All Resources for 'Media, Advocacy, and Communications original'

Socioeconomic Disparities in Smoking Behavior and Early Smoking Initiation among Men in Malawi

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Populations
Men

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Background:

Tobacco smoking is a growing concern for health care systems as it is projected to become the leading cause of death in the developing world. Knowledge of how smoking behavior differs across socioeconomic groups is...

Sex Differences in Cannabis Use Disorder Diagnosis Involved Hospitalizations in the United States

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings

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Objectives: The study examined sex differences in trend and clinical characteristics of cannabis use disorder (CUD) diagnosis involved hospitalizations among adult patients.

Methods: We analyzed hospitalization data from the 2007...

Early Cannabis Use and Its Relation to the Development of Psychiatric Disorders

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention

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Background: Cannabis is the most widely used illegal drug in the world. Both an early cannabis use onset and the amount used contribute to the risk of suffering mental disorders in adulthood. 
Objective: Review longitudinal...

Reviewing Inclusion Health: An Intervention Programme for At-Risk Populations

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Pharmacological Interventions
Addiction
Populations
Family
Women
Public Health
Mental Health

Inclusion Health is a framework for action that helps find ways of improving the health and well-being for socially excluded groups. These populations, who have in common adverse life experiences and risk factors, such as poverty and...

Identifying and Treating Patients Who Use Tobacco

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Book
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Addiction
Prevention
Public Health

'Million Hearts' is an initiative launched by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that aims to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes by promoting evidence-based intervention through communities, health systems, non-profit...

Health and Social Responses to Drug Problems: A European Guide

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Format
Book
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Addiction
Prevention
Partner Organisation

Health and social responses to drug problems: a European guide is a new publication from the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA). Included alongside the guide is a set of online materials. Together these provide...

The Adolescent Brain – Wired for Taking Risks

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Book
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Prevention
Public Health

‘The Adolescent Brain – Wired for Taking Risks’ is a briefing paper from Mentor ADEPIS and forms part of a series of such resources on drug and alcohol education and prevention for teachers and practitioners. It takes a look at the role...

Keeping Youth Drug Free

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Book
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Addiction
Prevention

Keeping Youth Drug Free is a new publication from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Aimed at parents, the guide offers advice for keeping children substance-free. It includes a review of the latest...

Agenda Nacional de Investigación para la Lucha contra las Drogas 2016-2021

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Book
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Policy

La Agenda Nacional de Investigación para la Lucha contra las Drogas 2016 - 2021 define líneas estratégicas y temáticas prioritarias de investigación que abarquen los diferentes aspectos y complejidades de la problemática de las drogas en el...