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Overview of European Forensic Youth Care: Towards an Integrative Mission for Prevention and Intervention Strategies for Juvenile Offenders
Abstract
All over Europe youth delinquency is decreasing; our understanding of the factors related to juvenile delinquency and the characteristics of effective forensic youth care has increased substantially. However, effective...
Pesquisa revela poder de compra de bebidas alcoólicas por adolescentes no município de Santos, São Paulo, Brasil.
This research was supervised by the Federal University of São Paulo - UNIFESP, through the Alcohol and Drug Research Unit - UNIAD with the support of the Paulista Association for the Development of Medicine (SPDM) in partnership with the...
Increased Taxation on Cigarettes in Grenada: Potential Effects on Consumption and Revenue
Abstract
[ABSTRACT]. Objective. To investigate the feasibility of addressing the public health concerns of tobacco consumption through increased taxation, while preserving or augmenting government revenues in Grenada. Methods. Purposive...
Hodnocení zásad týkajících se alkoholu
Posouzení úrovně implementace globální strategie WHO na snížení škodlivého užívání alkoholu v regionu Ameriky.
Abstraktní
[PŘEDMLUVA]. Sledování pokroku je klíčovou složkou při plánování a zavazování se k provádění strategií v oblasti...
Hlavní prezentace: 9. konference EUSPR a členské setkání
Devátá konference EUSPR a setkání členů se konalo 24. – 26. října 2018 v lisabonu v Portugalsku.
Akce se zaměřila na preventivní technologie – zlepšení využití důkazů v preventivní praxi.
Akce se zúčastnili akademičtí pracovníci...
Rights, Respect and Recovery: Scotland's Alcohol and Drug Treatment Strategy
The Scottish Government has released the new Alcohol and Drugs Strategy, which aims to improve health by preventing and reducing alcohol and drug use, harm and related deaths. There were a record 934 drugs-related deaths in Scotland in 2017...
Videa řečníků a powerpointové prezentace - 2018 E-Cigarette Summit
Summit o elektronických cigaretách 2018 se konal 15. listopadu v Londýně.
Cílem akce je spojit vědce, tvůrce politik, lékařské a zdravotnické pracovníky z celého světa, aby prozkoumali nejnovější důkazy a debatovali a diskutovali o...
Medical Use of Cannabis and Cannabinoids
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction have released their first report on the medical use of cannabis.
The report is part of a new series called Cannabis, Controversies and Challenges, and is designed to explore the...
Alcohol Occasionals: Seminars 2013–2018
Almost a fifth more alcohol is sold per adult in Scotland than in England and Wales. It is believed 1 in 4 people drink at hazardous or harmful levels and in 2016 alone there were over 1,200 alcohol-related deaths in Scotland.
Scottish...
Globální průzkum léčiv pro rok 2019
Globální průzkum léčiv pro rok 2019 (GDS2019) byl zahájen 29. října.
Dying for a Drink
Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) has published its latest report, ‘Dying for a drink’.
Scottish people tend to consume more alcohol than people in England and Wales. Alcohol is a harmful substance and, consumed in...
Neighbourhood Tobacco Supply and Individual Maternal Smoking during Pregnancy
Abstract
Background: Tobacco policy is increasingly focusing on the ‘tobacco endgame’ which commits to eradicating tobacco use (prevalence below 5%) within the next two decades. Strategies for achieving the endgame are likely to include...
Preventing Overdose Deaths in Europe
There were over 9000 fatal overdoses in Europe in 2016. Tackling this concerning issues remains a key priority for public health policy.
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drugs Addiction has published their latest...
Research on the Perception of Brazilian Parliamentarians on Drug Policy
Seeking to qualify the public debate on drug policy and guide the actions of its members, the Brazilian Drug Policy Platform conducted a survey with the Federal Legislative Branch to map the opinions and perceptions of the congressmen on...
Pesquisa sobre percepção dos parlamentares brasileiros sobre política de drogas
Buscando qualificar o debate público sobre política de drogas e orientar as ações de seus membros, a Plataforma Brasileira de Política de Drogas (PBPD) realizou uma pesquisa com o Poder Legislativo federal para mapear as opiniões e as...
Effectiveness Bank Drug Treatment Matrix Row 5: Reducing Crime, Protecting Families
Time to consolidate the lessons of the last five instalments of our course on drug treatment research. Row 5 explored key studies on treatment in relation to safeguarding the family and the community from crime. A common theme was the...
Světová zdravotnická organizace SAFER Iniciativa pro kontrolu alkoholu
Zpráva WHO o globálním stavu alkoholu a zdraví tvrdí, že konzumace alkoholu každoročně přispívá k více než 3 milionům úmrtí na celém světě a je sedmým hlavním rizikovým faktorem pro předčasnou smrt a invaliditu.
Světová zdravotnická...
Strategy to Combat Opioid Abuse
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released its five point strategy to combat opioid abuse, misuse, and overdose.
The five points that the strategy is based on are to:
- Improve access to prevention, treatment and...
SPR 27th Annual Meeting - Call for Papers
SPR 27th ANNUAL MEETING
May 28 – May 31, 2019
Hyatt Regency San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
CALLS NOW AVAILABLE:
Papers, NIDA International Poster Session, Preconference Workshops, and "Brown Bag" SIGs
Submission Deadline...
The Effect of Public Health-Oriented Drug Law Reform on HIV Incidence in People who Inject Drugs in Tijuana, Mexico
Summary
Background
As countries embark on public health-oriented drug law reform, health impact evaluations are needed. In 2012, Mexico mandated the narcomenudeo reform, which depenalised the possession of small amounts of drugs and...