Health promotion

National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week

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The National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week links students with scientists and other experts to counteract the myths about drugs and alcohol that teens get from the internet, social media, TV, movies, music, or from friends. Click here for...

Interactive Map: Medical Cannabis in the European Union

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The vast majority of the countries in the European Union prohibit the production, sale, possession, and use of pharmaceutical-grade herbal cannabis. However, most EU countries allow cannabis-based medicine, such as Sativex, to be prescribed...

Webinar: 'Prevention of Prescription Drug Misuse Among the Latino Community'

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Webinar

The National Hispanic and Latino Prevention Technology Transfer Centre, a SAMHSA funded centre located at the National Latino Behavioural Health Association, cordially invites you to the webinar 'Prevention of Prescription Drug Misuse Among the Latino Community'.

Jan 31, 2019 2:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada) 

Information about the speaker:

Diana Plazas, BA, CP

HepHIV2019 Conference

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Bucharest
Romania

The HepHIV2019 conference, which is organised jointly with the 3-year EU funded joint action INTEGRATE, will take place 28-30 January 2019 in Bucharest, Romania.

The theme of the conference is the Challenges of Timely and Integrated Testing and Care.

The main objectives of the HepHIV 2019 conference are to:

Fact Sheet: Alcohol and Cancer

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Drinking alcohol is a risk factor contributing to seven types of cancer. The more alcohol you drink, the greater the risk of developing cancer. This fact sheet, developed by Alcohol Change UK, explains how high these risks are, which types...

Fact Sheet: Alcohol and the Brain

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Alcohol Change UK have released a fact sheet highlighting the various ways alcohol can affect the health of your brain as well as changes you can make in order to take care of this vital organ.