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Taking drugs influences your ability to drive safely putting yourself and those around you at risk.

In a bid to prevent harm caused by drug driving, the New Zealand Government have introduced police random roadside drug testing.

Drivers...

GDS 2020 — GDS believes that the expertise and experience of people who use alcohol and other drugs can be used to inform the creation of better drug policy, whilst helping people us­e drugs more safely, regardless of the legal status of...

The harm that tobacco causes is clear. Research has confirmed the damage that smoking has on an individuals wellbeing as well as the wellbeing of those around them. More than 7 million deaths a year are the result of direct tobacco use...

Diazepam, first marketed as Valium, is a medicine of the benzodiazepine family. It is often used to treat anxiety, spasms, seizures and occasionally withdrawal. 

Diazepam typically slows down the functioning of the body and produce a...

IOGT International telah merilis sumber daya yang ditingkatkan dan direvisi untuk menyajikan bukti canggih tentang bagaimana alkohol mempengaruhi pembangunan berkelanjutan.

Buklet baru ini menggambarkan alkohol berdampak buruk dan...

Salah satu cara untuk mencegah orang mengonsumsi alkohol dalam jumlah berlebihan dan berbahaya adalah melalui kebijakan penetapan harga alkohol . Salah satu kebijakan tersebut adalah Harga Unit Minimum.

Beberapa negara, termasuk Skotlandia...

Youth-Led Policy Forum 2019 is an initiative with UNICEF Pakistan in collaboration with School of Leadership Foundation. The forum will serve as a key platform where young people can contribute to policy discussions through their collective...

Pengalaman Masa Kecil yang Merugikan (ACE) adalah peristiwa atau situasi yang sangat menegangkan yang terjadi selama masa kanak-kanak dan / atau remaja.

Bukti menunjukkan hubungan yang kuat antara ACE dan berbagai masalah kesehatan dan...

There is a pressing need to protect the wellbeing of children growing up within our society.

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are highly stressful events or situations that happen during childhood and/or adolescence. 

There is clear...

A public health treaty set up to cut tobacco-related diseases and deaths has been extended to Jersey and Guernsey by the UK.

The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) is the distinguished global tobacco control instrument...

The Welsh Government will introduce a minimum unit price for alcohol of 50p from 2 March 2020, with regulations today being approved by the National Assembly for Wales.

The new law supports the Welsh Government’s work to address harmful...

In 2018, the Scottish Government released the Rights, Respect and Recovery: Scotland's Alcohol and Drug Treatment Strategy.

Scotland's first drugs strategy for a decade focuses on treating the issue as a public health concern rather than a...

Ireland has introduced new legislation to reduce child exposure to alcohol advertisements and products.

Alcohol advertising in or on public transport, at public transport stations, and within 200 metres of a school, creche, or local...

Alcohol taxation and pricing policies have several public health, economic and social benefits as they have the capacity to:

1. Generate tax revenue
2. Reduce alcohol consumption and associated harms (covering both externalities and...