrated across the final weekend of the home and away season, recognises and supports the LGBTQIA+ community by showcasing inclusiveness, gender diversity and welcoming of all people.
AFLW: Randall details one of her greatest achievements
Adelaide AFLW Captain Chelsea Randall has won three premierships and is a four-time All Australian, but finishing her teaching degree is up there with her greatest achievements yet. It’s been 12 years in the making, so it’s little wonder Randall feels emotional when she thinks about finishing her university degree this month.
Crows confirm all-time membership record
Adelaide has reached new heights with the Crows recording 68,536 members, following the release of the AFL’s official audited 2023 numbers. The figure is an all-time membership record for the Club, and it sits well above the previous record of 64,825 paid up and proud members set in 2018. According to League data, Collingwood (106,470), West Coast (103,275) and Richmond (101,349) led this year’s tally, with cross town rivals Port Adelaide achieving 64,041.
Young fans ready for special Showdown moment
Adelaide players met some inspirational kids at training on Wednesday as part of the partnership between the Adelaide Crows Foundation and Variety – the Children’s Charity. Jack Peel, 9, and Maddison Guest, 7, will have the experience of a lifetime when they take on the role of game day mascot and lead the team through the banner in front of a packed Adelaide Oval.
Crows Foundation teams up with Variety
Variety – the Children’s Charity has teamed up with the Adelaide Crows Foundation to enable more South Australian students to benefit from the Open Parachute program, focused on improving child and youth mental health. The partnership means an additional 2000 disadvantaged South Australian students will be able to take part in the leading wellbeing program this year.
Crows Foundation partnership to tackle mental health
Thousands of students will benefit from a leading wellbeing program, aimed at improving child and youth mental health, thanks to the Adelaide Crows Foundation and one of Australia’s most talented and best-known musicians. The partnership between The Sebastian Foundation – the charity of Guy Sebastian and his wife Jules – and the Crows’ charity arm will positively impact the lives of 16,000 students at 32 schools across South Australia this year.
Crows Foundation helps empower communities: Saunders
His on-field football loyalties might be divided, but off-field Brenz Saunders is a staunch supporter of the work of the Adelaide Football Club. Saunders, who was appointed to the Adelaide Crows Foundation Board late last year, is a firm believer in the critical role sport plays in empowering communities – something which is at the core of the work of the Club’s charity arm.
New vision for Adelaide Crows Foundation
The Adelaide Crows Foundation has announced its ambitious plan to positively impact one third of the state’s school children through its health, education and inclusion programs. The Foundation’s Crows Community Strategy has a focus on the delivery of community initiatives proven to have an influence on the big social issues facing the next generation of South Australians. Adelaide Crows Foundation Chairperson Kate Thiele described the priorities within the strategy as bold and targeted.
Crows set to tackle mental health in Breakthrough Round
Adelaide Oval will be decked out in purple for the Crows’ Round 16 clash with North Melbourne this Saturday afternoon, in support of research into mental illness. As part of its partnership with Breakthrough Mental Health Research Foundation, Adelaide Football Club is helping raise awareness and funds for the Nine Lives Project – an initiative launched last year that supports research into suicide prevention. In Australia, nine people die from suicide every day.
Crows AFLW stars bring STEMFooty to regional SA
The Adelaide Crows Foundation is taking its successful STEMFooty program to schools across regional South Australia this school term, with Roxby Downs the latest stop on the tour. Former AFLW player, current AFLW assistant coach and STEM Football Programs Coordinator Marijana Rajcic is heading up the program delivery, supported by current AFLW players Niamh Kelly, Eloise Jones and Caitlin Gould.
Game Day Guide Round 13: Adelaide v West Coast
ROUND 13: ADELAIDE v WEST COAST Emergency Services Match ADELAIDE OVAL SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 4.10pm The Crows will host West Coast at Adelaide Oval for South Australia’s first Emergency Services Match. The match provides an opportunity to thank South Australian volunteers and employees from SAPOL, SA Metropolitan Fire Service, SA Country Fire Service, State Emergency Services and South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission, as well as raise awareness of the important work they do.
