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Alcohol and Cancer Risks: A Guide for Health Professionals
Drinking alcohol increases the risk of mouth cancer, pharyngeal (upper throat) cancer, oesophageal (food pipe) cancer, laryngeal (voice box) cancer, breast cancer, bowel cancer and liver cancer.
Having conversations with patients about...
WHO Global Report on Trends in Prevalence of Tobacco Use 2000-2025
Tobacco is the only legal drug that kills many of its users when used exactly as intended by manufacturers. WHO has estimated that tobacco use (smoking and smokeless) is currently responsible for the death of about six million people across...
Teen E-Cigarette Use Doubles Since 2017
Data from the 2019 Monitoring the Future Survey of 8th, 10th and 12th graders show alarmingly high rates of e-cigarette use compared to just a year ago, with rates doubling in the past two years.
The Monitoring the Future Survey...
Pokrok v boji proti tabáku
Škoda, kterou tabák způsobuje, je jasná. Výzkum potvrdil škody, které má kouření na pohodu jednotlivce, stejně jako na pohodu lidí kolem nich. Více než 7 milionů úmrtí ročně je důsledkem přímého užívání tabáku, zatímco přibližně 1,2 milionu...
NAADAC Free Webinar Series
NAADAC is happy to offer free addiction-specific education through its Free Webinar Series.
The 2019 Free Webinar Series releases two live webinars per month, which are then captured and made available for future viewing in NAADAC's...
Helping to Support and Transform the Lives of People Affected by Alcohol
Drinking to excess takes a huge toll on individuals, families, communities and society as a whole.
Many adult problem drug users have long histories of substance misuse which often starts before the age of 18.
Providing well-funded...
Alcohol Use: The Role of Generalised Anxiety Disorder and Drinking to Cope
Adolescent alcohol dependence and anxiety frequently co-occur, leading researchers to examine the link between these two disorders.
So far the evidence has produced conflicting explanations, with some researchers believing young people...
One in Three: Adfam’s Manifesto for 2020 and beyond
Following the concerning findings that one in three adults in Great Britain have been negatively affected by the substance use of someone we know, Adfam has launched their 2020 manifesto.
Adfam's five asks are:
- Make funding available...
Prevention of Drug-Related Deaths
Opioids are a class of drugs that act on the nervous system to produce feelings of pleasure and pain relief. Opioids have a high potential for causing addiction in some people and can cause life-threatening health problems, including the...
Criminal Justice Continuum for Opioid Users at Risk of Overdose
Worldwide, there has been a dramatic rise in the number of opioid-involved overdose deaths.
Certain sections of the population are more vulnerable to the risk of developing opioid use disorder and overdosing. One such group are those in...
Use of Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Criminal Justice Settings
The success of treatment and recovery of individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) can vary. Most often, a combination of factors adds complexities to evaluating the effectiveness of services and interventions.
Worldwide, overdose is...
Cues Give Clues in Relapse Prevention
More than 85% of people who give up an addictive drug begin using it again within a year. Relapse can occur following exposure to cues that are found in the environment which trigger the memory of their drug-taking experience. These cues...
Nový zdroj: Čas jednat!
Je čas jednat! nastiňuje pragmatická a konkrétní opatření v návaznosti na zvláštní zasedání Valného shromáždění OSN v roce 2016 (UNGASS 2016) pro prevenci nelékařského užívání regulovaných látek, léčbu poruch spojených s užíváním drog...
A Cross-Journal Call for Papers- Substance Use, Misuse and Dependence: Prevention and Treatment
Substance use and misuse affect people worldwide, of all ages and from all walks of life, resulting in a substantial burden of ill health and mortality, and presenting big challenges in prevention and treatment.
PLOS Medicine is...
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Alcohol and the Sustainable Development Goals – Major Obstacle to Development
Alcohol is an obstacle to achieving 13 out of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 52 of 169 targets.
A major obstacle to sustainable human development:
- Alcohol kills 3.3 million people worldwide every year, representing 5.9 %...
Addiction Journal Podcast - February 2019
The Journal of Addiction has released its latest podcast which summarises the contents of the journal's February edition.
The podcast includes a selection of interviews with the authors of the studies included in this month's journal.
2nd International Conference on Addiction Research and Therapy, 13.-14. května 2019 Praha, Česká republika
2nd International Conference on Addiction Research and TherapyMay
13-14, 2019 Praha, Česká republika
Téma: Pochopitelný pohled na dilema závislosti na závislostech
2019 Webová stránka:http://addiction.alliedacademies.com/
Výb...
Annual Report: Use of Narcotics in City of Lahore
The Drug Advisory Training Hub (DATH) & Youth Council for Anti Narcotics (YOCFAN) have published the latest annual report on the use of narcotics in Lahore.
The report gives an overview of the current situation in Lahore and outlines the...
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