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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
Over the past two decades, Iceland has seen teenage smoking, drinking and drug use dramatically decrease. This is partly because of state-funded initiatives which look to promote healthier alternatives, or ‘natural highs’, such as sport, family-orientated activities and cultural provisions.
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...
Smoking in Films: Adolescents and Unregulated Exposure
In its latest Smoke-Free Movies Report, the World Health Organisation (WHO) advised governments that films featuring tobacco use ought to be classified for their adult content. Published in the journal Tobacco Control, a new study supports...
Social Media, Sport and Alcohol Advertising
A new study published in the Drug and Alcohol Review examines the social media presence of alcohol brands that sponsor spectator sports in Australia. It highlights the way in which these brands use sport and social media in their...
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...
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...
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...
د تنباکو او سرطان ساینس پالیسۍ ویبینار: ای سګریټونه
بحثونه د بریښنایی سګرټو خطرونو په اړه دوام لری ، لکه د ځوانانو په مینځ کې د سګرټ څښلو هڅول ، پداسې حال کې چې ځینې څارونکی د تمباکو موجوده سګرټ څښونکو شمیر کې احتمالی کمښت باندې ټینګار کوی. دا ویبینار کلیدی کارپوهان وړاندې کوی چې د بریښنایی...
Scottish Courts Rule in Favour of Minimum Price for Alcohol
After more than four years of industry delay tactics, yesterday’s ruling from the Court of Session in Edinburgh has finally paved the way for the introduction of a minimum price for alcohol in Scotland, a policy approved by MSPs back in...
Paris Pact Initiative - A Partnership to Combat Illicit Traffic in Opiates Originating in Afghanistan
Since its inception in 2003, the broad international coalition known as the Paris Pact Initiative (PPI), made up today of 58 partner countries and 22 organizations, including UNODC, has evolved into one of the most important frameworks for...
غوښتنلیکونه اوس د څېړنې د نوښت د بسپنې لپاره پرانیستی دی
د الکولو د څېړنې بریتانیا اوس د 2 0 1 6 / 1 7پروګرام لپاره د څېړنې نوښت بسپنه غوښتنلیکونه منی . د سږ کال د پروګرام تمرکز نن درملنه او رغونه ده. د الکولو خدماتو سکتور او د درملنې او بیا رغیدو دواړو ته نږدی کیدل په تیرو څو کلونو کې د پام وړ...
Policy Review Workshop on Drug Treatment Centres in Bangladesh
At the beginning of October 2016 the Addiction Management and Integrated Care unit (AMIC) of Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) organised a workshop to review its existing policies regarding drug treatment centres. Particular focus was put on...
