RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
Below is a list of our knowledge translation products resulting from our DECYDE research. This includes our publications, presentations, posters, reports, and summaries.
Exploring cannabis consumption stigma in Canada with consideration of age and gender differences.
EC Rowe, ARL Coles, LM Harris-Lane, N Harris, L Bishop, R Howells, J Donnan. (2025). Addictive Behaviors Reports 21, 100608
Rowe E, Downey M, Harris N, Kinzel, E, Donnan J, Bishop L. (2025). Journal of Drug Education: Substance Abuse Research and Prevention 2025, Vol. 54(2-3) 83–121
Rowe, E.C., Donnan, J.R, Drakes, D.H. & Bishop, L.D. (2024). Journal of Adolescent Research, 0(0).
A survey of educator perspectives toward teaching harm reduction cannabis education.
Downey, M.K., Bishop, L.D., Donnan, J.R., Rowe, E.C., Harris, N. (2024). PLOS ONE, 19(5):e0299085.
Donnan, J., Howells, R., Drakes, D. H., & Bishop, L. D. (2023). The Journal of Early Adolescence, 0(0).
Harris-Lane, L.M., Storey, D.P., Drakes, D.H., Donnan, J.R., Bishop, L.D., & Harris, N. (2023). International Journal of Drug Policy, 120(2023) 104193.
Harris-Lane, L., Drakes, D.H., Donnan, J.R., Rowe E.C., Bishop, L.D., & Harris, N. (2023). Journal of Adolescent Health, 72(3); 404-411.
Howe, E.J., Bishop, L.D., Torraville, B.S., Rowe, E.C., Kinzel, E., & Donnan, J.R. (2023). Health Education Journal, 0(0).
Driving under the influence of cannabis: Perceptions from Canadian youth.
Donnan, J.R., Drakes D.H., Bishop L.D., Rowe E.C., & Najafizada, M. (2022). BMC Public Health 22, 2384.
Exploring Youths’ Cannabis Health Literacy Post Legalization: A Qualitative Study.
Bishop, L. D., Drakes, D. H., Donnan, J. R., Rowe, E. C., & Najafizada, M. (2022). Journal of Adolescent Research, 40(1), 130-160.
Let’s Talk Substance Use: Implementing a Trauma-Informed, Harm Reduction Approach Through DECYDE.
Lisa Bishop. IgnitEd NL Secondary Educators Conference, St. John’s NL. Mar 3, 2026 (oral)
Understanding Youth Substance Use: Teachers’ Perspectives on Biopsychosocial Influences and Support Strategies.
Dalton, K. (presenter); Donnan, J; Harris, G; Bishop, L. MUN School of Pharmacy Research Day, St. John’s NL. November 27, 2025 (poster)
Understanding Youth Substance Use: Teachers’ Perspectives on Biopsychosocial Influences and Support Strategies.
Dalton, K. (presenter); Donnan, J; Harris, G; Bishop, L. Issues of Substance, CCSA’s National Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Nov 18, 2025 (poster)
DECYDE: A Novel Substance Use Prevention and Harm Reduction Strategy for NL Youth.
Jennifer Donnan (presenter) and Lisa Bishop. Issues of Substance, CCSA’s National Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Nov 18, 2025 (oral)
A Scoping Review of the Biopsychosocial and Structural Factors Contributing to Youth Substance Use Initiation.
Dalton, K. (presenter); Bishop, L; Swab, M; Westall, K; Donnan, J. Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) Annual Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia. November 18, 2025 (poster)
Adapting the Parent Café Model to Support Youth Substance Use Prevention.
Donnan, J. (presenter); Bishop, L; Cumben, R. Issues of Substance, CCSA’s National Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Nov 18, 2025 (poster)
Youth Substance Use Health and Harm Reduction Education: An Update on the DECYDE Program.
Jennifer Donnan (presenter) and Lisa Bishop. 7th Annual NL Centre on Substance Use (NCSU) Provincial Conference, St. John’s NL. Nov 13, 2025 (oral)
Voices of Educators: Exploring Educators’ Perspectives of Substance Use Education. Rowe, Emily CL (presenter).
Additional Authors: Harris, Nick ; Harris, Greg; Bishop, Lisa; Donnan, Jennifer; Torraville, Bethany; Downey, Molly. Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) annual national convention held June 2025 in St. John’s NL (Oral)
Exploring Coping Motives for Cannabis Use in Postsecondary Students.
