The fourth edition of Health at a Glance presents key indicators of health and health systems throughout Europe. The quality of care has generally improved in most EU countries, yet disparities persist. Improved treatments for life...
A new study carried out at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has found that results from drug and alcohol addiction treatment programmes improve amongst teens when they stop smoking. The findings, which have been...
نظام میں شراب ایک سال طویل منصوبہ تھا جس نے شراب نوشی اور نوجوانوں کی توہین کے درمیان تعلق کی تحقیقات کی۔
ذیل میں منصوبے کے اہم نتائج درج ہیں:
Este artículo destaca la colaboración entre el gobierno argentino y estadounidense en relación a reducción de la demanda. Ambos están trabajando con un enfoque en niños, particularmente en prevención de primer uso y tratamiento para pre...
Mentor ADEPIS has recently released a detailed publication that aims to provide those working within the school setting with practical guidelines for helping to prevent children and young people from developing mental health issues as a...
یونیورسٹی آف بفیلو ریسرچ انسٹی ٹیوٹ آن ایڈکشنز کی جانب سے سامنے آنے والی نئی تحقیق ایسے شواہد کی جانب اشارہ کرتی ہے جن سے معلوم ہوتا ہے کہ نوجوانوں کی جانب سے منشیات اور الکحل کے استعمال کو روکنے کا ایک مؤثر طریقہ یہ ہے کہ بچپن میں منشیات...
Analyses have found a direct link between the number of cigarettes smoked during one's lifetime and the number of mutations in tumour DNA. Commenting on these findings, Prof. Sir Mike Stratton from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute notes...
New research published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology argues that telephone-based interventions seem an effective way of helping members of the military overcome alcohol addiction. The study demonstrates that such a...
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released a seven-chapter report covering all forms of drug and alcohol addiction, including public policy recommendations for prevention and treatment. The Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and...
Transitioning from childhood to adulthood can be a particularly difficult time for a lot of young people. A new study published in Emerging Adulthood investigates the way that adolescent substance users view this change in relation to their...
Past research has often suggested parent-child connectedness and communication to be important for the prevention of substance, particularly alcohol, misuse among adolescents. A new study recently published in Drugs: Education, Prevention...
The Cambridge Handbook of International Prevention Science provides readers with a comprehensive global overview of the current status of prevention science. The handbook includes up-to-date research from more than 100 scholars from 27...
Research has shown that people tend to drink more when they consume alcohol combined with energy drinks. Mixing energy drinks and alcohol is known to reduce the feeling of drunkenness as the stimulants in energy drinks dampen the sedative...
تقریبا 20 فیصد امریکی بالغ افراد سگریٹ نوشی کرتے ہیں۔ معتدل ذہنی صحت کے مسئلے کی تشخیص کرنے والے افراد میں تمباکو نوشی کا امکان تقریبا دوگنا ہوتا ہے ، جبکہ شدید بیمار ہونے کی تشخیص کرنے والوں کے لئے خطرات تقریبا تین گنا زیادہ ہوتے ہیں۔...
Phillyvoice graphic; Info from INDEPENDENT.CO.UK" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="8c606ca9-3977-4e5b-af4d-480ff1ce76d8" src="/files/inline-images/Quit_Smoking_Timetable_Infographic.width-800.png">
Within as little as twenty minutes after your last cigarette your body begins to feel the effects of quitting. Health benefits from stopping smoking include, amongst other things, a decrease in heart rate and blood pressure, better...
Recently sixteen people were hospitalised on the Gold Coast, Australia, after taking a new synthetic drug known as Flakka. One of those taken ill is said to be in a critical condition. Flakka takes the form of a white/pink crystal-like...
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) defines contingency management as “a general behavioural intervention technique used in the treatment of drug dependence … designed to weaken drug use and strengthen...
The ‘second hand effects’ of alcohol use can be defined as the negative consequences of drinking experienced by people other than the drinker. They can include, for example, serious acts of sexual and physical violence as well as more...
