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Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
Scotland and New Psychoactive Substances
A collaborative research project geared towards understanding the patterns of use, motives and harms of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) - commonly referred to as ‘Legal Highs’ - in Scotland has recently published its findings. Amongst the...
Looking to the Future: Healthcare for Adolescents
A recent review published in the Journal of Adolescent Health that looks at the effectiveness of interventions for improving the well-being of teenagers has reached a number of significant conclusions. These include:
- Sexual and...
Report: Mixing Alcohol with Energy Drinks
VicHealth has released a report summarising a recent investigation into Australia’s consumption of alcohol mixed with energy drinks and its harmful consequences.
The key findings include:
- Young people in metropolitan areas drink...
Sweet Flavoured Tobacco Products May Influence Adolescent Smoking Habits
Younger people consider flavoured variations of tobacco products, for example, cigarettes and e-cigarettes less harmful and more appealing, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at the University of North Carolina Lineberger...
د ماشومانو په منځ کې د دوهم لاس سګرټ څکولو خطرونه
یوه نوې څیړنه چې په انډور هوا کې خپره شوې: د داخلی چاپیریال او روغتیا نړیوال ژورنال موندلی چې هرڅومره ماشومان د ماشومتوب په لومړیو کې د کورنی تمباکو لوګی سره مخ کیږی ، نو ډیر احتمال شتون لری چې دوی د نورو په وړاندې ټولنیز ضد چلند وښیې...
Health at a Glance: Europe 2016
The fourth edition of Health at a Glance presents key indicators of health and health systems throughout Europe. The quality of care has generally improved in most EU countries, yet disparities persist. Improved treatments for life...
Declining Addiction One Step at a Time
A new study carried out at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has found that results from drug and alcohol addiction treatment programmes improve amongst teens when they stop smoking. The findings, which have been...
Adolescents, Crime and Alcohol Consumption
Alcohol in the system was a year-long project that investigated the link between drinking and youth offending.
Listed below are the project's key findings:
- Drink culture is rife in the UK. Access to alcohol information and support for...
د اغیز لاندې ځوانان: الکول ، مخدره توکی او ویډیو لوبې
څیړونکو یوه څیړنه ترسره کړې چې د ځوانانو په مینځ کې د ویډیو لوبو لوبولو او د موادو کارولو ترمنځ اړیکه ارزوی.
Drogas: Proponen empezar la prevención con programas en los jardines de infantes
Este artículo destaca la colaboración entre el gobierno argentino y estadounidense en relación a reducción de la demanda. Ambos están trabajando con un enfoque en niños, particularmente en prevención de primer uso y tratamiento para pre...
د دماغی روغتیا او د مادې استعمال : د ټولګی لپاره د مخنیوی لارښودونه
په دې وروستیو کې د لارښود ADEPIS یوه تفصیلی خپرونه خپره شوې ده چې موخه یې د ښوونځی د تنظیم په دننه کې د کار کولو لپاره د عملی لارښودونو چمتو کول دی چې د ماشومانو او ځوانانو د روانی روغتیا د مسئلی د مخنیوی لپاره د مادې د ناوړه چلند د پایلې...
د ماشومتوب په لومړیو کې د مخنیوی د مداخلو اغېز
د روږدو په اړه د بمیشو د څېړنې د پوهنتون څخه د راوتلو نوې څېړنې داسې شواهدو ته وایی چې داسې ښکاری چې د ځوانانو لخوا د نشه یی توکو او الکولو د استعمال د مخنیوی یوه اغیزمنه لاره دا ده چې د ماشومتوب په لومړیو کې د نشه یی توکو د استعمال زده کړې...
د نشه یی توکو د زده کړې ځانګړی پروګرامونه په شهرت کې مخ په وده دی
هغه ځانګړی پروګرامونه چې د نوی مسلکی ځواک د روزلو او چمتو کولو په نظر کې لری ، په شمېر کې زیات شوی دی
Smoking and DNA Changes
Analyses have found a direct link between the number of cigarettes smoked during one's lifetime and the number of mutations in tumour DNA. Commenting on these findings, Prof. Sir Mike Stratton from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute notes...
Combating Alcohol Misuse: Soldiers and the Fight against Addiction
New research published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology argues that telephone-based interventions seem an effective way of helping members of the military overcome alcohol addiction. The study demonstrates that such a...
Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released a seven-chapter report covering all forms of drug and alcohol addiction, including public policy recommendations for prevention and treatment. The Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and...
Substance Abuse and the Transition to Adulthood
Transitioning from childhood to adulthood can be a particularly difficult time for a lot of young people. A new study published in Emerging Adulthood investigates the way that adolescent substance users view this change in relation to their...
Parent-Child Relationships and Substance Use in Adolescence
Past research has often suggested parent-child connectedness and communication to be important for the prevention of substance, particularly alcohol, misuse among adolescents. A new study recently published in Drugs: Education, Prevention...
The Cambridge Handbook of International Prevention Science
The Cambridge Handbook of International Prevention Science provides readers with a comprehensive global overview of the current status of prevention science. The handbook includes up-to-date research from more than 100 scholars from 27...
Alcohol + Energy Drinks May Make You Drink More
Research has shown that people tend to drink more when they consume alcohol combined with energy drinks. Mixing energy drinks and alcohol is known to reduce the feeling of drunkenness as the stimulants in energy drinks dampen the sedative...