Opioids are a class of drugs that act on the nervous system to produce feelings of pleasure and pain relief. Opioids have a high potential for causing addiction in some people and can cause life-threatening health problems, including the...
Alcohol Change UK has gathered statistics related to alcohol consumption in the 
United Kingdom.
The report provides information on:
Some key...
Letošní téma konference, Proč je kontext důležitý: Směrem k místní preventivní vědě, vyzývá vědce v oblasti prevence, aby výslovně uznali ústřední roli, kterou mají geografické pojmy, jako je umístění, vzdálenost, distribuce, konektivita...
The International Program and the Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) will host the 13th Annual NIDA International SPR Poster Session at the SPR 28th Annual Meeting in...
The CDPE has conducted an international cross-comparison of illegal drug policies to create an online tool – the Drug Policy Metrics Map.
The map demonstrates the alignment and gaps between the metrics that countries use to assess the...
According to the Spanish Survey on Drug Use in Secondary Schools (ESTUDES), cannabis remains the most used illegal substance among Spanish adolescents, with around 3 out of 10 students reporting lifetime use.
Several studies have warned...
The prevalence of binge drinking- the consumption of an excessive amount of alcohol in a short period of time- is increasing across Asia.
Previous research has shown revealed links between heavy drinking and poor mental health outcomes...
Alcohol remains one of the most commonly used psychoactive substances in Europe. Despite being a major risk factor for burden of disease, with substantial impacts not only on individual drinkers but also on the broader society, alcohol...
This alcohol directory collates data and information on alcohol 
consumption and related harm on the island of Ireland.
Published resources in the directory are open access and originate from government-led departments and research. The...
SHAAP a Eurocare zveřejnily souhrnnou zprávu pokrývající diskuse, které se konaly během 8. konference o evropské politice alkoholu (8EAPC) na Royal College of Physicians v Edinburghu ve Skotsku ve dnech 20. a 21. listopadu 2018.
Konferenc...
The National Health Service has been closely following the smoking, drinking and drug use trends amongst young people in England.
The series of surveys began in 1982. The most recent 2018 survey questioned 13,664 year 7 to 11 pupils...
E-cigarety jsou zařízení napájená bateriemi, která lidé používají k inhalaci aerosolu, který obvykle obsahuje nikotinové příchutě a další chemikálie. Rychle se staly nejoblíbenější formou tabáku mezi mládeží ve Spojených státech.
Pokračuj...
Národní knihovna pro výzkum zdraví zveřejnila nový informační přehled, který obsahuje informace o léčbě, prevalenci a úmrtnosti v Irsku.
Informativní přehled obsahuje:
Harmful drinking can have severe physical and psychological consequences for the person consuming alcohol. However, the negative impact does not just stop at the individual level.
Researchers from the US have examined data from two...
Research suggests methamphetamine use is higher amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders compared to non-Indigenous Australians.
The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the key information on the use of...
In recent years, the tobacco pandemic’s magnitude and trajectory has shifted away from high-income countries to low- and middle-income countries and so have the tobacco industry’s marketing efforts and tactics.
Research suggests that Sub...
The negative impact of harmful substance use on societies physical and mental wellbeing is a global issue. Substance use disorders are associated with a significant disease burden.
In recognition of this, Addiction is initiating a new...
V zemích po celém světě dochází k znepokojivému neustálému nárůstu úmrtí souvisejících s heroinem. Léčba je zřídka jednoduchá a často vyžaduje několik pokusů, než se člověk může zdržet používání nebo omezit jejich používání.
Longitudinální...
Navzdory rostoucímu povědomí o negativních důsledcích alkoholu zůstává míra konzumace mezi mladými dospělými vysoká.
Longitudinální studie poskytují vhled do rizikových a ochranných faktorů v životě mladých lidí, které by mohly zvýšit...
It is recognised that smoking and use of tobacco products among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) young adults is higher compared to their heterosexual and cisgender peers.
Although it is believed that within the LGBTQ...