Crows launch second Kuwa Circles program
The Adelaide Crows Foundation will launch the second Kuwa Circles Program this week to build on the success of the pilot held in 2022 which saw eight of the 10 senior female Indigenous participants gain employment or further study.
Crows AFLW stars visit APY Lands
More than 80 children and youths from the APY Lands community took part in a masterclass session with Crows AFLW players Eloise Jones, Danielle Ponter, Stevie-Lee Thompson and Zoe Prowse this week. The Adelaide Crows Foundation organised the event at Ernabella Oval in in celebration of the first APY Football League, which has just been completed. It was supported by Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Education Committee (PYEC).
Crows launch Emergency Services Match
The Adelaide Football Club will honour the work of Emergency Services personnel at its home match against West Coast on Saturday, June 10 as part of a new partnership with the South Australian Government.
Concordance between substance use self-report and hair analysis in community-based adolescents
ABSTRACT ABSTRACT Background: Accurate drug use identification through subjective self-report and toxicological biosample (hair) analysis are necessary to determine substance use sequelae in youth. Yet consistency between self-reported substance use and robust, toxicological analysis in a large sample of youth is understudied. Objectives: We aim to assess concordance between self-reported substance use and hair toxicological analysis in community-based adolescents.
Crows return to Riverland for Community trip
Adelaide is heading to the flood-affected Riverland next week for its 2023 AFL Community Camp which returns to the traditional format this year for the first time since pre-Covid. The region will host Crows AFL players on February 6 and 7 for a range of activities with the local community. For the past two years, all AFL clubs have conducted community camps virtually because of the pandemic.
Crows Foundation teams up with Treasure Boxes for Christmas appeal
The Adelaide Crows Foundation is teaming up with Treasure Boxes to support its annual Christmas appeal for SA’s disadvantaged and vulnerable children. This festive season the rising cost of living means many South Australian families will be doing it tough and the appeal aims to support 350 families in need, providing them with essential items so they can share in the magic of Christmas.
AFLW: Inspirational fan to lead out Crows in semi final
Young Crows fan Madi Fox will provide some extra inspiration for Adelaide when it runs out for the AFLW semi final match against Collingwood at Unley Oval on Saturday. The 16-year-old attended AFLW training several weeks ago and, after meeting the players, she left them moved by her passion, determination, and resilience. She was an obvious choice for when the opportunity arose for a young fan to lead Adelaide onto the field for the crucial clash.
AFLW: Crows come together for camp
The Crows’ 2018 AFLW list will come together for the first time this weekend for a two-day training camp in Adelaide. As part of the camp, fans will have a chance to watch the team in action at an internal practice match at Football Park on Sunday, December 10 at 1.30pm.
Goddard joins International Rules coaches
Crows AFLW premiership coach Bec Goddard will be part of the Australian men’s coaching team for the International Rules match against Ireland in Adelaide this Sunday, November 12. Goddard will join Geelong coach Chris Scott and his brother, North Melbourne Coach Brad, as well as Fremantle coach Ross Lyon on the coaching panel for the first game of the two-match test series at Adelaide Oval.
Declan up for special mascot moment
Nine-year-old Declan Corby has been selected as the Bendigo Bank Mighty Mascot for Friday night’s Preliminary Final at Adelaide Oval. The Modbury Hawks player and junior Crows member was selected as the winner of the Crows Children’s Foundation competition to run out with the Crows ahead of the team’s clash with Geelong. Declan, who has a prosthetic leg, has been playing football since he was five and hopes to one day be the first amputee to play AFL.
