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An app that keeps track of how much a person is drinking could help reduce their alcohol intake by around two units a week – equivalent to a medium glass of wine, scientists say.

Researchers at UCL said their Drink Less app, which is...

Do you work in, use or design overdose prevention centres (OPCs)? 

Do you work in a position directly related to the outcomes of OPCs (emergency service personnel, public health practitioner or policymaker?)?

Researchers at Queen's...

It has been widely reported that youth alcohol consumption has decreased over recent years. What is the evidence to support this view? What are the implications for alcohol related health harm, promotion of safe drinking and health policy?

The consequences of addiction to substances like drugs and alcohol, or engaging in certain behaviours like gambling, gaming, or sex, can be severe. Addiction is often a response to underlying trauma and social stressors, and continued use...

It has been announced that local authorities across England will benefit from an extra £421 million government funding through to 2025 to improve drug and alcohol addiction treatment and recovery.

The extra funding will enable the creation...

Here you can read a briefing paper put together by Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems that examines minimum unit pricing in Scotland.

The paper provides an overview of:

• Alcohol harm in Scotland
• What is MUP and why was it...

الکل و مصرف مواد مخدر مشکل ساز مسائل قابل توجهی در اسکاتلند، باعث آسیب به زندگی مردم، خانواده ها و جوامع، و کمک به خشونت و جرم و جنایت است.

نه تنها ننگ مربوط به مصرف مواد تاثیر سلامت افراد, اما می تواند مردم را از آمدن به جلو و گرفتن کمک...

In 2020,1339 drug-related deaths were registered in Scotland.

This is a 5% increase compared to figures from 2019.

Other key findings show:

• The number of drug-related deaths has increased substantially over the last 20 years – there...

KEY MESSAGES

1. From 1 May 2021 there has been a change in how you can remain updated on UK-relevant research evaluating interventions to treat or prevent substance use problems and on the meaning and practice implications of the evidence...

جوانان در ایسلند مدل (YiIM، همچنین به عنوان 'جوانان سیاره' شناخته می شود) یک رویکرد مبتنی بر جامعه با هدف جلوگیری از مصرف مواد جوانان از طریق کاهش عوامل خطر و افزایش عوامل حفاظتی است. 

یک تیم جدید، مستقر در داندی، اسکاتلند، هدف به بررسی...

The ‘SSA Addictions Professorship’ scheme aims to support individuals who are already senior academics with established expertise and who wish to move to become part of UK academic growth in addictions research, but who would face potential...

برنامه های  کاربردی در حال حاضر برای تغییر الکل بریتانیا افق های جدید برنامه کمک هزینه برای تحقیقات نوآورانه و آینده رو به دانشگاهی در گروه ها، جوامع و آسیب الکل دعوت می شود.

برنامه کمک های مالی جدید تا چهار پروژه تحقیقاتی را برای بررسی...

Publicado originalmente em acesso aberto em The Lancet Global Health (8:3, PE329-E330, 2020).

Tradução de texto de Robert Marten, Gianna Gayle Herrera Amul, Sally Casswell. Disponível também em: http://bit.ly/3apiouO

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In July 2019, the UK Government set out its ambition for England to be smokefree by 2030. Government guidelines say the next steps should have been announced by 6th January 2020, but it has yet to do so.

Several key charities, including...

در 7 نوامبر 2019، بهداشت عمومی انگلستان گزارش آمار سوء استفاده از مواد بزرگسالان خود را منتشر کرد. در جریان سال گزارش دهی، در مجموع ۲۶۸۲۵۱ بزرگسال بین اپریل ۲۰۱۸ و مارچ ۲۰۱۹ با خدمات تداوی مواد مخدر و الکول در تماس بودند. برای قرار دادن این...