All Resources for 'Public Health'

Smoke-Free Rules in Homes and Cars among Smokers and Nonsmokers in Minnesota

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Scientific article
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Public Health

Abstract

We examined prevalence and predictors of comprehensive smoke-free household rules (ie, smoke-free homes and cars) among smokers and nonsmokers in Minnesota. Data came from the 2014 Minnesota Adult Tobacco Survey; weighted analyses...

After a Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools

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Prevention
School-Based

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, & Suicide Prevention Resource Center. (2018). After a suicide: A toolkit for schools (2nd ed.). Waltham, MA: Education Development Center.

After a Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools assists schools...

Overview of European University-Based Study Programmes in the Addictions Field

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Book
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Family
Theories and Science
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
Partner Organisation

In 2015, the team from the Department of Addictology (First Faculty of Medicine of Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague) in cooperation with our colleague from the Department of Community Medicine & Health Care...

E‐Cigarettes, Vaping and Performativity in the Context of Tobacco Denormalisation

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Scientific article
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Public Health

Abstract

E‐cigarettes are devices through which a nicotine solution is ‘vapourised’ and inhaled by the user. Unlike cigarettes, the process involves no tobacco combustion. However, the inhalation and exhalation of vapour is reminiscent of...

Evaluation of the national strategy to address the problem of drugs in Uruguay

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Book
Themes
Policy
Public Health

This document presents the findings of the external evaluation of the national strategy for drug (END) developed by a team from the Faculty of social sciences of the University of the Republic in the last quarter of 2014. The document is...

Social and effects to the health of non-medical cannabis use

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Book
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Public Health
Overview

Cannabis is the substance psychoactive under international control most widely used around the world. It is estimated that, in 2013, 181.8 million people aged 15 to 64 consumed cannabis without medical purposes around the world...

The health and social effects of the medicinal use of cannabis

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Book
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Public Health
Resumen

Cannabis is the psychoactive substance under international control used in the world. In 2013, about 181.8 million of people from 15 to 64 years worldwide have used cannabis without medical purpose (estimate of uncertainty of 128.5...

Competencies for Canada’s Substance Abuse Workforce

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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Partner Organisation

Workforce competencies are technical and behavioural skills that enhance the performance of addictions professionals, allowing them to better meet the needs of their clients. The Competencies for Canada's Substance Abuse Workforce is a...