Randall to take on Kokoda for kids
Crows AFLW co-captain Chelsea Randall is set to join an impressive list of Crows players who have tackled the Kokoda track in Papua New Guinea. Randall is gearing up to trek the 96 kilometre journey in October to raise funds for the Little Heroes Foundation. The 25-year-old AFLW premiership player, who has re-signed with Adelaide for 2018, will join a team of 21 including her Dad, Brett, and brother Scott. You can support Randall’s fundraising efforts here.
Scholarship supports Next Generation
Port Augusta based junior football coach Corey McKenzie and up-and-coming northern suburbs player Diing Akur have been awarded scholarships as part of the Crows’ Next Generation Academy. The two new scholarships – one awarded to a coach and one for an emerging player – have been developed in partnership with the Crows Children’s Foundation to further increase the opportunities for young people from diverse backgrounds to learn about and play Australian Rules football.
AFLW: Key Crows re-sign
Inaugural Rising Star Ebony Marinoff and fellow All Australian Courtney Cramey lead a long list of players who have re-committed to the Crows for the second season of the AFL Women’s Competition. The Crows have now secured 20 members of its history-making AFLW premiership team.
Academy expands to Mid North
Adelaide’s Next Generation Academy has this week officially launched a second regional hub in Port Augusta and Whyalla as the program continues to expand. In partnership with the North Adelaide Football Club, the Mid North Academy will identify and develop talented teens in the region with a focus on those with an Indigenous or multicultural background.
Women's uniforms revealed
The Crows’ distinctive tri-colour hoops have been retained for the inaugural guernsey for the Club’s AFL Women’s team. The new guernsey and the rest of the team’s uniform was unveiled on Thursday at an AFLW event at Kensington Collective in Melbourne. In developing the historic uniform, the Crows requested that the distinctive blue, red and gold hoop design of the men’s team guernsey remain, ensuring the women’s team is highly recognisable for fans.
Betts brings cheer to Cannell family
He may be on holidays, but that didn’t stop Eddie Betts from bringing some much needed cheer to a southern suburbs family this week. Jason and Kelly Cannell and their three children Kalista, 14, Ashton, 12, and Dayton, 8, lost everything when their house in Christie Downs burnt down in August. Kelly suffered burns in the fire, which started when a heater blew up, and the family was forced to flee over the back fence.
Welfare Program to help former Crows
Adelaide Football Club’s Past Players and Officials Board has today launched a welfare program to provide support to the Club’s former players. The program has been established in recognition of the challenges which some footballers face in transitioning from a career in the AFL to the next phase of their life, particularly if they are affected by football-related health and medical issues.
Special day for 101-year-old Doris
Doris Cole turns 101 on Friday, but the celebrations are unlikely to beat her day yesterday. The Crows Forever member visited the Club with her daughters Janet and Susan to celebrate another milestone birthday with the Crows’ leadership group. The keen supporter was treated to a special day at the Club last year for her 100th birthday, and returned yesterday to catch up with some of her favourite players.
Crows all aboard HMAS Adelaide
Crows defenders Jake Lever and Kyle Cheney visited the Australian Navy's newest and largest ship — HMAS Adelaide — when it docked in its namesake city for the first time on Wednesday. Lever and Cheney were treated to a tour of the ship’s facilities and met crew members, a number of whom were avid Crows fans, before the Club returns the favour at Thursday night’s clash against North Melbourne.
Crows break membership record
The Adelaide Football Club has broken its all-time membership record, with the Crows fast-approaching a total of 64,000 members for the first time in its 26-year history. The Club’s current total of 63,920 members, achieved 12 rounds into the 2016 season, surpasses the 2015 benchmark of 63,038. The figure is expected to continue to grow, with five matches at Adelaide Oval remaining this season.
Crows and NT win women's licence
A Crows team has been granted entry into the inaugural AFL’s National Women’s League. The joint submission with AFLNT was among the eight successful applicants recognised by the AFL at an official ceremony at the MCG. Crows Chairman Rob Chapman said the announcement is a landmark moment for the Club and sport in general. “Today marks the beginning of an exciting new era for everyone in the Crows family and footy fans across the country,” Chapman said.
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