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The integration of different sources of biological information about what defines a behavioral phenotype is difficult to unify in an entity that reflects the arithmetic sum of its individual parts. In this sense, the challenge of Systems...

School-Based Alcohol and Drug Education and Prevention – What Works? is a new briefing paper published by Mentor-Adepis. It outlines several approaches that have been shown to work effectively, and issues cautions about those that have not...

The binge drinking (BD) pattern of alcohol consumption is prevalent during adolescence, a period characterized by critical changes to the structural and functional development of brain areas related with memory and cognition. There is...

Alcohol consumption in adolescents causes negative effects on familiar, social, academic life, as well as neurocognitive alterations. The binge drinking (BD) pattern of alcohol is characterized by the alternation of episodes of heavy...

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Introduction

The use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) among US adults has increased since 2007. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of direct marketing promotion of e-cigarettes and its...

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Importance: Liver cancer is among the leading causes of cancer deaths globally. The most common causes for liver cancer include hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and alcohol use.

Objective: To report...

Vzhledem k tomu, že neexistují větší překážky dostupnosti, je velkou nadějí na zlepšení veřejného zdraví souvisejícího s alkoholem rozsáhlý screening s cílem identifikovat a poté stručně poradit rizikové pijáky. Tato hlavní aktualizace...

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Úvod: Užívání konopí je v Severní Americe běžné, zejména mezi mladými lidmi, a je spojeno s rizikem různých akutních a chronických nepříznivých zdravotních následků. Režimy kontroly konopí se vyvíjejí například směrem k národní...

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Introduction: The workplace remains a significant source of secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure. This pollutant is known to be associated with respiratory and cardiovascular problems, but its effects on specific pulmonary function...

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Aims:

To examine the cultural impact on the diagnosis of alcohol-use disorders using European countries as examples.

Design: 

Narrative review.

Results:

There are strong cultural norms guiding heavy drinking occasions and...

In 2000, Colorado voters decriminalized marijuana for medical use; however, because marijuana use remained illegal under federal law, the number of users was low. In 2009, President Obama instructed federal officials not to enforce...

Východiska: V minulosti studie porovnávaly uživatele bezdýmného tabáku a netabákových uživatelů z hlediska rizika různých chronických onemocnění. Rozdíly v riziku chronických onemocnění mezi uživatelem bezdýmného tabáku a kuřáky nebyly...

INTRODUCTION

In 2009, Brownson et al. (1) noted the growing consensus that evidence-based public health (EBPH) decision-making is influenced by three factors—namely, (1) best available evidence, (2) resources, and (3) population needs...

Substance use problems tend to co-occur with risk factors that are especially prevalent in urban communities with high rates of poverty. The present study draws on Syndemics Theory to understand profiles of risk and resilience and their...

Užívání metamfetaminu nebo toho, co je běžně známé jako "rychlost", "led" nebo "meth", koreluje se zvýšeným rizikem mrtvice u mladých lidí, podle nového výzkumu zveřejněného v časopise Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.

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