Downey, Molly. K (presenter) Additional Authors: Bishop, Olivia C; Bishop, Lisa D; Donnan, R Jennifer; Harris, Nick. Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) annual national convention held June 2025 in St. John’s NL (Oral)
Dalton K, Donnan J, Harris G, Bishop L. Poster presented at Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) annual national convention held June 2025 in St. John’s NL (Poster)
Fostering Safe Conversations: Substance Use and Trauma-Informed Strategies for Youth.
Lisa Bishop (presenter) and Will Lummis. Menihek High School, Labrador City. May 30, 2025 (oral)
Empowering Youth Voices in Substance Use Education.
Donnan, J. (presenter) and Bishop, L. Engage Memorial Conference, Memorial University, St. John’s NL. May 29, 2025 (oral)
DECYDE: A Novel Substance Use Prevention and Harm Reduction Strategy for NL Youth.
Lisa Bishop (presenter) and Jennifer Donnan. Substance Use Research Community of Practice, NL Centre on Substance Use, Mental Health and Addictions, NL Health Services. April 9, 2025 (oral)
Biopsychosocial Considerations in Youth Substance Use Education: Teachers’ Perspectives on Approaches and Challenges.
Dalton K (presenter), Donnan J, Harris G, Bishop L (contributors). (2025) fasdNL’s From Lived Experience to Collective Action Conference held April 2025 in St. John’s NL (Oral)
Canadian educators’ experiences and perspectives on harm reduction substance use education.
Rowe, E.C., Torraville, B., Downey, M.K., Harris, G., Harris, N., Donnan, J., & Bishop, National Association for School Psychologists, Seattle, WA. February 2025 (poster)
DECYDE: Empowering Youth Decisions through Evidence-Based Substance Use Education.
Bishop L. School Psychologists, NL Schools. Dec 9, 2024. (Virtual Oral)
Teacher Perspectives on a Skills-Based, Harm-Reduction Substance Use Education Program.
Bishop, L., Donnan, J., Heath, M., Dalton. K., Harris, N. Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Matters (CRISM) Atlantic Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Nov 4-5, 2024. (Poster)
Teacher Perspectives on a Skills-Based, Harm-Reduction Substance Use Education Program.
Bishop L, Donnan J, Heath M, Dalton K, Harris N. MUN School of Pharmacy Research Day Nov 2024 held in St. John’s, NL. (Poster)
A Holistic Approach to Youth Substance Use Prevention and Harm Reduction.
Dalton K. SHARE Summit, St. John’s, NL. Nov 2024. (Poster)
Adapting the parent café model to support youth substance use: An assessment of caregiver needs.
Cumben, R., Donnan, J., & Bishop, L. MUN School of Pharmacy Research Day, St. John’s, NL. Nov 2024. (Poster)
An Overview of the Drug Education Centred on Youth Decision Empowerment (DECYDE) Strategy.
Bishop, L. & Donnan, J. Research & Knowledge Exchange on Harm Reduction and Critical Drug Studies, Newfoundland & Labrador Centre for Applied Health Research, St. John’s, NL. October 29, 2024 (virtual).
Navigating Conversations: Understanding Substance Use and Trauma-Informed Practices for Youth Empowerment.
Bishop, L. & Lummis, W. Mealy Mountain Collegiate, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL. October 25, 2024 (virtual).
Bishop, L., Lummis, W. & McNeil, V. Relationships First 2024 Summer Institute. August 28, 2024 (virtual). Recording available
Informing conversations regarding youths’ substance use health using a trauma-informed, harm reduction approach.
Bishop, L., Lummis, W. & McNeil, V. ULearn 2024, NL Schools. August 15, 2024.
Characteristics associated with cannabis consumption and their impacts on stigma toward the consumer.
Rowe, E., Coles, A., Harris, L., Harris, N., Bishop, L., Howells, R., Donnan, J. CPA Annual National Convention, Ottawa, ON. June 21–23, 2024. (Poster)
Empowering Youth Decision-Making: Harnessing the Power of Stakeholder Engagement.
Bishop, L., Baker, T & Rowe, E. From Research to Action: Unlocking the power of knowledge translation; NL Chapter of the Canadian Evaluation Society. St. John’s, NL. June 7, 2024.
Naloxone rapid opioid poisoning reversal.
