youth

Effectiveness Bank Analysis: Alcohol Harm Reduction Education Gains Credibility in UK

Scientific article

17 January 2019

Trialled in schools in Northern Ireland and Scotland, an alcohol harm reduction curriculum for secondary schools plus a parental component led to fewer pupils drinking heavily at a single sitting. Bolstered by this study, school programmes...

International Youth Campaign on Kindness for the Sustainable Development Goal

2 October 2018

Islamabad

Pakistan

Ahmad Shah, Director of ISSUP Pakistan, participated in the International Youth Campaign on Kindness for the Sustainable Development Goal's to mobilize the world's youth to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through transformative acts of sustainable change.

Cannabis Fact Sheet for Parents and Caregivers

Scientific article

Canada's largest mental health teaching hospital (CAMH) has developed a new fact sheet on recreational cannabis for parents/guardians and caregivers of youth aged 12-18. It provides information about cannabis, cannabis legalisation, risks...

Tobacco Product Use among Youths with and without Lifetime Asthma

Scientific article

1 June 2018

Summary What is already known about this topic? Among young persons with asthma, use of combustible tobacco products, particularly cigarettes, worsens symptoms and increases need for medical management. What is added by this report? Current...

Development and Testing of the Youth Alcohol Norms Survey (YANS) Instrument to Measure Youth Alcohol Norms and Psychosocial Influences

Scientific article

14 May 2018

Abstract Objectives: This study aimed to develop and validate an online instrument to: (1) identify common alcohol-related social influences, norms and beliefs among adolescents; (2) clarify the process and pathways through which proalcohol...

Alcohol Advertising Compliance on Cable Television

Scientific article

2 April 2018

This report is the ninth in a series of quarterly reports that assess non-compliant alcohol advertising on cable TV based on the “no buy” list criteria and how this non-compliance varies by program, cable network and daypart. In the 2-year...

Methamphetamine-Type Stimulant Use in Lao PDR

Scientific article

2 April 2018

Abstract Background Methamphetamine is one of the most widely used illicit drugs in several Southeast Asian countries, including the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR). The purpose of this study was to examine the socio-cultural context...

The Association between Smoking and Electronic Cigarette Use in a Cohort of Young People

Scientific article

27 February 2018

Abstract Purpose Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use is associated with smoking initiation among young people; however, it is also possible that smoking is associated with e-cigarette initiation. This study explores these associations...

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and Youth Justice

Scientific article

13 February 2018

Abstract Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) among young people in youth detention in Australia. Neurodevelopmental impairments due to FASD can predispose young people to engagement with the law...

Adapting, Pilot Testing and Evaluating the Kick.it App to Support Smoking Cessation for Smokers with Severe Mental Illness

Scientific article

3 February 2018

Abstract Background: While the prevalence of tobacco smoking in the general population has declined, it remains exceptionally high for smokers with severe mental illness (SMI), despite significant public health measures. This project aims...

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