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EMCDDA Updates on Best Practice
A new European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) Best Practice report will be published in early 2017. It will take an in-depth look at substance use prevention in Europe.
The report's stated aim is "not to rate...
UTC and UPC in Paraguay
En un acto que se llevó a cabo en la sede de la Facultad de Filosofía de la Universidad Católica “Nuestra Señora de la Asunción”, el Rector de la citada Universidad y el Ministro de la SENAD dieron lugar a la firma de un convenio de...
Smoking in Films: Adolescents and Unregulated Exposure
In its latest Smoke-Free Movies Report, the World Health Organisation (WHO) advised governments that films featuring tobacco use ought to be classified for their adult content. Published in the journal Tobacco Control, a new study supports...
Scotland and New Psychoactive Substances
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...
Looking to the Future: Healthcare for Adolescents
A recent review published in the Journal of Adolescent Health that looks at the effectiveness of interventions for improving the well-being of teenagers has reached a number of significant conclusions. These include:
- Sexual and...
Report: Mixing Alcohol with Energy Drinks
VicHealth has released a report summarising a recent investigation into Australia’s consumption of alcohol mixed with energy drinks and its harmful consequences.
The key findings include:
- Young people in metropolitan areas drink...
Sweet Flavoured Tobacco Products May Influence Adolescent Smoking Habits
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...
د ماشومانو په منځ کې د دوهم لاس سګرټ څکولو خطرونه
یوه نوې څیړنه چې په انډور هوا کې خپره شوې: د داخلی چاپیریال او روغتیا نړیوال ژورنال موندلی چې هرڅومره ماشومان د ماشومتوب په لومړیو کې د کورنی تمباکو لوګی سره مخ کیږی ، نو ډیر احتمال شتون لری چې دوی د نورو په وړاندې ټولنیز ضد چلند وښیې...
Health at a Glance: Europe 2016
The fourth edition of Health at a Glance presents key indicators of health and health systems throughout Europe. The quality of care has generally improved in most EU countries, yet disparities persist. Improved treatments for life...
Declining Addiction One Step at a Time
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...
Adolescents, Crime and Alcohol Consumption
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:
- Drink culture is rife in the UK. Access to alcohol information and support for...
د اغیز لاندې ځوانان: الکول ، مخدره توکی او ویډیو لوبې
Drogas: Proponen empezar la prevención con programas en los jardines de infantes
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...
د دماغی روغتیا او د مادې استعمال : د ټولګی لپاره د مخنیوی لارښودونه
په دې وروستیو کې د لارښود ADEPIS یوه تفصیلی خپرونه خپره شوې ده چې موخه یې د ښوونځی د تنظیم په دننه کې د کار کولو لپاره د عملی لارښودونو چمتو کول دی چې د ماشومانو او ځوانانو د روانی روغتیا د مسئلی د مخنیوی لپاره د مادې د ناوړه چلند د پایلې...
د ماشومتوب په لومړیو کې د مخنیوی د مداخلو اغېز
د روږدو په اړه د بمیشو د څېړنې د پوهنتون څخه د راوتلو نوې څېړنې داسې شواهدو ته وایی چې داسې ښکاری چې د ځوانانو لخوا د نشه یی توکو او الکولو د استعمال د مخنیوی یوه اغیزمنه لاره دا ده چې د ماشومتوب په لومړیو کې د نشه یی توکو د استعمال زده کړې...
د نشه یی توکو د زده کړې ځانګړی پروګرامونه په شهرت کې مخ په وده دی
Smoking and DNA Changes
Analyses have found a direct link between the number of cigarettes smoked during one's lifetime and the number of mutations in tumour DNA. Commenting on these findings, Prof. Sir Mike Stratton from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute notes...
Combating Alcohol Misuse: Soldiers and the Fight against Addiction
New research published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology argues that telephone-based interventions seem an effective way of helping members of the military overcome alcohol addiction. The study demonstrates that such a...