شراب نوشی ہر سال دنیا بھر میں 3 ملین اموات کے ساتھ ساتھ لاکھوں افراد کی معذوری اور خراب صحت کا سبب بنتی ہے۔ 

نوعمروں میں شراب کا استعمال نیورو ڈیولپمنٹ کے لئے نقصان دہ ہوسکتا ہے اور خودکشی کے خیالات، افسردگی اور خطرناک جنسی طرز عمل کے بڑھتے ہوئے خطرے سے منسلک کیا گیا ہے.

میکسیکو میں گزشتہ ایک دہائی کے دوران نوجوانوں میں شراب کے استعمال میں مسلسل اضافہ ہوا ہے، جس کی وجہ سے 12 سے 17 سال کی عمر کے بچوں میں شراب کی مبینہ دستیابی، بھاری شراب نوشی اور شراب سے متعلق نقصانات کے درمیان تعلق کی تحقیقات کی گئی ہیں۔

یہ مطالعہ زاکاٹیکاس، گواڈلوپ اور اگواسکلینٹس میں حاصل کردہ سروے کے اعداد و شمار پر مبنی...

The Public Health Agency of Canada developed The Blueprint for Action: Preventing substance-related harms among youth through a Comprehensive School Approach with a policy paper. 

These new resources for preventing substance-related harms among youth are now available for administrators, school board officials, teachers, guidance counsellors, healthcare professionals and community organizations that support youth.

The Blueprint combines evidence-based prevention and intervention approaches with the Comprehensive School Health framework, an internationally recognized approach to building...

The use of alcohol and drugs is a significant public health concern and is prevalent in families. Over 100 million people are thought to be affected by a close relative's substance use, with many experiencing negative health and social consequences. Additional associated stressors, such as interpersonal conflict, financial issues, the burden of care, and family conflict, frequently increase the multi-dimensional impact of substance use. Moreover, there is evidence of a link between substance use and intimate partner violence and abuse, both in the offender and the victim, as well as a link...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, countries around the world have introduced lockdown restrictions and social distancing measures to reduce the spread of the virus. Researchers are keen to understand how these policies and new measures have influenced drinking behaviours within particular groups. The drinking behaviour of adolescents has been of particular interest with researchers predicting the following outcomes in response to the introduction of social restrictions 

1) Constriction of Supply- substance use prevalence and availability will be substantially lower

2) Constriction of Use...