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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...

New Resources from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has released a number of new resources. These are aimed at those working within the criminal justice system and other environments where people in recovery from drug addiction are ready to return...

Marijuana Linked to Cardiovascular Problems

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Marijuana use may increase the risk of stroke and heart failure. This was concluded to be the case even after accounting for demographic and lifestyle risk factors, as well as other health conditions. The new findings on the potential...

Alcohol Consumption as a Cause of Cancer

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Background and aims: There is increasing research evidence about the causal role of alcohol in cancer, accompanied by unclear and conflicting messages in the media. This paper aimed to clarify the strength of the evidence for alcohol as a...

5th International Conference on Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS)

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Vienna
Austria

The 5th International Conference on Novel Psychoactive Substances will be held from 23 to 24 October 2017 at the United Nations in Vienna, Austria. The conference is jointly organised by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug

Characteristics of Fentanyl Overdose — Massachusetts, 2014–2016

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Summary What is already known about this topic? Fentanyl has a growing presence in the illicit drug market and is involved in an increasing proportion of opioid overdose deaths. What is added by this report? Approximately two thirds of...

Can Abstaining from Alcohol Help to Fight the Spread of HIV?

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Studies have shown that alcohol may play a role in more that 13% of deaths resulting from infectious diseases, including HIV. Evidence suggests that alcohol consumption negatively affects the fight against HIV primarily by: Increasing the...