Lisa Bishop. St. John Bosco Teacher Professional Learning, St. John’s, NL. May 10, 2024 (oral)
Drug Education Centred on Youth Decision Empowerment (DECYDE): Informing conversations regarding youths’ substance use health.
Lisa Bishop, Megan O’Brien, Will Lummis. Horizon Academy, St. John’s, NL. May 6, 2024 (oral)
Informing conversations regarding youths’ substance use health using a trauma-informed, harm reduction approach (DECYDE).
Bishop, L. IgnitEd Junior High Teachers Conference. St. John’s, NL. March 22, 2024.
Every Second Counts: Naloxone Rapid Opioid Poisoning Reversal.
Lisa Bishop, Megan O’Brien. Jennifer Donnan, Gennita Bartlett, Megan Heath. Professional Learning Workshop for NL Schools teachers. Feb 21 & 22, 2024 (virtual) (oral)
Drug Education Centred on Youth Decision Empowerment (DECYDE) Professional Learning Workshop.
Lisa Bishop, Megan O’Brien. Jennifer Donnan, Gennita Bartlett, Megan Heath. Professional Learning Workshop for NL Schools teachers. Feb 21 & 22, 2024 (virtual) (oral)
The Role of Education in Addiction Prevention: The DECYDE Strategy.
Bishop, L & Donnan, J. Addictions Awareness and Support Day, Rocky View Schools. Airdrie, AB. February 6, 2024.
Let’s Talk About Mental Health and Drug Use.
Bishop, L., Baker, T., & Rowe, E. Bell Let’s Talk Day. Villa Nova Junior High, Conception Bay South, NL. January 24, 2024.
Reducing harms through youth substance use education: A survey of educator perspectives.
Downey, M., Bishop, L., Donnan, J., Rowe, E., Harris, N. MUN School of Pharmacy Research Day. Dec 1, 2023. (Poster)
Development of the FACE Decision-Making Model for youth health education.
Heath, M., Waghmare, N., Torraville, B., Donnan, J., Bishop, L. MUN School of Pharmacy Research Day. Dec 1, 2023. (Poster)
Bishop, L., Donnan, J., & O’Brien, M. MUN School of Pharmacy Research Day, St. John’s, NL. Dec 1, 2023. (Oral – Recording available)
Breaking the Stigma: Exploring Stigma towards Cannabis Consumption in Canada with Consideration of Age and Gender Differences.
Rowe, E., et al. MUN School of Pharmacy Research Day. Dec 2023. (Poster)
Drug Education Centred on Youth Decision Empowerment: A strategy for school-aged youth.
Bishop, L. & Donnan, J. Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction Issues of Substance Conference. Vancouver, BC, Canada. November 20, 2023.
Youth cannabis use: Considering youths’ perceptions and promoting safe choices.
Bishop, L. & O’Brien, M. Annual Provincial Substance Use Conference, St. John’s, NL, Canada. November 9, 2023.
Reducing harms through youth cannabis education: A survey of educator perspectives.
Downey, M., Bishop, L., Donnan, J., Rowe, E., Harris, N. CCSA Issues of Substance Conference, Vancouver, BC. Nov 2023. (Poster)
Identifying Canadian Cannabis Education Resources Using a Youth Health Literacy Framework.
Howe, E., Bishop, L., Torraville, B., Rowe, E., & Donnan, J. CPA Annual National Convention, Toronto, ON. June 23–25, 2023. (Poster)
Drug Education Centred on Youth Decision Empowerment (DECYDE): Scoping Review of Evaluated Cannabis Harm Reduction Programs.
Rowe, E., Bishop, L., Downey, M., Kinzel, E., Donnan, J., & Harris, N. CPA Annual National Convention, Toronto, ON. June 23–25, 2023. (Poster)
Towards Harm Reduction Education: Identifying Canadian Cannabis Education Resources for Youth.
Torraville, B. (presenter), Howe, E., Bishop, L., Rowe, E., Kinzel, E., Donnan, J. Reducing Harms in Atlantic Communities Conference, St. John’s, NL. May 24–27, 2023. (Oral)
Drug Education Centred on Youth Decision Empowerment (DECYDE): Scoping Review of Evaluated Cannabis Harm Reduction Programs.
Rowe, E., Bishop, L., Downey, M., Kinzel, E., Donnan, J., & Harris, N. Reducing Harms in Atlantic Communities Conference, St. John’s, NL. May 24–27, 2023. (Oral)
Cannabis in the classroom: Educator perspectives toward teaching cannabis harm reduction.
