At national level alcohol-related harm and especially the net cost of harm versus benefits are slippery concepts. Malleability and policy salience combine to make the estimates contested territory, seen as justifying reduced alcohol taxes...
Carmen Orte, Lluís Ballester, Joan Amer, Marga Vives, Maria Antònia Gomila, Rosario Pozo, Belén Pascual, Karol L. Kumpfer
Introduction: The Family Competence Program (FCP) for 12 to 16-year-old teenagers is the Spanish adaptation of the...
W. Alex Mason, Mary B. Chmelka, Stacy-Ann A. January, Jukka Savolainen
Introduction: Children exposed to cumulative contextual risk (CCR) are vulnerable to experiencing adverse outcomes, including academic failure as well as substance use...
Sheila Giardini Murta, Luis G. A. Vinha
The enhancement of positive parenting practices, family cohesion and family values has been shown to be one of the ways to prevent drug abuse among young people. The Strengthening Families Program...
Jinsong Tang, Yanhui Liao
Introduction: Generally, the prevalence of cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption in male Chinese is higher than that in female Chinese. However, little is known about the regional differences in prevalence of...
This new report focuses on how current perceptions of drugs and people that use them has led to an unrealistic and stigmatising, rather than pragmatic and evidence-based approach to drug policy.
The report aims to analyse the most common...
Margiad Elen Williams, Dawn Adele Owen
Introduction: Whilst there are evidence based services for parents of children with identified behaviour problems, the demands on parents have increased and now many parents are seeking advice on...
Alinka Patricia Avendaño Balladares
Introduction: Professionals in the field of mental health and addictions try to identify situations that cause psychoactive substances use in the population, especially the working population, due to...
Lílian Patrícia Silva de Souza, Eliana Berger, Edileuza Monteiro, Francisco Bastos
The Public Ministry of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, has requested strategies in prevention actions for the use/misuse of drugs from the National...
Nicole Johnson, Sri Handayani, John Parrish-Sprowl
Introduction: Within the past few years, Indonesia Ministry of Health and government have begun to push toward more anti-tobacco initiatives by sponsoring mass media campaigns and...
