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Is There a Link between Personality and Exposure to Second-Hand Harms from Alcohol Consumption?
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Scientific article
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Mental Health
Prevention
Public health
‘Second-hand harm’ from alcohol use can include accidents and/or violence, interrupted sleep, destruction of property, relationship and/or financial problems.
While previous research has found that as much as 70% of undergraduate...
Parents Are a Key Influence on Teenage Drinking Habits, Study Finds
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Scientific article
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Health promotion
Prevention
Public health
A new study that provides details of drinking habits and influential factors among Australian teenagers appears in the latest edition of the academic journal BMC Public Health.
The investigation’s findings notably include:
- Most...
The Role of Science in Addressing the Opioid Crisis
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Scientific article
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Prevention
Treatment
Opioid misuse and addiction is an ongoing and rapidly evolving public health crisis, requiring innovative scientific solutions. In response, and because no existing medication is ideal for every patient, the National Institutes of Health...
Using Behavioral Triage in Court-Supervised Treatment of DUI Offenders
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Scientific article
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Prevention
Treatment
San Joaquin county in California has pointed the way forward to a system which conserves treatment resources yet achieves greater reductions in drink/drug-driving incidents. The first evaluation of systematically escalating offenders to...
Hippocampus-Dependent Memory and Allele-Specific Gene Expression in Adult Offspring of Alcohol-Consuming Dams after Neonatal Treatment with Thyroxin or Metformin
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Scientific article
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Prevention
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), the result of fetal alcohol exposure (FAE), affects 2–11% of children worldwide, with no effective treatments. Hippocampus-based learning and memory deficits are key symptoms of FASD. Our previous...
Child Mental Health Problems Increase Risk of Addiction, Study Finds
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Scientific article
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Addiction
Prevention
A new study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) suggests there to be a correlation between childhood psychiatric disorders and an increased risk of developing addiction in adulthood.
...E-Cigarettes Less Addictive Than Traditional Cigarettes, Study Finds
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Scientific article
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Addiction
Practice
Prevention
Public health
Treatment
E-cigarettes are less addictive than traditional cigarettes, according to a new study published in the journal Preventative Medicine.
That said, around 75% of e-cigarette smokers still consider themselves to be dependent on their use.
...What’s New in Addiction Prevention for Young People?
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Scientific article
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Addiction
Prevention
Assessing the latest knowledge of addiction prevention programmes for young people.
Personality-Targeted Substance Use Interventions: Do They Work?
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Scientific article
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Prevention
Public health
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...
How Do We Tackle the Opioid Epidemic?
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Scientific article
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Addiction
Policy
Practice
Prevention
Public health
Treatment
The over-prescription of opioids is a significant public health issue in the United States. For example, opioids are often prescribed for minor injuries unnecessarily. This, in turn, increases the risk of addiction.
New research...
Parental Absence in Early Childhood and Onset of Smoking and Alcohol Consumption before Adolescence
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Scientific article
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Prevention
Public health
Abstract
Background: Parental absence, due to death or separation from a parent, has been associated with smoking and alcohol consumption in adolescence and adulthood. The aim of this study was to investigate whether parental absence in...
Estimating the Cost-Effectiveness of Brief Interventions for Heavy Drinking in Primary Health Care across Europe
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Scientific article
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Prevention
Public health
Treatment
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Screening and brief interventions for alcohol are an effective public health measure to tackle alcohol-related harm, however relatively few countries across the European Union (EU) have implemented them widely. This may be due...
Gender-Specific Predictors of At-Risk Adolescents’ Hazardous Alcohol Use
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Scientific article
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Prevention
Public health
Women
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Background
Previous research has found strong associations between adolescents’ hazardous alcohol use and their perception of peer behavior, as well as own spending money and a range of antisocial behaviors. However, there is...
State HCV Incidence and Policies Related to HCV Preventive and Treatment Services for Persons Who Inject Drugs — United States, 2015–2016
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Scientific article
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Addiction
Prevention
Public health
Treatment
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What is already known about this topic?
The United States has experienced a sharp increase in hepatitis C virus (HCV) incidence that can be attributed to injection drug use. Some states have used public health laws and...
Current and Binge Drinking Among High School Students — United States, 1991–2015
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Scientific article
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Prevention
Public health
Summary
What is already known about this topic?
Each year from 2006 to 2010, excessive alcohol consumption was responsible for approximately 4,300 deaths among persons aged <21 years, and, in 2010, underage drinking cost the United...
Does Plain Packaging Cause a Reduction in the Prevalence of Smoking?
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Scientific article
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Addiction
Prevention
Public health
Tobacco is the number one cause of preventable death worldwide. A recently published Cochraine Review has found that standardised, or plain, tobacco packaging could make tobacco products less appealing and, in turn, lead to a reduction in...
Higher Taxes Needed to Lower Smoking Rates in South Asia
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Scientific article
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Addiction
Prevention
Public health
Partner Organisation
New research published in The British Medical Journal supports the need to increase taxes on tobacco products in South Asia, suggesting that doing so could reduce consumption by at least 1/3 and, in turn, avoid around 35 - 45 million...
Global Smoking Rates on Decline Thanks to Demand-Reduction Measures
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Scientific article
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Addiction
Evaluation
Health promotion
Prevention
Public health
Partner Organisation
New research published in The Lancet Public Health suggests that global smoking rates have decreased by 2.5% following the introduction of the global tobacco control treaty. The treaty obligates the 180 countries committed to it to...
Characteristics of Fentanyl Overdose — Massachusetts, 2014–2016
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Scientific article
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Addiction
Prevention
Public health
Summary
What is already known about this topic?
Fentanyl has a growing presence in the illicit drug market and is involved in an increasing proportion of opioid overdose deaths.
What is added by this report?
Approximately two...
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