The Health Report of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare covers a range of health issues, including the health status of Australians, health expenditure, the major causes of ill health, determinants of health, health through the...
Student life and excessive drinking often go hand-in-hand. New research has found that it is students with low self-esteem that are more likely to indulge in unhealthy drinking behaviours than those with higher confidence levels. The...
Μέχρι και το 50% των παιδιών που δοκιμάζουν τσιγάρα καπνού για πρώτη φορά είναι πιθανό να γίνουν τακτικοί καπνιστές μέσα σε τρία χρόνια. Ταυτόχρονα, ο πειραματισμός με τα ηλεκτρονικά τσιγάρα αυξάνεται. Είναι πλέον πιο συνηθισμένο για τα...
Drug use disorders are a serious global health problem. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates that 246 million people, or one in twenty 15- to 64-year-olds, used an illegal drug in 2013. Of those who use, one in ten...
'Listen First' is a drug prevention initiative that aims at raising awareness around listening to children and youth as the first step to help them grow healthy and safe. This global campaign targets parents, teachers, policy makers, health...
Ο επιπολασμός της υπερβολικής κατανάλωσης αλκοόλ είναι υψηλότερος μεταξύ των παιδιών ηλικίας 18 έως 24 ετών. Στις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες περίπου 1.800 φοιτητές πεθαίνουν από ακούσιους τραυματισμούς που σχετίζονται με το αλκοόλ κάθε χρόνο...
London’s world-famous nightclub 'Fabric' has had its license revoked due to what local authorities have described as a “culture of drugs” at the venue. In the last four years there have been six drug-related deaths involving the nightclub...
Eighty percent of 3- to 17-year-olds play some form of sport. Practitioners in the field of drug prevention have looked to promote sporting activity as a healthy alternative to substance use amongst young people. The Canadian Centre on...
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the world’s most common developmental conditions. A recent collaborative study conducted in the United States and subsequently published in the journal Addiction shows that greater...
This book is the latest addition to a series of reports on young people's health from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study: a WHO collaborative cross-national study that has provided information about the health, well...
Το Αυστραλιανό Ίδρυμα Φαρμάκων (ADF) έχει συντάξει έναν οδηγό για τη συνεργασία με αφρικανικές κοινότητες, εγκατεστημένες στην Αυστραλία. Ο ίδιος ο οδηγός αναφέρει ότι «ενώ η έρευνα και η κοινοτική διαβούλευση που υποστηρίζουν αυτή την...
