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Trends in use of e-cigarette device types and heated tobacco products from 2016 to 2020 in England

Scientific article

24 June 2021

During the past decade, heated aerosolized nicotine delivery systems (HANDS) —mainly e-cigarettes—have surpassed nicotine replacement therapy as the most utilized aids for stopping smoking in England. It is therefore important to explore...

Eliminating hepatitis C in prisons: Lessons from the SToP-C study

27 July 2021

Online

Eliminating hepatitis C in prisons will be a crucial setting if World Health Organization (WHO) elimination targets are to be achieved. For World Hepatitis Day, we’ll hear from experts about the evidence that

Biochemical mechanisms associating alcohol use disorders with cancers

Scientific article

15 July 2021

Abstract The World Health Organization identifies alcohol as a cause of several neoplasias of the oropharynx cavity, esophagus, gastrointestinal tract, larynx, liver, or female breast. We review ethanol’s nonoxidative and oxidative...

Variation in brief treatment for substance use disorder: a qualitative investigation of four federally qualified health centres with SBIRT services

Scientific article

14 July 2021

Brief treatment (BT) or regular outpatient alcohol use or substance use disorder (SUD) treatment is a key element of the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) model. It can be an effective, short-term, and low...

Call for Abstracts: Society For Research On Nicotine and Tobacco

News

The Annual Meeting will be held on March 2-5 2022, and is currently scheduled to take place at the Edinburgh International Conference Center in Edinburgh, Scotland. The SRNT 2022 Annual Meeting may be a hybrid (part in person, part virtual)...

Learning from International Smokefree Homes Research

31 August 2021

Online

This event presents two international smoke-free homes projects and discusses the learning from them for research, practice and policy.

About this event

SPEAKERS:

Professor Kamran Siddiqi, University of York, UK - What can we learn from a large trial of smoke-free home interventions (MCLASS II) in Dhaka Bangladesh?

Global burden of cancer in 2020 attributable to alcohol consumption

Scientific article

Each year there are 3 million deaths as a result of the harmful use of alcohol. As alcohol gets broken down, chemicals affect the way our body sends signals and communicates and increase the chances of developing cancer. In this...

Conceptual structure and evaluation of a prevention experience based on sports activities

ISSUP Webinar

13 September 2021

ISSUP Argentina presented a webinar on the conceptual framework and evaluation of a prevention experience based on sports activities. The webinar will take place on Monday, September 13, 2021 at 6:.m p.m. (Argentine time). 13 September 2021...

Conceptual framework and evaluation of a prevention experience based on sports activities

13 September 2021

Buenos Aires

Argentina

ISSUP Argentina invites you to participate in a webinar on the conceptual framework and evaluation of a prevention experience based on sports activities.

The webinar will take place on Monday, September 13, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. (Argentina Time).

Webinar:Evidence-Based Community Interventions

ISSUP Webinar

19 August 2021

ISSUP Argentina invites you to participate in a webinar on evidence-based community interventions.The webinar will take place on Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. (Argentina time). August 19, 2021, 18:00 - 19:00 hrs (Argentina time)...