Rethink your alcohol consumption to decrease your risk of cancer.

Most of us are familiar with the link between some lifestyle behaviors and cancer - such as smoking or sedentary lifestyle.

But some people may be surprised by the fact that alcohol consumption is also a risk factor for cancer and that these combined lifestyle factors contribute to up to 40% of cancers.

Given that 26.4% of the total Brazilian population consumes alcohol, it is important to understand how alcohol use increases the risk of cancer.

Here are five things you need to know about alcohol.

1 - Alcohol can affect...

An E-book to support people to keep children and adolescents safe and free from problems related to the use of alcohol and other drugs.

In an increasingly fast-paced and dynamic world, more and more people suffer pressures, stress and influence from the environment in which they live, many of these influences are real threats to people's well-being. Therefore, we see children and adolescents increasingly vulnerable and susceptible to adopting risky behaviors, including the use of alcohol and other drugs.

To support parents, mothers, guardians and professionals dealing with children and...

Alcoholics Anonymous: distance meetings attract hundreds of people

Even with the restrictions caused by the pandemic, Alcoholics Anonymous were able to adapt to the circumstances and did not interrupt their basic service: helping alcoholics who wish to stop drinking.

Since March 23, 2020, the Alcoholics Anonymous website – AA – offers daily virtual meetings, which have so far had more than 21,000 individual participations. During this period, just over 500 people with problems in their way of drinking joined the brotherhood. About 40% of these tickets are from women, and most are from young...

« De nos jours, enseigner à des adolescents et à de jeunes adultes est pratiquement un acte d’héroïsme. Quand ils ne nous défient pas, ils dorment dans le salon. Il semble qu’ils mettent un point d’honneur à se montrer encore plus lorsqu’ils arrivent altérés par la consommation de drogues ou d’alcool. Peu importe qu’ils fassent partie de la couche la moins ou la plus favorisée de la population, ou qu’ils étudient dans le réseau privé ou public, ou même qu’ils soient dans l’enseignement ordinaire ou l’EJA. La grande majorité d’entre eux ne savent pas ce qu’ils font à l’école.

Ce témoignage...

O álcool é ao mesmo tempo: um imunodepressor e um desinfetante poderoso, quando aplicado em superfícies.

Como o coronavírus atingiu níveis de pandemia e desinformação e mitos sobre "remédios preventivos" estão se espalhando nas redes sociais, é absolutamente crucial para as pessoas e a saúde pública que os mitos sejam desmascarados e os fatos promovidos - para que as pessoas tenham acesso a informações precisas.

Nesta postagem oportuna do blog da Movendi International, Maik investiga os mitos e verdades do álcool relacionados à pandemia do coronavírus para compartilhar evidências científicas...

Don't let alcohol kill your enjoyment of life

February 18 – National Day to Combat Alcoholism

Data from the latest National Survey on Alcohol and Other Drugs (II Lenad), carried out by UNIFESP, in São Paulo, reveal the worrying dimension of the problem in the Brazilian population: about 12 million adults said they consume alcoholic beverages once a week or more. The 2013 study also showed that 8% of people admitted that alcohol use had a detrimental effect on their work, while 4.9% reported having already lost their job due to alcohol consumption.

February 18 – National Day to Combat...

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is an important public health problem. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the overall lifetime prevalence of IPV among women who have already had a partner is about 30%, ranging from 20 to 40% for different regions of the world. Compared to men victimized by IPV, women are more likely to have serious injuries. Important: more than 1 in 10 homicides are perpetrated by an intimate partner, and more than a third of female homicides are committed by partners.

Even though several studies have shown higher prevalence rates of domestic violence among...

A study by Unifesp identified that the Ministry of Health's school prevention program reduces the initiation of alcohol use by adolescents.

Adolescents who participated in the program's classes were 22% less likely to initiate alcohol use than students in the group who did not receive the program

A study on the effectiveness of the Ministry of Health's #Tamojunto 2.0 program in preventing drug use in a sample of 5,208 Brazilian students was published in the prestigious scientific journal Addiction .

The evaluative study of the program was coordinated by the team of Professor Zila Sanchez...

Consumo de álcool por adolescentes cresce na pandemia

Estudos realizados após o início da pandemia da Covid-19 em diferentes lugares do mundo reforçam um alerta sobre a saúde mental e física de adolescentes e jovens: o consumo de álcool, precoce e excessivo, que já preocupava profissionais de saúde, intensificou-se durante o período.

De acordo com o psiquiatra e coordenador do Núcleo de Álcool e Drogas do Hospital Sírio-Libanês, Arthur Guerra, a realidade pode ser facilmente percebida no Brasil, onde quase 40% das crianças têm o primeiro contato com as bebidas desse tipo aos 13 anos, como...

Muita gente está ficando dependente de likes e do feedback de seus seguidores em redes como Instagram e Facebook

Confesse: ver seu post cheio de likes é bem legal. Muita gente sente o mesmo – e não é por acaso.

Quando recebemos uma curtida, nosso cérebro gera uma descarga de dopamina, mesmo neurotransmissor produzido quando comemos chocolate, fazemos sexo ou ganhamos dinheiro.

Na prática, Facebook e Instagram nos dão prazer. E, ao que parece, estamos ficando "viciados" – pelo menos os mais jovens.

É o que indica um estudo feito na Universidade da Califórnia, em Los Angeles, e publicado na...

Amid the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, those who consume too much alcohol have further increased their consumption - putting vulnerable children at even greater risk. Children of parents or guardians with alcohol problems are often forgotten victims of the crisis.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating effects around the world. This has led people to isolation, increasing loneliness and mental health problems. This resulted in some people using alcohol as a health-damaging mechanism during the pandemic.

According to the Institute for Alcohol Studies (IAS), alcohol...

Os pais e a família, em geral, são grandes aliadas da prevenção às drogas

O uso de drogas cada vez mais precoce é uma preocupação mundial, pois além dos inúmeros gastos gerados com o uso de drogas, ainda existem muitas vidas que são perdidas. Por esse motivo, faz-se necessário um olhar para a prevenção do uso, em específico a prevenção que é gerada no seio familiar.

Hoje se busca pela prevenção eficaz, isto é, aquele que traz resultados comprovados de sua eficácia. Neste quesito, a família não só é aliada da prevenção às drogas, segundo o atual levantamento da UNODC, mas nas famílias...

The long-aforemost Friday and happy hour came with friends from work. Go down one, two, three, ten and then you're drunk. More days begin to repeat themselves in the same way, in order to 'forget the problems' or 'feel free from the obligations of the world'.

Behold, the first signs of possible problems with alcohol and its influence on mental health begin.

When we say that, we are not condemning a happy hour with friends – which is extremely healthy for your social life – but the exaggeration and motivation that drives you to numb yourself.

Alcohol is socially accepted, but it is still a...

Freemind and ISSUP Brasil are pleased to promote the Training Program for Tutelary Counselors, conceived and carried out by the Fabris Ferreira Institute and Dr. Luiz Antônio Miguel Ferreira, freemind partners.

The Fabris Ferreira Institute is a law firm with a high degree of specialization in the areas of Childhood and Youth, People with Disabilities, Education and Civil, recognized by institutions of national and international scope.

The Institute was created to fill a gap in the market and also meet constitutional and legal commands, focusing on the training, training and training of...