Prevention

Personality-Targeted Substance Use Interventions: Do They Work?

Scientific article
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Do high-risk pupils benefit more so from psychological interventions than standard drug education initiatives? Much research suggests there are, in fact, a number of significantly positive effects associated with the former. What is more...

Prevention and Treatment for Drug Use in Rural Settings

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The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has recently published what the organisation describes as ‘an awareness-raising tool’ aimed at policy-makers, public health officials, local authorities and other stakeholders. Its intent...

Aggression Linked to Substance Use

Scientific article
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New Research published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry has found that people with intermittent explosive disorder (IED) – a condition with a significant genetic component characterised by regular outbursts of aggression, whether...

Minimum Alcohol Price to Be Rolled out across the UK?

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A minimum price of 50p per unit of alcohol was approved by Members of Scottish Parliament (MSPs) in 2012. The decision faced numerous legal challenges from the drinks industry before Scottish courts ruled in its favour in October 2016. This...

Preventing and Treating Tobacco Use among Canadian Youth

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The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care has issued a new evidence-based guideline for combatting tobacco use by children and young adults aged 5 – 18, suggesting that physicians ought to have a more active role in the prevention...

Drug Misuse Prevention: Targeted Interventions

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The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has released guidelines that cover targeted interventions to prevent misuse of drugs, including illegal drugs, ‘legal highs’ and prescription-only medicines. It aims to prevent or...