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USA and Europe: Drug Use Compared
This month saw the release of the findings from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD). The publication shows the country-by-country results for the use of various legal and illegal drugs. Thirty-five European...
Adieu to Stereotypes? Alcohol and Tobacco Consumption in France
If you were asked to provide a list of things we most associate with French cultural identity, wine and cigarettes would probably feature. A recent survey, however, suggests that, as is generally the case across Europe, alcohol and tobacco...
Υψηλότεροι αριθμοί που αυξάνονται
Η χρήση μαριχουάνας μεταξύ ενηλίκων στις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες αυξάνεται. Μια μελέτη πάνω από μισό εκατομμύριο ανθρώπων που πραγματοποιήθηκε μεταξύ 2002 - 2014 και στη συνέχεια δημοσιεύθηκε στο The Lancet δείχνει ότι αυτό συμβαίνει επειδή...
Australia's Health Report 2016
The Health Report of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare covers a range of health issues, including the health status of Australians, health expenditure, the major causes of ill health, determinants of health, health through the...
U.S. National Report Shows Less Underage Drinking and Smoking, but Overall Substance Use and Mental Illness Levels Remain Constant
Some forms of substance use, such as adolescent (aged 12 to 17) underage drinking and alcohol use among young adults (aged 18 to 25), continued to drop according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA)...
Alcohol Abuse, Adulthood and ADHD
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the world’s most common developmental conditions. A recent collaborative study conducted in the United States and subsequently published in the journal Addiction shows that greater...
What Are Teens Vaping?
The use of e-cigarettes, also known as vaping, has become more popular among teens in recent years and has caused concern over a rise in nicotine intake among young people. In order to learn more about the percentage of nicotine consumption...
Έφηβοι αθλητές και χρήση οπιοειδών
Προηγούμενες έρευνες έχουν δείξει ότι οι νεαροί αθλητές μπορεί να διατρέχουν μεγαλύτερο κίνδυνο μη ιατρικής χρήσης οπιοειδών λόγω τραυματισμών. Ωστόσο, μια νέα μελέτη διαπίστωσε ότι η αθλητική συμμετοχή μπορεί να λειτουργήσει ως...
Drunkorexia: A Dangerous Trend Among British Teens
Διαταραχές ψυχικής υγείας των μαθητών που συνδέονται με υψηλότερα ποσοστά χρήσης ναρκωτικών
Μια νέα μελέτη προσφέρει μια ματιά στη σχέση μεταξύ των διαταραχών ψυχικής υγείας και της χρήσης ναρκωτικών μεταξύ των μαθητών δευτεροβάθμιας εκπαίδευσης στη Βραζιλία. Ερευνητές στο Πανεπιστήμιο Κολούμπια και στο Ομοσπονδιακό Πανεπιστήμιο...
Έρευνα ρίχνει φως στη χρήση ναρκωτικών από τους μαθητές στην Καραϊβική
Το Διαμερικανικό Παρατηρητήριο για τα Ναρκωτικά (OID) δημοσίευσε μια συγκριτική ανάλυση της χρήσης ναρκωτικών μεταξύ μαθητών δευτεροβάθμιας εκπαίδευσης στην Καραϊβική. Η έκθεση βασίζεται σε δεδομένα που συλλέχθηκαν μέσω της χρήσης...
UNODC World Drug Report 2016
Around five per cent of the adult population, or nearly 250 million people between the ages of 15 and 64, used at least one drug in 2014, according to the latest World Drug Report released today by the United Nations Office on Drugs and...
Infographic της NIDA: Στοιχεία για τα ηλεκτρονικά τσιγάρα
Latest UK drug related deaths statistics
On 3rd September 2015, the UK's Office of National Statistics released a Statistical Bulletin Deaths related to drug poisoning in England and Wales, 2014 registrations. The report's main points included a number of serious statistics...
European Drug Report 2015
The EU Drug Agency (EMCCDA) has published the European Drug Report 2015. In its annual review, the agency reflects on 20 years of monitoring and examines the global influences and local ramifications of Europe’s ever-changing drugs problem...
World Drug Report 2015
The World Drug Report provides an annual overview of the drug situation in countries as well as looking at the major development in drug production, trafficking and consumption.
The World Drug Report provides an annual overview of the...
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