reduction

Preventing Violence Through Alcohol Consumption Reduction Measures

Book

13 June 2017

The World Health Organization has released a series of briefings on violence prevention. Of particular interest is Chapter 3: Preventing Violence by Reducing Availability and Harmful Use of Alcohol. ‘Harmful use of alcohol is a major...

Does Plain Packaging Cause a Reduction in the Prevalence of Smoking?

Scientific article

3 May 2017

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...

Can Drug Prevention Programmes Reduce Substance Use by Participants’ Friends?

Scientific article

7 March 2017

Besides reducing substance use between its participants one prevention programme also reduced drug use among the friends of those who took part.

Plans for a Smoke-Free Finland Gather Pace

News

Finland plans to cut consumption of tobacco products - in any form – to less than 2% among adults by 2040. As is the case with many industrialised countries, Finland’s smoking rates have decreased in recent years as a result of various...

Reducing Alcohol Consumption Event

12 October 2016

London

United Kingdom

This free event will bring together researchers and practitioners in the field of excessive alcohol consumption reduction to discuss the latest research evidence and research evidence gaps. It