There has been a notable decline in adolescent drinking in developed nations over the past two decades. Understanding the reasons behind this positive downward trend will help professionals support the continuation of this decline into the...
Despite efforts to reduce concerning levels of alcohol consumption in Europe through adopting the WHO European Action Plan on Alcohol (EAPA), the region continues to have the highest prevalence of drinkers, heavy episodic drinking, alcohol...
The tourist industry is vital to Dubai. However, recently there has been a widening economic downturn affecting the country.
The UAE dominates other countries around the Middle East when it comes to drinking, with per capita alcohol...
A recent study, conducted by the Guardian and the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, has revealed that Facebook has marked hundreds of thousands of children as “interested in” adverts about gambling and alcohol.
Facebook gains information...
Harmful alcohol consumption remains a critical public health concern in Uganda. Despite efforts by the government to introduce policies that will improve the situation, alcohol companies are finding new ways to advertise and sell their...
Over the years, there has been a global decline in tobacco consumption, and countries have made significant progress in developing evidence-based and cost-effective tobacco control measures. As a result, tobacco industries have had to...
30 policymakers from the Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs, the National Narcotics Board (BNN), the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Law and Human Rights, the Ministry of Interior, and other entities participated in a three-day workshop...
V roce 2008 Spojené království zavedlo "celní eskalátor", což znamenalo, že clo na alkohol (vládní daň vybíraná HM Customs and Excise) se až do roku 2012 každoročně zvyšovalo o 2 % nad inflaci. Od té doby však předchozí vlády zrušily celní...
Bhutan is recognised for its development philosophy of Gross National Happiness, which places the well-being of people above gross domestic product. However, over the last few years, the number of patients with mental disorder seeking help...
In partnership with the National Governors’ Association and Milbank Memorial Fund, the Center for Evidence-based Policy has created CLOUD: Curated Library about Opioid Use for Decision-makers.
CLOUD's mission is to curate high quality...
Opioid-related morbidity and mortality in the U.S. has been steadily increasing over the last two decades. In 2017 alone, 2.1 million Americans suffered from opioid use disorder (OUD), and 47,600 died from opioid overdose.
Predictably, the...
This technical report focuses on an elimination barometer for viral hepatitis to help countries assess progress towards eliminating hepatitis C and B among people who inject drugs (PWID).
The barometer is being developed by the EMCDDA...
Indické ministerstvo zdravotnictví navrhlo zákaz výroby a dovozu elektronických cigaret.
Ministerstvo se obává, že používání e-cigaret se stane "epidemií" mezi dětmi a mladými dospělými, a proto je zákaz těchto výrobků ve veřejném zájmu.
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In terms of global alcohol consumption, Russia has been consistently considered one of the countries with the highest track record of heavy drinking.
However, recent figure have found Russian alcohol consumption has decreased by 43% from...
This week the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has released the European Prevention Curriculum - a handbook designed for decision, opinion and policy makers in science-based prevention of substance use. The...
Životní cyklus cigarety si vybírá těžkou daň
na životním prostředí od pěstování tabáku až po likvidaci nedopalků a obalů.
I když jsou ekologické dopady tabáku zastíněny jeho ničivými účinky na lidské zdraví, jsou přesto značné a důvodem k...
Alcohol Change UK has gathered statistics related to alcohol consumption in the 
United Kingdom.
The report provides information on:
Some key...
In Classification of Drugs: when science was left behind, the Global Commission on Drug Policy explains how the historical classification of psychoactive substances has contributed to the "world drug problem".
It is the first-ever...
The European Drug Prevention Quality Standards have been 
established to provide a comprehensive set of criteria to help users learn how to recognise 'high quality' prevention activities, outline the necessary structurally and procedural...
Evropské normy kvality protidrogové prevence byly zavedeny s cílem poskytnout komplexní soubor kritérií, která uživatelům pomohou 
naučit se rozpoznávat "vysoce kvalitní" preventivní činnosti, nastínit nezbytné strukturální a procedurální...
