The Evaluation Report on Drug Control (2014) for the Sixth Evaluation Round of the Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism (MEM) measures the progress of actions taken by the 34 OAS (Organization of American States) member states to address the...
Public Health England’s recently published review reveals that the country’s drug misuse treatment system is performing well. However, there are still several areas that call for improvements.
Amongst the report’s findings, notable are:
Η Τράπεζα Μέσων Αξιολόγησης (ΕΤΕπ) είναι μια ηλεκτρονική βάση δεδομένων ελεύθερα διαθέσιμων πόρων για την αξιολόγηση προγραμμάτων και πρωτοβουλιών πρόληψης και θεραπείας των ναρκωτικών. Μπορείτε να αναζητήσετε το αρχείο ανά είδος παρέμβασης...
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In what way is parental socioeconomic status associated with nicotine dependence in children?
This is the question a new study conducted in Norway aimed to find out. The study measured parental socioeconomic status by looking at their...
The European Schools Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD) collects comparable data on substance use among 15- to 16-year-old students. It monitors drug usage trends within, as well as, between European countries.
The latest...
Smoking and its related harms cost the world more than $1 trillion and claim the lives of around 6 million people each year, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the National Cancer Institute.
$1 trillion...
In its first report for almost 20 years, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), has found the use of marijuana seems to be particularly connected to:
Smoking is a serious health issue worldwide. Prevalence, however, has steadily declined across Australia over the last several decades thanks to a number of successful public health campaigns. The number of smokers in the country is now...
As we welcome in the New Year it seems an ideal time to take stock and present the key points from the 2016 European Drug Report (EDR), the European Monitoring Centre for Drug and Addiction’s (EMCDDA) annual review of the European drug...
Σύμφωνα με νέα ευρήματα που δημοσιεύθηκαν στο περιοδικό Tobacco Control, περισσότεροι από 53 εκατομμύρια άνθρωποι σε 88 χώρες έχουν σταματήσει το κάπνισμα μεταξύ 2008 και 2014 λόγω των μέτρων ελέγχου του καπνίσματος.
Στατιστικά, αυτό...
Στις αρχές του 2017 θα δημοσιευθεί στις αρχές του 2017 μια νέα έκθεση βέλτιστων πρακτικών του Ευρωπαϊκού Κέντρου Παρακολούθησης Ναρκωτικών και Τοξικομανίας (ΕΚΠΝΤ). Θα εξετάσει σε βάθος την πρόληψη της χρήσης ουσιών στην Ευρώπη.
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A new study suggests that Londoners consume the most cocaine during the week. However, it was also found that, when weekends were taken into account, the Belgian city of Antwerp overtook the UK’s capital for cocaine consumption. The results...
In its latest Smoke-Free Movies Report, the World Health Organisation (WHO) advised governments that films featuring tobacco use ought to be classified for their adult content. Published in the journal Tobacco Control, a new study supports...
New research suggests that certain personality traits, such as having a lack of restraint or being impulsive, increase the likelihood of developing alcohol use disorders. On the flip side, the study found that people with high resilience...
A new study carried out by researchers at Purdue University, and subsequently published in the journal PLOS ONE, has found that mixing alcohol with energy drinks may affect the adolescent brain in much the same way as does taking cocaine...
Η τελευταία έρευνα για τον εφηβικό τρόπο ζωής και τη χρήση ουσιών στα σχολεία της Σκωτίας (SALSUS) παρέχει μια εθνική επισκόπηση του επιπολασμού του καπνίσματος, της κατανάλωσης αλκοόλ και της χρήσης ναρκωτικών το 2015, καθώς και εξετάζει...
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) defines contingency management as “a general behavioural intervention technique used in the treatment of drug dependence … designed to weaken drug use and strengthen...
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Η χρήση αλκοόλ είναι κοινή μεταξύ των παιδιών και των εφήβων παρά το γεγονός ότι αυτή η συγκεκριμένη μορφή συμπεριφοράς κινδύνου μπορεί να έχει αρνητικό αντίκτυπο στην ψυχολογική και κοινωνική ανάπτυξη κάποιου. Ένα πρόσφατο άρθρο που...
A recent review of studies focusing on excessive drinkers identified and counselled in primary care settings has found that, when combined with screenings and assessments, brief, regular intervention sessions lead to greater reductions in...
Τέσσερις πολιτείες των ΗΠΑ επιτρέπουν
επί του παρόντος τη χρήση μαριχουάνας και είκοσι τέσσερις επιτρέπουν την ιατρική μαριχουάνα. Ωστόσο, λίγη έρευνα έχει διεξαχθεί για να αποκαλυφθεί η επίδραση του φαρμάκου στην ανάπτυξη ανθρώπινων εμβρύων...
