Previous studies have shown that when students perceive their parents set strict limits on underage drinking, they tend to consume less alcohol. However, the best ways to communicate these limits effectively remain unclear. To explore this, a recent study examined the potential impact of hypothetical text messages focused on drinking limits on students' estimated alcohol consumption.

The study involved 253 undergraduate students who participated in an online survey. They were asked to imagine a scenario where they planned to attend a night event that involved drinking. Each participant was...

INTRODUCTION:

This study aimed to (i) analyse the prevalence of gaming in young elementary school-aged children; (ii) assess the effect of gaming frequency on excessive screen use; and (iii) identify sociodemographic variables associated with frequent gaming.

METHODS:

A survey was conducted in April–June 2021 with parents of children attending grades 1–3 in randomly selected elementary schools in Czechia, Slovakia, and Finland. Parents (n = 1871) reported the daily screen time and the weekly gaming frequency of their children during a typical week and provided sociodemographic information.

The goal of the present handbook is to offer encouragement, examples, rationales and concrete advice on how to increase youth participation in substance use prevention, harnessing the insights of young people on the most important target group in prevention efforts: their peers. It is designed to enable all decision makers to capitalise on the power of youth participation, exploring the full potential of young people as a force for change. The guidance is aimed at leaders in charge of substance use prevention and health promotion efforts at the local, regional, national and international...

CONTEXTE : Comme base théorique, nous avons utilisé le concept de Jessor du syndrome des comportements à risque à l’adolescence, le concept de soi et le concept d’image corporelle.

OBJECTIF : L’objectif principal de la contribution était la recherche sur les relations entre le schéma de soi, en particulier les proportions physiques représentées par l’IMC, et les comportements à risque. Les objectifs secondaires étaient la recherche sur les relations entre le schéma de soi, en particulier les proportions physiques représentées par l’IMC, et le sexe et l’âge.

MÉTHODE : Dans la recherche, nous...

INTRODUCTION : Les personnes qui fréquentent les boîtes de nuit et les festivals de musique de danse électronique (EDM) ont tendance à consommer des substances psychoactives, souvent plusieurs substances, dans ce contexte et risquent d’avoir de graves effets négatifs sur la santé. Cet article vise à explorer les expériences et les perceptions des répondants afin de mieux comprendre les tendances et les motivations liées à la consommation de substances psychoactives et aux comportements à haut risque chez les participants aux événements EDM.

MÉTHODES : Entretiens approfondis et de groupes de...

Background

Several reports have described a growing prevalence of illicit drug use in Afghanistan, with recognition of a recent shift from traditional modes of consumption involving inhalation and oral ingestion to injecting drug use.

Objective

Conduct a comprehensive review of existing literature to map the injecting drug use situation in Afghanistan. The review intends to describe risk factors and impacts of injecting drug use, drug use characteristics and risk behaviours among people who inject drugs (PWID), and access to harm reduction and treatment.

Methods

We searched Embase, Global...