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Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
Standardizované ukazatele pro národní drogové informační sítě v Karibiku
Tato příručka, vypracovaná osobami pracujícími v členských státech Karibiku a pro ně, představuje modelový soubor ukazatelů zemím, které chtějí standardizovat způsob, jakým organizují, shromažďují a hlásí informace týkající se drog pro své...
‘I’m Not a Smoker…yet’: A Qualitative Study on Perceptions of Tobacco Control in Chinese High Schools
Abstract
Objective: Chinese adolescents’ perceptions about tobacco control at schools are rarely researched. We explored how current antismoking strategies work in middle school environments, as well as the attitudes towards these...
Glossary of Terms Used in Drug Policy
A glossary of drug policy terminology produced by the Drug Policy Network South East Europe is now available in English and Spanish.
The Drug Policy Network South East Europe (DPNSEE) is an initiative of NGOs from the countries of South...
Pompidou Group Prevention Prize 2018
Přihlášky do soutěže Pompidou Group Prevention Prize jsou nyní otevřeny. Skupina Pompidou je platformou pro spolupráci v protidrogové politice Rady Evropy.
Cena za prevenci se uděluje za vyzdvihování vynikajících projektů protidrogové...
Evropská cena v oblasti zdraví 2018
Přihlášky do soutěže European Health Awards jsou nyní otevřeny. Ceny jsou koordinovány Evropským zdravotnickým fórem v Gasteinu (EHFG) a jsou udělovány iniciativám v oblasti veřejného zdraví a zdravotní péče v Evropě.
Cena se zaměřuje...
Fatal and Non-Fatal Overdose among Opiate Users in South Wales
A study published in the International Journal of Drug Policy, Fatal and Non-Fatal Overdose among Opiate Users in South Wales: A Qualitative Study of Peer Responses, explores the behaviour of witnesses to opiate overdoses.
The research...
Mezinárodní standardy prevence užívání drog
Bylo vydáno druhé vydání publikace Mezinárodní standardy prevence užívání drog, vydané Úřadem OSN pro drogy a kriminalitu (UNODC) a Světovou zdravotnickou organizací . Dokument nabízí pokyny pro tvůrce politik a globální zúčastněné strany...
The Untold Story: Harms Experienced in the Irish Population Due to Others’ Drinking
Conclusion
The reach of alcohol’s harm to others (AH2O) across Irish society is evident within families, among friends, in the workplace, and is felt by strangers in public spaces. Health, social and law enforcement services become...
Risk Thresholds for Alcohol Consumption: Combined Analysis of Individual-Participant Data for 599,912 Current Drinkers in 83 Prospective Studies
Summary
Background
Low-risk limits recommended for alcohol consumption vary substantially across different national guidelines. To define thresholds associated with lowest risk for all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease, we...
Thresholds for Safer Alcohol Use Might Need Lowering
Summary
Guidelines for levels of alcohol use that pose a low risk to drinkers' health are provided by many countries, usually based on meta-analyses of epidemiological studies.1–3 However, to devise such guidelines is challenging because...
Substance Use amongst University Students in Ethiopia
A study published in the Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy journal details the prevalence of substance use amongst students from Debre Berhan University in Central Ethiopia.
Substance use behaviors of 695 students were...
United Kingdom Drug Situation: Focal Point Annual Report
The United Kingdom Focal Point on Drugs (UK Focal Point) 2017 report is available on the UK government's digital portal.
Based at Public Health England, the UK Focal Point is the national partner of the European Monitoring Centre for...
Smoking Linked to Irregular Menstruation and Early Menopause
A study exploring the factors leading to menstrual cycle irregularity and menopause has discovered smoking may contribute to irregular menstrual cycles. The research, carried out in Korea, also found an association with the early initiation...
E-Cigarette Use among Adolescents: An Overview of the Literature and Future Perspectives
Background: Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are rapidly emerging into a new trend among adolescents, signaling a new époque, that of vapers. E-cigarettes are battery-powered nicotine delivery devices that heat a typically flavoring...
Childhood Poisoning: Safeguarding Young Children from Addictive Substances
BACKGROUND
As a result of America’s current addiction epidemic, babies and pre-school age children are being accidentally exposed at unacceptably high rates to toxic, addictive substances including nicotine, alcohol, caffeine...
Bariéry a facilitátory ovlivňující provádění screeningu užívání návykových látek na klinikách primární péče: kvalitativní studie pacientů, poskytovatelů a personálu
Abstraktní
Pozadí
Užívání alkoholu a drog jsou hlavními příčinami nemocnosti a úmrtnosti, které ve zdravotnických zařízeních často zůstávají neidentifikovány. V rámci vícefázové studie zaměřené na zavedení screeningu užívání...
Drogová fakta od Australské nadace pro alkohol a drogy
Digitální zdravotní informace o rizicích drog jsou k dispozici prostřednictvím webových stránek Australské nadace pro alkohol a drogy (ADF). Prohledávatelná on-line databáze Drug Facts obsahuje informace o řadě látek, které mohou...
Childhood Predictors of Lung Function and Future COPD Risk
A study published in the Lancet details the discovery of a link between the respiratory disease Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and childhood exposure to parental smoking or childhood illnesses, such as asthma, bronchitis...
Association between Receptivity to Tobacco Advertising and Progression to Tobacco Use in Youth and Young Adults
A study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has found an association with young people being exposed to adverts for electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and taking up smoking later in life.
The study followed 10 989...
Medication for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the Health and Human Services US Government Department (HSS) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) have collaborated to create a manual on...
