With the help of a grant from the National Institutes of Health, researchers at East Tennessee State University are working to develop tools that could be used to address the problem of substance abuse among youth in rural communities.

"Tobacco, alcohol and other drug use by adolescents in the United States is a significant problem, and there are important differences in rates and contributing factors between rural and non-rural areas that deserve further study," said Dr. Karen Schetzina, an assistant professor of pediatrics at the James H. Quillen College of Medicine.

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