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Otázka: Jaké jsou současné trendy ve frekvenci a nákladech hospitalizací souvisejících s amfetaminem ve Spojených státech?
Zjištění: V této průřezové studii přibližně 1,3 milionu hospitalizací souvisejících s amfetaminem v...
Objectives: To compare and examine whether, when and how patients with lung cancer in three countries, with different survival rates, talk about cigarette smoking and its relationship with help-seeking.
Design: A qualitative...
Řízení pod vlivem jakékoli drogy, která působí na mozek, může zhoršit motorické dovednosti, reakční dobu a úsudek, což činí řízení pod vlivem drog vážným problémem pro veřejné zdraví a bezpečnost.
Národní institut pro zneužívání drog vydal...
The controversial subject of cannabis legalisation has led to the increased urgency in understanding the full health and social implications of the drug use. Cannabis use is particularly prevalent amongst adolescence - a period of time...
The World Health Organisation has estimated that tobacco use (smoking and smokeless) is currently responsible for the death of about six million people globally each year, with many of these deaths occurring prematurely.
Deciding and...
Abuse of opioids can lead to many adverse consequences including addiction and heightened risk of overdose, however it is being increasingly suggested that even controlled use of prescription opioids may be linked with serious and enduring...
Adolescence is a time where young people go through dramatic changes in body and behaviour. It is an age where young people are most likely to take risks, partake in reward-seeking activities and experience the first symptoms of mental ill...
Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) has published its latest report, ‘Dying for a drink’.
Scottish people tend to consume more alcohol than people in England and Wales. Alcohol is a harmful substance and, consumed in excess...
There were over 9000 fatal overdoses in Europe in 2016. Tackling this concerning issues remains a key priority for public health policy.
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drugs Addiction has published their latest perspective...
Alcohol outlets will open to sell alcohol and meet market demand. The supply and demand are linked so that greater supply will induce yet greater demand. Analysis of neighbourhood structure is important so as to help shape public health...
There has been a steady decline in alcohol consumption in Australia over the past decade. It is important to understand what is encouraging individuals to change their drinking behaviour so as to support the maintenance of these positive...
Young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 who are in college are more likely, compared to their non-college peers, to drink to excess. College drinking remains a significant public health concern with consequences including poorer...
The Public Health Agency of Canada has released its latest report on the state of public health, with a spotlight on the prevention of problematic substance use among youth.
Results from the analysis found that almost 80% of Canadians aged...
This blog post by ICUDDR Executive Director, Kim Johnson, discusses a method for measuring national outcomes of efforts to reduce the number of overdose deaths in the United States.
Zpráva WHO o globálním stavu alkoholu a zdraví tvrdí, že konzumace alkoholu každoročně přispívá k více než 3 milionům úmrtí na celém světě a je sedmým hlavním rizikovým faktorem pro předčasnou smrt a invaliditu.
Světová zdravotnická...
Zneužívání alkoholu i konopí je spojeno s poruchou mentálních funkcí. Pochopení dopadu užívání látek je zvláště důležité při studiu vyvíjejícího se mozku.
Nedávný výzkum, publikovaný v časopise American Journal of Psychiatry, zkoumal vztah...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released its five point strategy to combat opioid abuse, misuse, and overdose.
The five points that the strategy is based on are to:
Síť Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network vydala sadu vzdělávacích balíčků, které mohou používat odborníci pracující s jednotlivci s poruchami opiátů.
Online brožury, které byly speciálně navrženy pro peer příznivce, poradce a...
Guatemala cuenta con una población de 15,073,375 personas, con pirámide poblacional mayoritariamente joven. Este estudio de tipo transversal, descriptivo, correlacional en una muestra de 13,856 estudiantes de ambos sexos, en edades...
Chilské ministerstvo zdravotnictví nedávno zveřejnilo první výsledky Národního zdravotního průzkumu 2016–2017 (Encuesta Nacional de Salud, ENS). Průzkum byl průřezový a využíval vícestupňovou stratifikovanou strategii náhodného...