Downey, M., Bishop, L., Donnan, J., Rowe, E., Harris, N. Reducing Harms in Atlantic Communities Conference, St. John’s, NL. May 24–27, 2023. (Oral)
Cannabis in the classroom: A survey study of educator perspectives.
Downey, M., Bishop, L., Donnan, J., Rowe, E., Harris, N. CHERP Student Meeting, St. John’s, NL. Apr 25, 2023. (Oral)
The Legalization of Cannabis on Youth and Young Adults.
Rowe, E., Bishop, L., & Donnan, J. CHERP Evidence-to-Policy Symposium, St. John’s, NL. Mar 22, 2023. (Oral)
Educator Perspectives Toward Teaching Cannabis Education in the Classroom.
Downey, M., Bishop, L., Donnan, J., Harris, N. MUN School of Pharmacy Research Day, St. John’s, NL. Nov 25, 2022. (Poster)
Directed Education on Cannabis for Youth Decision Empowerment (DECYDE): A Scoping Review of Evaluated Harm Reduction Education Programs.
Rowe, E.C., Bishop, L.D., Donnan, J.R., Kinzel, E., Harris, N. MUN School of Pharmacy Research Day, St. John’s, NL. Nov 25, 2022. (Poster)
Directed Education on Cannabis for Youth Decision Empowerment (DECYDE): Developing a New Tool for Evaluating Cannabis Health Literacy in Grades 4-6.
Rowe, E., Bishop, L., Donnan, J., Harris, N. SHARE Summit, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL. Nov 10, 2022. (Poster)
Young Adult Perceptions of Cannabis Consumption: Post-Legalization.
Drakes DH, Harris-Lane L, Donnan J, Bishop L, Harris N. CPA Annual National Convention, Calgary, AB. June 17–19, 2022. (Poster)
Influence of Peer Pressure on Cannabis-Related Behaviours: Perceptions of Canadian Youth and Young Adults.
Drakes DH, Donnan J, Bishop L, Najafizada M. CPA Annual National Convention, Calgary, AB. June 17–19, 2022. (Poster)
Exploring Youths’ Cannabis Health Literacy Post Legalization: A Qualitative Study.
Drakes DH, Donnan JR, Bishop LD, Huang R, Najafizada M. MUN School of Pharmacy Research Day, Nov 26, 2021 (Virtual). (Poster)
Cannabis-Related Peer Pressure: Perceptions of Canadian Youth & Young Adults.
Rowe EC, Bishop LD, Drakes DH, Donnan JR, Najafizada M. MUN School of Pharmacy Research Day, Nov 26, 2021 (Virtual). (Poster)
Impact of Cannabis Legalization on School Age Youth.
Donnan J, Bishop L, Drakes D, Rowe E, Najafizada M, Blackmore A. CCSA Issues of Substance Conference. Nov 23–25, 2021 (Virtual). (Poster)
Identifying Priority Areas for Cannabis Policy Evaluation: Considering Youth Health and Safety.
Bishop, J. Donnan, M. Najafizada. Cannabis Knowledge Exchange Forum. Feb 4, 2021 (Virtual). (Poster)
2024-25 Annual Report – Drug Education Centred on Youth Decision Empowerment (DECYDE).
Cannabis Health Evaluation Research Partnership. (2025). Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, Canada.
2023-24 Annual Report – Drug Education Centred on Youth Decision Empowerment (DECYDE).
Cannabis Health Evaluation Research Partnership. (2024). Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, Canada.
What We Heard Report: Evidence-to-Policy Symposium.
Cannabis Health Evaluation Research Partnership. (2023). Memorial University. St. John’s, NL. Canada.
Cannabis Health Evaluation Research Partnership. (2023). Memorial University. St. John’s, NL. Canada.
Newfoundland and Labrador Cannabis Policy Evaluation: Needs Assessment Report.
Cannabis Health Evaluation Research Partnership. (2021). Memorial University. St. John’s, NL. Canada.
DECYDE – Voices from the Classroom
In the Voices from the Classroom series, teachers open up about bringing substance use education, harm reduction, and mental‑health conversations into their classrooms and how DECYDE helps make those lessons meaningful.
Videos:
1) Voices from the Classroom – DECYDE Substance Use Education Resources
2) Voices from the Classroom – Mental Health
3) Voices from the Classroom – Harm Reduction
Playlist
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