All Resources for 'Policy, Governance & International Affairs'

Minimum Unit Pricing of alcohol in Scotland

Format
News
Themes
Public Health
Policy

Here you can read a briefing paper put together by Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems that examines minimum unit pricing in Scotland.

The paper provides an overview of:

  • Alcohol harm in Scotland
  • What is MUP and why was it...

Use of e-cigarettes among young people in Great Britain, 2022

Format
Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster
Themes
Prevention
Public Health
Statistics
Data

Summary of key findings

The evolving youth use of e-cigarettes in Britain is monitored using the ASH Smokefree GB survey of 11-18 year olds 2013-2022 (see Appendix 2 for methodology), in the context of changes in tobacco use and the...

Singapore expands smoking ban

Format
News
Themes
Policy

Singapore’s Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE), Sentosa Development Corp. (SDC) and several statutory boards have announced that the country’s smoking ban is to be extended.

Under the new legislation, smoking will be...

Denmark advises no alcohol consumption for under-18s

Format
News
Themes
Prevention
Public Health
Policy

All young people aged under 18 have been advised not to drink alcohol in new guidelines issued by the Danish Health Authority.

The advice is part of new general Danish recommendations on alcohol consumption, the health authority said in a...

World Drug Report 2022

Publication Date
Format
Book
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Women
Policy
Partner Organisation
The 2022 World Drug Report provides a global overview of the supply and demand of opiates, cocaine, cannabis, amphetamine-type stimulants and new psychoactive substances (NPS), as well as their impact on health.

Alcohol & Human Rights

Publication Date
Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Policy

The Institute of Alcohol Studies presents Seminar Four in its four-part series on alcohol and sustainability. Seminar Four explored workers’ rights for alcohol industry employees in the developing world; industry practices in Africa...

Costs of an Alcohol Measurement Intervention in Three Latin American Countries

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Public Health
Policy
Abstract

Alcohol measurement in health care settings is an effective intervention for reducing alcohol-related harm. However, in many countries, costs related to alcohol measurement have not yet been transparently assessed, which may...

Trajectories of adolescent psychotic-like experiences and early cannabis exposure: Results from a Finnish Birth Cohort Study

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Populations
Family
Mental Health

Abstract

Background

Longitudinal studies examining the effect of cannabis exposure (CE) on the prognosis of adolescents with psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) are scarce. We examined trajectories of mental health in adolescents with PLEs...

Exposure to alcohol and overall survival in head and neck cancer: A regional cohort study

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Data

Abstract

Background

There is a paucity of knowledge regarding the association of alcohol use with overall survival (OS) of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).

Methods

All 1033 patients treated for new HNSCC in...