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Health researchers worldwide have provided new evidence suggesting that alcohol advertising is often aggressive, reaching children, and is linked with youth drinking.
The Australian organisation, the National Alliance for Action on...
A series of reports in a supplement to the scientific journal Addiction presents the latest evidence on alcohol marketing and its impact on children. Key findings from the collection of peer-reviewed manuscripts include:
Smoking is a serious health issue worldwide. Prevalence, however, has steadily declined across Australia over the last several decades thanks to a number of successful public health campaigns. The number of smokers in the country is now...
As we welcome in the New Year it seems an ideal time to take stock and present the key points from the 2016 European Drug Report (EDR), the European Monitoring Centre for Drug and Addiction’s (EMCDDA) annual review of the European drug...
The New York Times article traces the impact of America's opioid epidemic on Americans of all backgrounds throughout the country. Photos depict the human face of a tragedy that is taking too many lives.
Studie publikovaná v posledním čísle časopisu Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs se snažila zjistit, zda je mylná představa o hmotnosti a vnímání těla spojena s užíváním alkoholu a nadměrnou konzumací.
Výzkum zjistil, že mezi...
Je týrání dětí spojeno s užíváním marihuany v pozdějším věku? Jsou problémy s chováním a konzumace tabáku a alkoholu během dospívání spojeny s kouřením marihuany?
To jsou otázky, na které se snaží odpovědět australská studie, nedávno...
New research has found a significant link between suicide risk and simultaneous cocaine and alcohol consumption.
The study examined the drug-taking habits of 874 participants hospitalised for displaying suicidal tendencies, ranging from...
Research has found that one’s personality is a useful predictor of drug and alcohol abuse. One notable programme that approaches substance prevention by focusing on personal characteristics is PreVenture. PreVenture has already been shown...
Residential ‘in-patient’ treatment for substance abuse – more commonly known as ‘rehab’ - is the favoured option among those wanting to recover from addiction.
The rate of relapse within the first year following being discharged, however...
Podle nových zjištění zveřejněných v časopise Tobacco Control přestalo v letech 2008 až 2014 kouřit více než 53 milionů lidí v 88 zemích kvůli opatřením na kontrolu tabáku.
Statisticky to znamená, že během 4letého období bylo zabráněno...
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...
LA Times zkoumá mezinárodní expanzi farmaceutických společností, které se snaží prodávat vysoce návykové opioidní léky OxyContin a využívají baviče a sportovní osobnosti ke vstupu na trhy po celém světě.
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) has recently launched an engaging online resource on e-cigarettes. The free resource aims to offer parents and caregivers easily accessible information about e-cigarettes and other...
Nová studie naznačuje, že Londýňané konzumují nejvíce kokainu během týdne. Bylo však také zjištěno, že při zohlednění víkendů belgické město Antverpy předstihlo hlavní město Spojeného království ve spotřebě kokainu. Výsledky zveřejnilo...
A news item currently trending in the French press concerns the alarming increase in consumption amongst French teenagers of a drink most commonly known as ‘purple drank’, but also referred to as ‘lean’ or ‘sizzurp’. Le Monde first reported...
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...
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...
Nová studie naznačuje, že způsob, jakým lidský mozek reaguje na nikotin, závisí na tom, co si kuřák myslí o obsahu drogy v cigaretě. Vyšetřování zjistilo, že kouření cigarety, která obsahuje nikotin, ale myslí si, že ne, neuspokojuje touhu...
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