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Аустралия шылым шегу әдеттері
Темекі шегу бүкіл әлемде денсаулық сақтаудың маңызды мәселесі болып табылады. Алайда, соңғы бiрнеше онжылдықта халықтың денсаулығын қорғау жөнiндегi бiрқатар табысты науқандардың арқасында Австралия бойынша таралу тұрақты түрде төмендедi...
Key Points from EMCDDA’s 2016 European Drug Report
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...
Киллер есірткі эпидемиясының ішінде: Американың апиын дағдарысына көз жүгіртсек
The New York Times мақаласында Американың апиын эпидемиясының бүкіл ел бойынша барлық өңдемелердегі американдықтарға әсері қадағаланады. Фотосуреттерде тым көп адамның өмірін алып жатқан қайғылы оқиғаның адам беті бейнеленген.
Мальтамент және марихуананы пайдалану
Марихуананы қолданумен байланысты балалардың қатыгездігі кейінірек өмірде ме? Жасөспірім кезінде марихуананы темекі шегуге байланысты мінез-құлық проблемалары мен темекі мен алкогольді тұтыну бар ма?
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Suicide and Substance Abuse
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...
Are Personality-Targeted Prevention Initiatives Successful?
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...
Returning from Rehab: What Are The Challenges of Re-Integration?
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...
Are People Smoking Less and Less?
According to new findings published in the journal Tobacco Control, more than 53 million people in 88 countries have stopped smoking between 2008 – 2014 because of tobacco control measures.
Statistically, this means that during the 4...
'Big data' on American Youth
Which European City Consumes the Most Cocaine?
A new study suggests that Londoners consume the most cocaine during the week. However, it was also found that, when weekends were taken into account, the Belgian city of Antwerp overtook the UK’s capital for cocaine consumption. The results...
Purple Drank: The New Drug of Choice for French Teenagers?
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...
Opium Addiction Destroying Families
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...
Smoking in Films: Adolescents and Unregulated Exposure
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...
Do Cognitive Processes Influence Nicotine Addiction?
A new study suggests that the way in which the human brain responds to nicotine depends on what a smoker believes about the drug’s content in a cigarette. The investigation found that smoking a cigarette that contains nicotine, but thinking...
Alcohol Use Disorders: Resilience and Risk Behaviour
New research suggests that certain personality traits, such as having a lack of restraint or being impulsive, increase the likelihood of developing alcohol use disorders. On the flip side, the study found that people with high resilience...
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...
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...
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...
Teenagers under the Influence: Alcohol, Drugs and Video Games
Дрогас: Proponen empezar la prevención con programas en los jardines de infantes
Este artículo destacu la colaboración entre el gobierno argentino y estadounidense en relación a recredción de la deusta. Ambos están trabajando con un enfoque en niños, pecormente en prevención de primer uso y tratamiento para жасөспірім...
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