INTRODUCTION: The high rate of substance use highlights the need to intervene in the initial use prevention of smoking tobacco. The aim was to determine the efficacy of anti-smoking messages to motivate smoking cessation.

METHODS: It was hypothesised that the messages would reduce the frequency of smoking. The influence of the messages on the intention to smoke, negative emotions, perceived self-efficacy, and health behaviour was also measured. Relevant reliable and valid questionnaires were used to collect data for this experimental study.

RESULTS: In this study mean differences were...

LATAR BELAKANG: Masa remaja merupakan salah satu tahapan terpenting dalam kehidupan manusia. Periode ini penuh dengan rangsangan dan jenis pengaruh yang berbeda - dari orang tua, teman sebaya, dan masyarakat. Ini terkait dengan kerentanan yang lebih besar terhadap perilaku bermasalah dan impulsif. Karena itu, penting untuk mengeksplorasi topik impulsif dan perilaku impulsif.

METODE: Penelitian ini membahas impulsivitas pada remaja menggunakan metode survei kuesioner Ceko, Skala Impulsivitas Dolejš &; Skopal (SIDS). Ini juga secara empiris memverifikasi fungsionalitas skala dan menunjukkan...

PENDAHULUAN: Karena prevalensi penggunaan narkoba terus meningkat di seluruh dunia di tengah pandemi yang sedang berlangsung, para profesional pencegahan penggunaan narkoba ditantang untuk menemukan cara alternatif untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan dan kompetensi mereka untuk menggunakan praktik terbaik di lapangan. Dalam situasi kesehatan global saat ini, di mana menjalankan seminar pelatihan tatap muka sangat sulit, pilihan yang paling layak adalah melalui pembelajaran online. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengeksplorasi bagaimana berbagai aspek kursus online pencegahan penggunaan zat...

BACKGROUND:

Leisure can be a context that can promote positive adolescent development, but it can also be a context that contributes to adolescents engaging in risk behaviours.

AIMS:

The aim of this study is to determine the extent to which sociodemographic characteristics, the frequency of adolescent participation in structured leisure activities (SLA), and the type of SLA contribute to adolescent alcohol use and to examine the moderating effects of gender, age, and type of SLA on the relationship between the frequency of adolescent participation in SLA and adolescent alcohol use.

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Originally held on September 6, 2022, this webinar focuses on questions from new researchers and international researchers looking to expand their work.

Funding, publishing, policymaking, and advocacy are discussed.

INTRODUCTION:

The European Prevention Curriculum (EUPC) and The Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) are paradigms of the efforts to achieve an international standardised training for drug demand reduction. Both curricula are based on evidence-based knowledge and practice and follow the quality standards established by important international institutions such as the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and the European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA). In addition to training directly aimed at professionals, it...

BACKGROUND:

During the last ten years, Georgia made several important accomplishments in responding to the country’s drug problem. Specifically, in 2011, an interagency national drug coordinating body was established within the Ministry of Justice; in 2015, the multidisciplinary Addiction Studies MA Program was initiated within Ilia State University; and in 2019, the National Drug Observatory (NDO) was founded.

AIM:

This article reviews these accomplishments within the context of the national drug situation with a special focus on addictology education, following up on two 2011 articles...

INTRODUCTION:

Access to drug treatment services in Nigeria remains low due to a severe shortage in the drug treatment workforce. Plans are underway to address the workforce shortage by introducing drug addiction training programs in Nigerian universities. This paper offers a brief overview of the required conditions for creating accredited degree programs in Nigerian universities, challenges universities face in introducing drug addiction programs, and current opportunities for such programs. The findings of this study serve as a guide to pursuing the accreditation of an addiction studies...

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Penggunaan narkoba di kalangan remaja (usia 12-24) menyusahkan mengingat meningkatnya risiko bahaya yang terkait. Terlebih lagi, layanan penggunaan narkoba sebagian besar kurang dimanfaatkan di kalangan pemuda, sebagian besar hanya mengakses dukungan ketika dalam krisis. Beberapa penelitian telah mengeksplorasi perilaku mencari bantuan kaum muda untuk mengatasi masalah penggunaan narkoba. Untuk mengatasi kesenjangan ini, penelitian ini mengeksplorasi bagaimana kaum muda memandang dan mengalami layanan penggunaan narkoba di British Columbia (BC), Kanada.

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