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Public Health
The organised efforts of governments, health systems, and communities to prevent substance-related harms, promote wellbeing, and improve population health outcomes. A public health approach focuses on prevention, early intervention, treatment, recovery support, and harm reduction, while also addressing the social, economic, and environmental factors that influence substance use. It relies on surveillance data, evidence-based interventions, policies, and cross-sector collaboration to reduce the overall burden of substance use disorders and promote healthier communities.
A Socioecological Approach to Addressing Tobacco-Related Health Disparities
Tobacco use remains the nation’s leading cause of preventable premature death, including death from cancer, and progress in reducing tobacco use and related disease and death has not been equally distributed across population groups. This...
Synthetic Cathinone and Cannabinoid Designer Drugs Pose a Major Risk for Public Health
As part of an increasing worldwide use of designer drugs, recent use of compounds containing cathinones and synthetic cannabinoids is especially prevalent. Here, we reviewed current literature on the prevalence, epidemiology, bio-behavioral...
How States Are Tackling the Opioid Crisis
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We used data from the 2015 National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors Web-based questionnaire and other sources to demonstrate the range and scope of state initiatives being used to deal with the...
Drug Matrix Cell A1: Interventions - Ways to Reduce the Harm
Initiates a fortnightly course on the evidence base for harm reduction and treatment in relation to illegal drugs. Comprehensively updated, the cell explores key research on interventions to reduce the harms to the user as a result of their...
Kunjungan Unit Gawat Darurat yang Dapat Dihindari: Titik Awal
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Untuk lebih mengkarakterisasi dan memahami sifat definisi yang sangat konservatif dari kunjungan departemen darurat (ED) yang 'dapat dihindari' di Amerika Serikat untuk memberikan wawasan kepada pembuat kebijakan tentang...
Environmental Stressors, Socioeconomic Factors, and Alcohol-Related Problems among Argentinian College Students
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Introduction: The relationship between alcohol consumption, individual characteristics, and alcohol-related problems may vary according to environmental characteristics in certain populations.
Objective: To explore the existence...
Overdose Deaths Related to Fentanyl and Its Analogs
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What is already known about this topic?
Illicitly manufactured fentanyl has become a significant contributor to unintentional overdose deaths in the United States.
What is added by this report?
Approximately 90% of unintentional...
Trends in Deaths Involving Heroin and Synthetic Opioids Excluding Methadone, and Law Enforcement Drug Product Reports
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What is already known about this topic?
Opioid overdose deaths in the United States have been increasing since 1999, initially driven by prescription opioid misuse and more recently by heroin and other illicit opioid use.
What is...
Masalah Serius: Gas Tertawa Mendorong Peninjauan Undang-Undang Zat Psikoaktif Inggris
Diperkenalkan pada tahun 2016, The Psychoactive Substances Act dirancang untuk menangani masuknya obat-obatan baru yang sering diberi label 'tertinggi hukum'.
Undang-undang melarang zat apa pun yang "dengan merangsang atau menekan sistem...
Worrying Substance Use Trends among over 50s
In 2011, the Royal College of Psychiatrists advised that over 50s should not exceed more than 11 units of alcohol a week, compared with 14 for the rest of the adult population, due to age-related physiological and metabolic changes.
Since...
Guidelines for the Evaluation of Drug Prevention: A Manual for Programme Planners and Evaluators
Guidelines for the Evaluation of Drug Prevention: A Manual for Programme Planners and Evaluators is a publication by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA).
It is the second edition of the 1998 EMCDDA...
Economic Hardships and Patterns of Drug Consumption in Europe
A new study recently published in the Journal of Health Economics considers the changes in patterns of drug consumption and attitudes towards substances among youth (15-24) across 28 European countries.
Of particular interest for the...
Penggunaan Narkoba di antara Siswa Transgender di Sekolah Menengah dan Menengah Umum California
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Remaja transgender menghadapi tekanan sosial yang luar biasa dalam keluarga dan sekolah, yang sering menyebabkan kesenjangan kesehatan perilaku. Studi ini menilai apakah tingkat penggunaan narkoba lebih tinggi di kalangan...
Drugs, Brains and Behavior: The Science of Addiction
Since the 1930s, the response to drug addiction has moved from one that focuses on the need to punish users to another that recognises the importance of prevention and treatment approaches.
In other words, thanks to scientific advances...
Synthetic Cannabinoids: What Health Risks Do They Pose?
Cannabis is the most widely used illegal drug in the US and in Europe. Recently, a range of new substances that have similar effects have become available. These are known as synthetic cannabinoids (SCs). Little is known about the risks...
Socioeconomic Position and Adolescent Drinking: What's the Link?
To what extent does socioeconomic position affect adolescent drinking behaviours?
A new article recently published in the academic journal BMC Public Health addresses this question in the context of six different European countries among...
Why Are Many American Adults Misusing Prescription Painkillers?
Prescription painkillers are second only to marijuana as the United States drug of choice. Around 91.8 million Americans aged 18 and above used prescription painkillers in 2014, according to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health...
Preventing Marijuana Use among Youth and Young Adults
Preventing Marijuana Use among Youth and Young Adults is a new release from the US Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
It provides the latest facts about marijuana use in the United States and includes information...
Efek Penggunaan Ganja pada Kematian Kardiovaskular dan Serebrovaskular
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Laporan mengaitkan penggunaan ganja dengan keadaan darurat kardiovaskular. Studi yang menghubungkan penggunaan ganja dengan kematian kardiovaskular langka. Kemajuan terbaru menuju legalisasi penggunaan ganja menekankan...
Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention: A Potential Role in Cancer Prevention for Young Adults
Excessive or risky alcohol use is a preventable cause of significant morbidity and mortality in the U.S. and worldwide. Alcohol use is a common preventable cancer risk factor among young adults; it is associated with increased risk of...