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International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders
Drug use disorders are a serious global health problem. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates that 246 million people, or one in twenty 15- to 64-year-olds, used an illegal drug in 2013. Of those who use, one in ten...
Helping Young People Lead Healthy Lives
'Listen First' is a drug prevention initiative that aims at raising awareness around listening to children and youth as the first step to help them grow healthy and safe. This global campaign targets parents, teachers, policy makers, health...
Το Διαδίκτυο και ο Αλκοολισμός
Ο επιπολασμός της υπερβολικής κατανάλωσης αλκοόλ είναι υψηλότερος μεταξύ των παιδιών ηλικίας 18 έως 24 ετών. Στις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες περίπου 1.800 φοιτητές πεθαίνουν από ακούσιους τραυματισμούς που σχετίζονται με το αλκοόλ κάθε χρόνο...
World Renowned Nightclub to Close after Drug-Related Deaths
London’s world-famous nightclub 'Fabric' has had its license revoked due to what local authorities have described as a “culture of drugs” at the venue. In the last four years there have been six drug-related deaths involving the nightclub...
Shoot Hoops, Not Drugs: Sport as a Healthy Alternative
Eighty percent of 3- to 17-year-olds play some form of sport. Practitioners in the field of drug prevention have looked to promote sporting activity as a healthy alternative to substance use amongst young people. The Canadian Centre on...
Alcohol Abuse, Adulthood and ADHD
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the world’s most common developmental conditions. A recent collaborative study conducted in the United States and subsequently published in the journal Addiction shows that greater...
Drunkorexia: A Dangerous Trend Among British Teens
the risky practice of avoiding food in order to be able to drink more
Growing up unequal: gender and socioeconomic differences in young people's health and well-being. Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study
This book is the latest addition to a series of reports on young people's health from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study: a WHO collaborative cross-national study that has provided information about the health, well...
Ένας οδηγός για τη συνεργασία με κοινοτικές ομάδες
Το Αυστραλιανό Ίδρυμα Φαρμάκων (ADF) έχει συντάξει έναν οδηγό για τη συνεργασία με αφρικανικές κοινότητες, εγκατεστημένες στην Αυστραλία. Ο ίδιος ο οδηγός αναφέρει ότι «ενώ η έρευνα και η κοινοτική διαβούλευση που υποστηρίζουν αυτή την...
