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Beyond Cigarettes: The Risks of Non-Cigarette Nicotine Products and Implications for Tobacco Control
BACKGROUND
Whereas much is known about the effects of tobacco use, the current state of knowledge regarding non-cigarette nicotine products, such as electronic nicotine delivery systems (e-cigarettes and other vaping devices), water pipe...
Synthetic Drugs on the Rise in Afghanistan
Seizures of methamphetamine have increased in Afghanistan, according to a new report from the United Nations drug and crime agency. It also suggests that the drug is being produced inside the country.
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime...
2017 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report
This week the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) publicly rolled out the 2017 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR), an annual report by the Department of State to Congress prepared in...
US Pediatricians Warn of Rising Risks to Youth from Loosening Marijuana Laws
New American Academy of Pediatrics report calls on doctors to help protect patients’ developing brains and bodies from the health harms of marijuana amid increased legalisation
The AAP urges pediatricians screen adolescents and preteens...
Evaluation Report on Drug Control for the Sixth Evaluation Round of the Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism (MEM)
The Evaluation Report on Drug Control (2014) for the Sixth Evaluation Round of the Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism (MEM) measures the progress of actions taken by the 34 OAS (Organization of American States) member states to address the...
The Drug Problem in the Americas: Drugs and Public Health
Summary and Findings
Most people do not use illicit drugs and among those who try them, only a fraction will develop patterns of dependence. Still, drug use constitutes a serious health problem for many people in the Americas. Early age...
په لاتینه امریکا کې د تنباکو د بندیدو په اړه د اوسنی طبی چلند د بدلون لپاره بیله اړتیا
ابسرکټ
د ساینسی شواهدو د راټولیدو سره سره چې د سګرټ څکولو روغتیایی پایلې تاییدوی او د سګریټ څکولو نوی پاراډایم د یوې داسې ناروغۍ په توګه چې هلته نیکوټین هغه نشه یی توکی دی چې په سګریټو پورې تړلو سګریټو کې د مغزو کاری او مورفولوجیکی...
Adfam’s Manifesto for Families: 5 Key Challenges for Supporting Families Affected by Drug and Alcohol Use
“You don’t have to use drugs to be affected by them.”
In 2010 Adfam identified five key challenges for families that the Government should address, identified by stakeholders across England. They were:
- Supporting families in their own...
Supporting Families Affected by Substance Use and Domestic Violence
This research report analyses how domestic violence and abuse is more likely than not to occur within intimate partner relationships where one partner has a problem with alcohol or drugs. The aims of this research project were:
- To...
Families, Drugs and Alcohol - Policy and Research since 1984
The past 30 years has seen a huge amount of change in the policy, practice and politics around both families and drug/alcohol (‘substance’) use. Laws, behaviours and public perceptions have all altered substantially. As part of Adfam’s 30th...
د اسټرالیا د نشه یی توکو او الکولو د کاروونکو د کورنیو د تعصب سره مبارزه
د نیشه یی توکو او نشه یی توکو کارول د اوږدې مودې لپاره سره تړاو لری، او په دې وروستیو کلونو کې دوی د بحث او د څېړنې د مخ په زیاتیدونکو بدن وو. خو په همدې ډول چې ډیری وختونه کورنۍ د نشه یی توکو د پالیسۍ په نورو بحثونو کې نه وی ، د هغوی لید د...
Becoming Visible: The Somali Community and Substance Use in London
In 2006 Adfam was awarded a three year grant by the Department for Communities and Local Government to work with the Somali community around substance use and family support in London. Becoming visible gives an overview of the issues...
د بوپرنورفین د درملنې په پروسه کې سیستمیک او انفرادی عوامل : یوه کیفی مطالعه
خلاصه
شالید : په الاسکا کې د اپیکواستعمال یوه د پام وړ ستونزه ده. د مخدره توکو د استعمال لپاره د درملو په مرسته درملنه، په شمول د بوپرنورفین، د وتلو نښې او د افیوپی د ناوړه چلند سره تړلی زیان کموی. د مصرف وونکو د درملنې د پروسې درک کول د...
Healthy Nightlife Toolbox - Resources for Creating Safer Nightlife Settings
The Healthy Nightlife Toolbox (HNT) is an international initiative that focuses on the reduction of harm from alcohol and drug use among young people.
The Healthy Nightlife Toolbox collects and provides information on evidence-based...
The Public Health Burden of Alcohol and the Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Alcohol Control Policies
This review was commissioned by the Department of Health, which asked Public Health England (PHE) to provide an overview of alcohol-related harm in England and possible policy solutions. The present report offers a broad and rigorous...
Healthier Alternatives and Natural Highs: The Success of the Icelandic Model
Alcohol Advertising Linked to Youth Drinking
Health researchers worldwide have provided new evidence suggesting that alcohol advertising is often aggressive, reaching children, and is linked with youth drinking.
The Australian organisation, the National Alliance for Action on...
د الکولو د بازارموندنې مقررات : له څېړنې څخه د عامې روغتیا پالیسۍ ته
د ساینسی ژورنال اعتیاد په یوه ضمیمه کې یو لړ راپورونه د الکولو بازارموندنې او په ماشومانو باندې د هغې د اغېز په اړه وروستی شواهد وړاندې کوی. د همتا له خوا د بیا کتنې شویو لاسلیکونو له ټولګې څخه کلیدی موندنې عبارت دی له :
- د الکولو...
Key Points from EMCDDA’s 2016 European Drug Report
As we welcome in the New Year it seems an ideal time to take stock and present the key points from the 2016 European Drug Report (EDR), the European Monitoring Centre for Drug and Addiction’s (EMCDDA) annual review of the European drug...
Returning from Rehab: What Are The Challenges of Re-Integration?
Residential ‘in-patient’ treatment for substance abuse – more commonly known as ‘rehab’ - is the favoured option among those wanting to recover from addiction.
The rate of relapse within the first year following being discharged, however...
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