Evaluation

Synthetic Cannabinoids: What Health Risks Do They Pose?

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Cannabis is the most widely used illegal drug in the US and in Europe. Recently, a range of new substances that have similar effects have become available. These are known as synthetic cannabinoids (SCs). Little is known about the risks...

Socioeconomic Position and Adolescent Drinking: What's the Link?

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To what extent does socioeconomic position affect adolescent drinking behaviours? A new article recently published in the academic journal BMC Public Health addresses this question in the context of six different European countries among...

WHO's 2017 Global Tobacco Epidemic Report

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The latest report on the global tobacco epidemic from the World Health Organization (WHO) is now available to download. Among its key findings is that around 4.7 billion people (63% of the world’s population) are now covered by at least one...

European Drug Report 2017

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The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has recently released its European Drug Report for 2017. The document offers an overview of the drug situation across the continent. It covers drug supply and use as well...

Global Smoking Rates on Decline Thanks to Demand-Reduction Measures

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New research published in The Lancet Public Health suggests that global smoking rates have decreased by 2.5% following the introduction of the global tobacco control treaty. The treaty obligates the 180 countries committed to it to...