Il National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) ha recentemente lanciato una risorsa online coinvolgente sulle sigarette elettroniche. La risorsa gratuita mira a offrire a genitori e tutori informazioni facilmente accessibili...
A new study suggests that Londoners consume the most cocaine during the week. However, it was also found that, when weekends were taken into account, the Belgian city of Antwerp overtook the UK’s capital for cocaine consumption. The results...
Una notizia attualmente di tendenza sulla stampa francese riguarda l'allarmante aumento del consumo tra gli adolescenti francesi di una bevanda più comunemente nota come "bevuta viola", ma anche "magra" o "sizzurp ". Le Monde ha riportato...
We are in the middle of the first quarter of the 21st century. It is a technologically advanced era, in which people across the world, and within a country are trying to excel in their lives, exploring new opportunities and trying to build...
Nel suo ultimo rapporto sui film senza fumo, l'Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità (OMS) ha consigliato ai governi che i film che presentano l'uso del tabacco dovrebbero essere classificati per il loro contenuto per adulti. Pubblicato...
A new study suggests that the way in which the human brain responds to nicotine depends on what a smoker believes about the drug’s content in a cigarette. The investigation found that smoking a cigarette that contains nicotine, but thinking...
New research suggests that certain personality traits, such as having a lack of restraint or being impulsive, increase the likelihood of developing alcohol use disorders. On the flip side, the study found that people with high resilience...
A collaborative research project geared towards understanding the patterns of use, motives and harms of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) - commonly referred to as ‘Legal Highs’ - in Scotland has recently published its findings. Amongst the...
A new study published in the Drug and Alcohol Review examines the social media presence of alcohol brands that sponsor spectator sports in Australia. It highlights the way in which these brands use sport and social media in their...
VicHealth ha pubblicato un rapporto che riassume una recente indagine sul consumo australiano di alcol mescolato con bevande energetiche e le sue conseguenze dannose.
I principali risultati includono:
Younger people consider flavoured variations of tobacco products, for example, cigarettes and e-cigarettes less harmful and more appealing, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at the University of North Carolina Lineberger...
A new study carried out by researchers at Purdue University, and subsequently published in the journal PLOS ONE, has found that mixing alcohol with energy drinks may affect the adolescent brain in much the same way as does taking cocaine...
A new study published in Indoor Air: International Journal of Indoor Environment and Health has found that the more children are exposed to household tobacco smoke during early childhood, the more likely they are to show anti-social...
La quarta edizione di Health at a Glance presenta indicatori chiave della salute e dei sistemi sanitari in tutta Europa. La qualità dell'assistenza è generalmente migliorata nella maggior parte dei paesi dell'UE, ma persistono disparità. Il...
A new study carried out at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has found that results from drug and alcohol addiction treatment programmes improve amongst teens when they stop smoking. The findings, which have been...
A new study, which surveyed nearly 22,000 15- to 16-year-olds, sheds light on the concerns of Australian teens. Young Aussies identified alcohol and drugs (29%) as the most important issue in Australia today, followed by equity and...
Alcohol in the system was a year-long project that investigated the link between drinking and youth offending.
Listed below are the project's key findings:
Este artículo destaca la colaboración entre el gobierno argentino y estadounidense en relación a reducción de la demanda. Ambos están trabajando con un enfoque en niños, particularmente en prevención de primer uso y tratamiento para pre...
