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

Addressing drug challenges in health and humanitarian crises: Settings in need of care for a comprehensive drug use prevention in Nigeria

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
Policy
Partner Organisation
Paper presented at the commemoration of the 2022 International Day Against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking, State House Conference Centre, Abuja, Nigeria.

School staff perceptions of the nature and consequences of students’ use of e-cigarettes

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the nature and consequences of student vaping in Australian primary and secondary schools by consulting staff working in these settings.

Methods: A national sample of 196 school...

Associations Between Canada's Cannabis Legalization and Emergency Department Presentations for Transient Cannabis-Induced Psychosis and Schizophrenia Conditions: Ontario and Alberta, 2015–2019

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Scientific article
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Data

Abstract

Objective

Cannabis legalization in many jurisdictions worldwide has raised concerns that such legislation might increase the burden of transient and persistent psychotic illnesses in society. Our study aimed to address this issue...

Assessment of Patterns in e-Cigarette Use Among Adults in the US, 2017-2020

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Scientific article
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Data

Abstract

Importance  Updated data on the patterns of e-cigarette use among adults in the US are needed.

Objective  To examine recent patterns in current and daily e-cigarette use among US adults.

Design, Setting, and Participants  This...

Listen First - Supporting children and youth to grow healthy, happy, and safe!

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Women
Mental Health
Join us to celebrate International Youth Day 2022. Hear an update on the 'Listen First' initiative, with a contribution from a youth member on their experience of using Listen First resources.

Denmark advises no alcohol consumption for under-18s

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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...

Singapore expands smoking ban

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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...

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

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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...

Minimum Unit Pricing of alcohol in Scotland

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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...