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Community Response to the Initiation of Smoking in Indonesian Early Adolescents

Scientific article

25 April 2019

Prevalence of smoking in Indonesia is on the increase. The trend is particularly noticeable among Indonesian adolescents with smoking in early adolescents increasing from 9.5 to 17.5% from 2001 to 2010. A recent study, published in the...

There has been a notable increase in smoking among adolescents in Indonesia.

Drinking Trends of Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training: A Qualitative Study

Scientific article

30 April 2019

Recent trends both in the UK and also more widely in an international context suggest underage drinking is declining amongst young people. However, it is believed some groups of young people are not following this trend. A recent study has...

"For a group described as NEET and already socially and economically isolated, the removal of a community of drinkers potentially removes the one group to which they could belong, increasing isolation and potential mental health problems."

The Tobacco Atlas

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The Tobacco Atlas is a resource to help us understand the full implications of tobacco use and the solutions that can help to resolve the problem.

ICAAD Paris 2019

21 June 2019

Paris

France

This year, our 4th iCAAD Paris day-conference will address the central theme of

ICCAD 2019

6 May 2019

London

Optimal-ICAAD is a platform dedicated to expanding knowledge, exchanging ideas, advancing wellbeing and the prevention and

Podcast: Alcohol Alerts

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This episode focuses on data released ahead of the first anniversary of the Scottish Government's flagship health policy of minimum unit pricing. You might be mistaken in thinking the issue is a simple one – has minimum unit pricing led to...

Podcasts: Say Why to Drugs

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The internet is full of misinformation about recreational drugs - both legal and illegal. Dr Suzi Gage, a psychologist interested in understanding associations between substance use and mental health, tackles one substance per episode -...

Follow the Data Podcast: Tobacco Industry Watchdogs

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Episode 32: Tobacco Industry Watchdogs Soundcloud Podcast The Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products (STOP) competition was launched by Bloomberg Philanthropies at the March 2018 World Conference on Tobacco or Health in Cape Town...

Gender Differences in the Bidirectional Relationship between Alcohol Consumption and Sleeplessness

Scientific article

29 April 2019

Abstract Background The degree to which the relationship between alcohol use and sleeplessness is unidirectional or reciprocal is unclear due to great variation among the results of previous studies. The aim of the present study was to...

Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder among Special Subpopulations: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Scientific article

4 March 2019

Abstract Aim To collate prevalence estimates of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) among special subpopulations (defined by service use). Design Systematic literature review and meta‐analysis of original, quantitative studies published...