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International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
The 26th of June marks the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
NIDA Fatti di droga facili da leggere
Se stai cercando un formato semplice per comunicare le questioni chiave relative alle droghe, il sito Web del National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) può offrire una soluzione multimediale.
La sezione Drug Facts di facile lettura del...
Application of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to Assess Factors that May Influence Implementation of Tobacco Use Treatment Guidelines in the Viet Nam Public Health Care Delivery System
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Background
Services to treat tobacco dependence are not readily available to smokers in low-middle income countries (LMICs) where smoking prevalence remains high. We are conducting a cluster randomized controlled trial...
Relazione europea sulla droga 2018
L'Osservatorio europeo delle droghe e delle tossicodipendenze (OEDT) ha pubblicato la sua ultima relazione sulle droghe in Europa.
Coprendo 30 paesi europei, il rapporto esplora le tendenze in materia di droga, gli sviluppi nella...
Using Technology in the Field of Substance Use
This special news article is focused on all things digital - exploring e-health, d-health, m-health and u-health.
A Mobile Phone-Based Life Skills Training Program for Substance Use Prevention Among Adolescents
Researchers from universities in Germany and Switzerland have explored the use of m-health in substance use prevention in adolescents.
Through the implementation of a fully-automated programme, ready4life, generic life skills training...
Virtual Reality Cue Refusal Video Game for Alcohol and Cigarette Recovery Support: Summative Study
A study implementing the use of virtual reality to explore addition and recovery has been published by a team of researchers connected to Clinical Tools, Inc. Clinical Tools is based in the USA with work combining medicine, science, and...
Lessdrugs : an e-health approach to lifestyle management
Lessdrugs is an project supported by the EIT Health initiative. Bringing together Imperial College London, Leyden Academy on Vitality and Ageing and the University of Copenhagen the pilot project implements microlearning to explore choices...
Sideal Spanish Language App for Alcohol Use
Sideal is a self-help app available in Spanish for people experiencing alcohol dependance. The app offers advice on reducing consumption and abstinence.
The app can be used to set and track goals that someone has set for themselves or...
Lifestyle Choices and Mental Health: A Longitudinal Survey with German and Chinese Students
This study explores the relationship between lifestyle choices and mental health in students from Germany and China.
The Contribution of Health Behaviours to Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health
This study explores the "role of health behaviours in explaining socioeconomic inequalities in health" through a systematic review.
Examining Differences in Breath Alcohol Concentration (BrAC) Levels and Hazardous Drinking by Smoking Status among a Sample of College Student Bar Patrons
A study published in the Journal of Community Health, Examining Differences in Breath Alcohol Concentration (BrAC) Levels and Hazardous Drinking by Smoking Status Among a Sample of College Student Bar Patrons, explores the relationship...
Family Rejection as a Predictor of Suicide Attempts and Substance Misuse among Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Adults
A study published in the LGBT Health Journal explores family rejection as a predictor for substance misuse in transgender and gender nonconforming adults.
Taking data from the National Transgender Discrimination Survey the study...
May Student Membership Update
In our second Student Membership Update we have sourced some funding and research opportunities, and events that we are sure will be of interest.
National Prevention Week 2018
National Prevention week led by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) will take place from 13-19th May 2018.
Each day focus will fall on a different topic - starting off with the theme of "Promotion of Mental...
The Effect of Branding to Promote Healthy Behavior: Reducing Tobacco Use among Youth and Young Adults
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Policy interventions such as public health mass media campaigns disseminate messages in order to improve health-related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors at the population level. Only more recently have campaigns that...
Orientamenti sull'attuazione dei prezzi minimi per l'alcol
Con la legislazione introdotta il 1 ° maggio 2018, il governo scozzese ha prodotto una risorsa che offre una guida sull'attuazione dei prezzi minimi per l'alcol per i venditori di alcol e le autorità di contrasto dell'alcol in Scozia.
L...
Scotland Becomes the First Country to Enforce Minimum Pricing on Alcohol
Scotland has become the first country in the world to enforce a minimum price per unit of alcohol. As of 1 May 2018 all alcohol must cost no less than 0.5GPD or 50 pence.
The move is the result of a long process of research and...
Migliorare la qualità della vita: uso di sostanze e invecchiamento
Il Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) ha pubblicato una risorsa incentrata sull'uso di sostanze nell'invecchiamento della popolazione.
Il documento copre le conseguenze dell'uso di sostanze negli anziani, le...
Regole senza fumo nelle case e nelle auto tra fumatori e non fumatori in Minnesota
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Abbiamo esaminato la prevalenza e i predittori di regole domestiche complete senza fumo (cioè case e auto senza fumo) tra fumatori e non fumatori in Minnesota. I dati provengono dal Minnesota Adult Tobacco Survey del 2014; le...