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Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
Risorsa gratuita per la valutazione degli interventi di prevenzione e trattamento della droga
La Banca degli strumenti di valutazione (BEI) è una banca dati online di risorse liberamente disponibili per valutare i programmi e le iniziative di prevenzione e trattamento della droga. È possibile cercare nell'archivio per tipo di...
Tobacco and Cancer: Epidemiology and New Perspectives of Prevention and Monitoring in Mexico
Tobacco smoking is a causal risk factor of at least 16 different types of cancer. In Mexico, smoking causes 6,035 premature deaths annually of lung cancer and 5,154 from other types. Additionally, 16,408 new smoking attributable cases are...
Parental Socioeconomic Status and Teenage Smoking Rates: What's the Link?
In what way is parental socioeconomic status associated with nicotine dependence in children?
This is the question a new study conducted in Norway aimed to find out. The study measured parental socioeconomic status by looking at...
Healthier Alternatives and Natural Highs: The Success of the Icelandic Model
Over the past two decades, Iceland has seen teenage smoking, drinking and drug use dramatically decrease. This is partly because of state-funded initiatives which look to promote healthier alternatives, or ‘natural highs’, such as sport, family-orientated activities and cultural provisions.
I molteplici effetti sulla salute dell'uso di marijuana
Nel suo primo rapporto dopo quasi 20 anni, la National Academy of Sciences (NAS), ha scoperto che l'uso della marijuana sembra essere particolarmente connesso a:
- Problemi respiratori
- Problemi di salute mentale come psicosi, ansia...
Le iniziative di prevenzione mirate alla personalità hanno successo?
La ricerca ha scoperto che la personalità di una persona è un utile predittore dell'abuso di droghe e alcol. Un programma notevole che affronta la prevenzione delle sostanze concentrandosi sulle caratteristiche personali è PreVenture. PreV...
Le persone fumano sempre meno?
Secondo nuove scoperte pubblicate sulla rivista Tobacco Control, oltre 53 milioni di persone in 88 paesi hanno smesso di fumare tra il 2008 e il 2014 a causa delle misure di controllo del tabacco.
Statisticamente, ciò significa che...
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 e 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...
Fumo nei film: adolescenti ed esposizione non regolamentata
Nel suo ultimo rapporto sui film senza fumo, l'Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità (OMS) ha consigliato ai governi che i film che presentano l'uso del tabacco dovrebbero essere classificati per il loro contenuto per adulti. Pubblicato...
2016 National Drug Threat Assessment
The purpose of the DEA's 2016 National Drug Threat Assessment is to provide timely and relevant strategic drug-related intelligence for policymakers in the United States to formulate counterdrug policies. Further, it helps law enforcement...
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...
Rapporto: Miscelazione di alcol con bevande energetiche
VicHealth ha pubblicato un rapporto che riassume una recente indagine sul consumo australiano di alcol mescolato con bevande energetiche e le sue conseguenze dannose.
I principali risultati includono:
- I giovani nelle aree...
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...
The Developmental Risks of Second-Hand Smoke among Young Children
A new study published in Indoor Air: International Journal of Indoor Environment and Health has found that the more children are exposed to household tobacco smoke during early childhood, the more likely they are to show anti-social...
La salute in sintesi: Europa 2016
La quarta edizione di Health at a Glance presenta indicatori chiave della salute e dei sistemi sanitari in tutta Europa. La qualità dell'assistenza è generalmente migliorata nella maggior parte dei paesi dell'UE, ma persistono disparità. Il...
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...
Teenagers under the Influence: Alcohol, Drugs and Video Games
Researchers have carried out a study which assesses the relationship between playing video games and substance use amongst adolescents.