Findings of this comprehensive review seem to almost entirely deflate what in the mid-2000s was a bubble of enthusiasm for parental programmes as a way to prevent or reduce drinking among teenagers - but despite this overall verdict, some interventions have had remarkable results.

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Objectives: This study aims to assess the prevalence of health problems (eg, insomnia, binge-eating, substance use and ill health) among UK doctors and to investigate whether occupational distress increases the risk of health problems.

Design: This study reports the analysis of data collected at the baseline stage of a randomised controlled trial (protocol #NCT02838290).

Setting: Doctors were invited through medical Royal Colleges, the British Medical Association’s research panel and a random selection of NHS trusts across various UK regions.

Participants: 417 UK doctors with an...

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The practice of binge drinking has in recent decades consolidated what is known as the ‘culture of intoxication’ among young people of Spain. This has coincided with the increase in the use of mobile-phone technology and of social networks within the night-time economy. Our main aim is to explore these new, potentially risky uses and violent behaviours, through an analysis of the discourses of the young people involved. This is a qualitative study with in-depth interviews (n = 24) of young people between the ages of sixteen and twenty-two, resident in two cities in the south of Spain...

Recent trends both in the UK and also more widely in an international context suggest underage drinking is declining amongst young people. However, it is believed some groups of young people are not following this trend.

A recent study has analysed the drinking trends of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET). The main aim of the project was to look at the experience of young people NEET, to see how the characteristics of this group have changed and whether this is reflected in their drinking patterns.

Interviews were conducted with 16 young people (aged 15-19).

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This episode focuses on data released ahead of the first anniversary of the Scottish Government's flagship health policy of minimum unit pricing. You might be mistaken in thinking the issue is a simple one – has minimum unit pricing led to a rise or fall in consumption? However, interpretation of the figures available so far suggests the story is more complex.

Alison Douglas of Alcohol Focus Scotland cuts through the headlines to explain what the figures do and do not mean.

Di Iran, konsumsi, produksi, dan perdagangan alkohol dikriminalisasi bagi warga negara Muslim; Namun, alkohol bajakan dan konsumsi alkohol berbahaya adalah beban yang tidak boleh diabaikan.

Saat ini Kementerian Kesehatan Iran telah mengembangkan program nasional yang bertujuan untuk mengurangi konsumsi alkohol sebesar 10% antara 2015 dan 2025 melalui tiga langkah tindakan utama: pertama, integrasi skrining alkohol, intervensi singkat, dan rujukan ke perawatan di perawatan kesehatan primer. Meskipun ini adalah langkah maju yang positif, peluncuran program menghadapi beberapa hambatan termasuk...

Mengurangi bahaya penggunaan narkoba remaja adalah prioritas global. Orang tua memiliki potensi untuk memainkan peran kunci dalam upaya ini. Namun, dirasakan bahwa orang tua sering tidak yakin tentang bagaimana mengatasi penggunaan narkoba dengan anak-anak mereka. Tanggapan orang tua terhadap penggunaan narkoba remaja sering didasarkan pada pantang dan dikritik sebagai tidak efektif dan tidak responsif terhadap konteks remaja. 

Untuk mengembangkan intervensi yang ditargetkan orang tua yang efektif, penting untuk mendengar perspektif kaum muda.

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Alcohol taxation holds massive potential for global health, for helping achieve the sustainable development goals and also for significantly contributing to financing health and development. 

This infographic, designed by IOGT International, describes the potential benefits of alcohol taxation. The resource provides evidence for improvements that could be achieved in terms of public health, public safety, womens rights, domestic resource, child rights and socioeconomic progress.