All Resources for 'Public Health'

Marijuana facts for teens

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Book
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Addiction
Prevention
Partner Organisation

NIDA. (2015, may 1). Facts about marijuana to teenagers. Retrieved from https://www.drugabuse.gov/es/publicaciones/hechos-sobre-la-marihuana-para-adolescentes in 2018, February 15

Did you know that the use of marijuana among teens has...

Effects of drugs on Neurotransmission

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Book
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Public Health
Partner Organisation

Explanatory table of neurotransmitters involved in drug use and drug addiction

Family check-up: positive parenting prevents the abuse of drugs

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Book
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Prevention
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

Recommendation for parents, with tips on parenting positive to prevent substance abuse. The material includes links to videos of examples.

Psychosocial Competencies and Risky Behaviours in Peru

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Scientific article
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Public Health

Abstract

We use a unique longitudinal dataset from Peru to investigate the relationship between psychosocial competencies related to the concepts of self-esteem, self-efficacy, and aspirations, and a number of risky behaviours at a crucial...

Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Primary School Children: A Survey in Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Scientific article
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Public Health
Statistics

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Introduction: We report on second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure based on saliva cotinine levels among children in Bangladesh—a country with laws against smoking in public places.

Methods: A survey of primary school children from two...

Alcohol: no ordinary consumer product

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Book
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Populations
Family
Public Health
Partner Organisation

From a public health perspective, alcohol consumption plays an important role in the causation of disability, illness and death on a global scale. It also contributes substantially to the family dysfunction, violence and psychiatric...

The Mexican model of Justice therapy for people with the use of psychoactive substances

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Book
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Psychoactive Substances
Public Health
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
Partner Organisation

Mexican model of therapeutic justice program. Since there are 3 years ago began the program with these abusive users or dependent on drugs who have committed an offence. Currently, the program takes in 6 States of the Mexican Republic.

Drug policy and the public good

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Book
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Public Health
Policy
Law Enforcement
Partner Organisation

Drug use has a significant impact on health published by illness, disability, and social problems, and the decision makers are increasingly interested in the development of evidence-based drug policy. Is fundamentanl to strengthen ties...