Levels of alcohol consumption have generally decreased in the West over the last ten years. A series of papers published in a recent special issue of Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy focuses on this topic of drinking cultures...
Are the poor smoking more? An article published recently in the journal Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy sets out to answer just that. It explores the link between teenage marijuana use and income inequality in the national contexts...
A new study carried out by researchers at the University of Stirling has discovered a link between self-control and lifelong smoking habits. It claims that children identified as having low levels of self-control by age eleven are more...
New research published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs supports evidence that alcohol adverts influence underage drinking. The authors suggest that the more exposure children receive to adverts for specific brands, the...
According to new research smoking marijuana regularly distorts the brain’s natural risk and reward circuitry which, in turn, can affect people’s decision-making as well as their ability to maintain relationships. In this way, the study...
A recent review carried out by researchers at the University of Nottingham's UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies suggests popular YouTube music videos that include aural and/or visual references to alcohol often glamourise consumption...
Marijuana use amongst adults in the United States is increasing. A study of over half-a-million people carried out between 2002 – 2014 and subsequently published in The Lancet suggests that this is because fewer perceive the drug to be...
Mass-media can be a great means for sharing knowledge and information. A study recently published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) aimed to determine whether such channels are successful in reducing the intention to use, and the...
Student life and excessive drinking often go hand-in-hand. New research has found that it is students with low self-esteem that are more likely to indulge in unhealthy drinking behaviours than those with higher confidence levels. The...
Up to 50% of children who try tobacco cigarettes for the first time are likely to become regular smokers within three years. At the same time, experimentation with e-cigarettes is increasing. It is now more common for 11- to 15-year-olds in...
Prevalensi pesta minuman keras tertinggi di antara orang berusia 18 hingga 24 tahun. Di Amerika Serikat sekitar 1.800 mahasiswa meninggal karena cedera terkait alkohol yang tidak disengaja setiap tahun. Mengingat pertumbuhan Internet dalam...
Delapan puluh persen anak berusia 3 hingga 17 tahun memainkan beberapa bentuk olahraga. Praktisi di bidang pencegahan narkoba telah berupaya mempromosikan aktivitas olahraga sebagai alternatif yang sehat untuk penggunaan narkoba di kalangan...
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) adalah salah satu kondisi perkembangan yang paling umum di dunia. Sebuah studi kolaboratif baru-baru ini yang dilakukan di Amerika Serikat dan kemudian diterbitkan dalam jurnal Addiction menun...
Bunuh diri menempati peringkat di antara lima penyebab kematian teratas di antara anak berusia 15 hingga 19 tahun. Penelitian telah menunjukkan bahwa remaja yang menyalahgunakan narkoba lebih mungkin untuk bunuh diri daripada teman sebaya...
The use of e-cigarettes, also known as vaping, has become more popular among teens in recent years and has caused concern over a rise in nicotine intake among young people. In order to learn more about the percentage of nicotine consumption...
Previous research has shown that young athletes might be at greater risk of nonmedical prescription opioid use due to injuries. However, a new study found that sports participation might act as a protective factor against opioid as well as...
Menurut sebuah penelitian baru-baru ini, siswa yang merokok ganja dan minum alkohol cenderung mendapatkan nilai yang lebih rendah dan memiliki kesehatan mental yang lebih buruk. Pengguna ganja juga lebih cenderung terlibat dalam perilaku...
A new study offers a glimpse into the link between mental health disorders and drug use among secondary school students in Brazil. Researchers at Columbia University and the Federal University of São Paulo found that students with symptoms...
A new study has found that exposure to alcohol marketing increases the amount and frequency of drinking among young people across Europe. More than 9,000 students in the Netherlands, Germany, Italy and Poland provided information about...
