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  • Mobile app helps young adults talk with friends about risky drug, alcohol use

    Mar 4, 2021 8:45 am by Sharita ForrestOutreach
    Graduate student Kyle M. Bennett, left, and social work professor Douglas C. Smith. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

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    • Graduate student Kyle M. Bennett, left, and social work professor Douglas C. Smith. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

    Designed for people ages 18-29, the Harbor app teaches young adults how they can 'act as first responders for their close friends who demonstrate risky substance use behaviors,' according to the app’s lead developer, professor Douglas C. Smith.