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The Alcohol Environment Protocol: A New Tool for Alcohol Policy
Abstract
Introduction and Aim
To report data on the implementation of alcohol policies regarding availability and marketing, and drink driving, along with ratings of enforcement from two small high‐income to three high‐middle income...
The Economic Impact of Changes in Alcohol Consumption in the UK
Executive Summary
The alcohol industry (both manufacturing and sales) is important to the UK Economy as it supports thousands of jobs (IAS, 2017a; Oxford Economics, 2016). However, there are many well documented adverse effects of high...
The National Protocol for Treatment of Substance Use Disorders in Kenya
Substance (Drug) Abuse is increasing in Kenya and especially among the youth. Current statistics indicate that more than half of drug users are aged 10-19 years. Most studies done in the country indicate that the commonly used drugs are...
United Kingdom Drug Situation: Focal Point Annual Report
The United Kingdom Focal Point on Drugs (UK Focal Point) 2017 report is available on the UK government's digital portal.
Based at Public Health England, the UK Focal Point is the national partner of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs...
Policy Approaches for Regulating Alcohol Marketing in a Global Context: A Public Health Perspective
Abstract
Alcohol consumption is responsible for 3.3 million deaths globally or nearly 6% of all deaths. Alcohol use contributes to both communicable and noncommunicable diseases, as well as violence and injuries. The purpose of this review...
Association between Receptivity to Tobacco Advertising and Progression to Tobacco Use in Youth and Young Adults
A study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has found an association with young people being exposed to adverts for electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and taking up smoking later in life.
The study followed 10 989...
Medication for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the Health and Human Services US Government Department (HSS) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) have collaborated to create a manual on...
Nové informační centrum od SAMHSA
SAMHSA spustila nové Centrum zdrojů založené na důkazech, které umožní odborníkům najít nástroje, příručky, pokyny pro klinickou praxi a vědecké zdroje.
Centrum digitálních zdrojů, které je k dispozici přímo prostřednictvím webových...
Balení tabákových výrobků budou mít "Quit Line" od září v Tamil Nadu
Chennai, INDIE: Od 1. září musí mít balení tabákových výrobků poprvé "Quit Line", která bude obsahovat číslo linky pomoci doprovázené zprávou o zdravotním varování. Ministerstvo zdravotnictví a péče o rodinu Indické unie upřesnilo nové...
Alcohol Advertising Compliance on Cable Television
This report is the ninth in a series of quarterly reports that assess non-compliant alcohol advertising on cable TV based on the “no buy” list criteria and how this non-compliance varies by program, cable network and daypart.
In the 2-year...
Adquiriendo un rol protagónico frente a una realidad social olvidada
Adquiriendo un Rol Protagónico frente a una realidad social olvidada
Eduardo H. Loyola Arguello (ISSUP Member)
El Salvador es un país geográficamente pequeño, con una historia caracterizada por el dolor, conflictos y grandes necesidades...
Development of the International Alcohol Policy and Injury Index
ABSTRACT
Objective: To develop a new index to measure the effectiveness of alcohol control policies on selected indicators of alcohol-related injuries.
Methods: We used the World Health Organization Global Information System on Alcohol...
A Randomized, Open Label Trial of Methadone Continuation versus Forced Withdrawal in a Combined US Prison and Jail: Findings at 12 Months Post-Release
Research carried out in in North America has found that offering continued methadone maintenance to those entering the prison system can have positive outcomes.
Nákladová efektivita alternativních scénářů odvykání kouření ve Španělsku
Abstraktní
Cíle
Posoudit nákladovou efektivnost alternativních scénářů odvykání kouření z pohledu španělské národní zdravotní služby (NHS).
Navrhnout
Použili jsme evropskou studii o kvantifikační užitečnosti investic do ochrany před...
Nový přístup k formulaci a hodnocení protidrogové politiky
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Pozadí
Protidrogová politika, ať už jde o legální nebo nelegální látky, je kontroverzní oblastí, která zahrnuje mnoho složitých otázek. Politiky mohou mít dopad na nesčetné množství výsledků a zúčastněné strany se liší ve...
The Restriction of Hours, Sales and Liquors: Lima 2010-17: Traffic Accidents (TA) and other Violent Deaths
Abstract
Objective: Determine the relationship between the hours of sale of spirits "Safe Time" and those killed by traffic accidents (TA).
Material and Methods: Descriptive research based on the monthly report made by the Metropolitan...
Risk Assessment Tools in Criminal Justice and Forensic Psychiatry: The Need for Better Data
Abstract
Violence risk assessment tools are increasingly used within criminal justice and forensic psychiatry, however there is little relevant, reliable and unbiased data regarding their predictive accuracy. We argue that such data are...
Cigarette Brand Preference and Pro-Tobacco Advertising among US Middle and High School Students
Summary
What is already known about this topic?
Nearly all adult smokers first try cigarettes before the age of 18 years. Tobacco-advertising activities, among other factors, including peer influence and price, are associated with...
Doporučení pro výzkumnou agendu konopné politiky NIDA
Národní institut pro zneužívání drog ( NIDA) vydal novou zprávu Doporučení pro výzkumnou agendu konopné politiky NIDA.
Dokument připravila pracovní skupina National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse Workgroup , která vznikla v roce 2017...
Mentor zahajuje značku kvality pro vzdělávání v oblasti alkoholu a drog
Mentor UK, organizace zaměřená na protidrogovou prevenci a vzdělávání, vyhlásila značku kvality pro vzdělávání v oblasti alkoholu a drog.
Značka kvality byla vyvinuta jako doplněk k souboru vývojových standardů kvality pro školy a...
