Health Promotion

World Health Organization SAFER Alcohol Control Initiative

Website
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The WHO Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health claims that alcohol consumption contributes to more than 3 million deaths globally every year and is the seventh leading risk factor for premature death and disability. The World Health...

Young Drivers Who Use Cannabis at Higher Risk of Collisions

Scientific article
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It has been suggested that cannabis use increases risk of driving collisions through affecting braking and choice reaction time; causing impairment of lane position, disrupting head-way and dynamic tracking; distorting time perception...

The Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting

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San Diego
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United States

The Society for Neuroscience is holding its annual meeting on the 3rd to 7th of November in San Diego. 

It is expected over 30,000 people will attend this year's meeting in order to share ideas, research and experiences in the field of neuroscience. 

The event will include:

SPR 27th Annual Meeting - Call for Papers

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SPR 27th ANNUAL MEETING May 28 – May 31, 2019 Hyatt Regency San Francisco, San Francisco, CA CALLS NOW AVAILABLE: Papers, NIDA International Poster Session, Preconference Workshops, and "Brown Bag" SIGs Submission Deadline for ALL Calls...

College Drinking: Prevention Perspectives

Video and audio recordings
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A recent video produced by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration highlights the harmful consequences of underage and excessive alcohol consumption, and provides evidence-based strategies that can be used in a university...

Quality Treatment for Substance Use Disorders

Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster
It is important that people wishing to access treatment for substance use disorder are informed about the quality of care they will receive. A new fact sheet has been developed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services...

Teaching Teens about Drugs

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The National Institute on Drug Abuse has released a series of lesson plans and suggested activities that can be used within the classroom with teenagers. The aims of the lesson plans are to educate young people, in an engaging and fun way...

Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Dementia

Scientific article
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It is believed that the number of people living with dementia will triple by 2050. There is yet no cure for the disease therefore prevention is key. There are several modifiable lifestyle risk factors that are thought to be associated with...

Talking Pot with Youth

Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster
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The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) has released a new resource for parents, teachers and other youth allies to help them prepare to have open, non-judgemental discussions with youths about cannabis. The Talking Pot...