Prevalence of Drug Addiction among Children in Delhi
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Effectiveness of Government Anti-Smoking Policy on Non-Smoking Youth in Korea
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Objectives: Since the Health Promotion Act was introduced in Korea in 1995, anti-smoking policies and regulations have undergone numerous revisions, and non-smoking areas have gradually been expanded. The purpose of this study was...
Lo staff dell'ISSUP sotto i riflettori: Joanna Travis-Roberts
Questa settimana abbiamo incontrato il vicedirettore esecutivo dell'ISSUP.
Factors Influencing the Tobacco Control Policy Process in Egypt and Iran
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Introduction
Tobacco control policy is essential for addressing the growing tobacco consumption seen in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, the single greatest preventable contributor to the non-communicable disease epidemic. Egypt...
Cannabis e schizofrenia: revisione sistematica degli ultimi 15 anni
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Dopo la recente promulgazione in Uruguay della legge 19172 riguardante la regolamentazione del mercato e dell'uso della cannabis, sorgono molte domande sull'impatto di questa legge sui pazienti psichiatrici con disturbo da uso di...
Systematic Review of Screening Instruments for Psychosocial Problems in Children and Adolescents with Long-Term Physical Conditions
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Children and adolescents with long-term physical conditions (LTPCs) are at greater risk of developing psychosocial problems. Screening for such problems may be undertaken using validated psychometric instruments to facilitate...
Acculturation and Drug Use Disorders among Hispanics in the U.S.
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The authors’ objective was to examine the relationship between degree of acculturation across five different dimensions of acculturation and risk of drug use disorders (DUD) among US Hispanics.
Data were derived from a large...
The Burden of Binge and Heavy Drinking on the Brain: Effects on Adolescent and Young Adult Neural Structure and Function
Introduction: Adolescence and young adulthood are periods of continued biological and psychosocial maturation. Thus, there may be deleterious effects of consuming large quantities of alcohol on neural development and associated cognition...
Cosa c'è di nuovo nella prevenzione delle dipendenze per i giovani?
Valutare le ultime conoscenze sui programmi di prevenzione delle dipendenze per i giovani.
New Data on Opioid Use and Prescribing in the United States
The United States is in the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic. Between 1999 and 2010, prescription opioid–related overdose deaths increased substantially in parallel with increased prescribing of opioids.
In 2015, opioid-involved drug...
Contrasting Trends of Smoking Cessation Status
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Objective
The World Health Organization recommends that smokers be offered help to quit. A better understanding of smokers’ interest in and commitment to quitting could guide tobacco control efforts. We assessed temporal...
Vulnerabilità dei bambini indiani alle droghe
NDTV, uno dei principali canali di notizie indiani, evidenzia il problema della vulnerabilità dei bambini in età scolare alle droghe, in particolare quelli che studiano nelle città indiane.
Tobacco Use in Top-Grossing Movies — United States, 2010–2016
Summary
What is already known about this topic?
The Surgeon General has concluded that there is a causal relationship between depictions of smoking in the movies and the initiation of smoking among young persons. The more frequently youths...
Moving Thailand’s Mountain of Alcohol-Related Harm
Few low- and middle-income countries have done so much to protect their citizens from alcohol-related harms, but Thailand still faces challenges. Apiradee Treerutkuarkul reports.
Today Thailand is one of the few developing countries with...
An Integrative Overview of the Cannabinergic System and Mental Health
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Background: The endocannabinoid system (eCBs) is one of the modulatory systems widely expressed in the brain. It consists of receptors expressed in the cytoplasmic (CB1 and CB2), the mitochondrial membrane (CB1), and the...
Tossicodipendenza tra i bambini di strada a Delhi
NDTV, uno dei principali canali di notizie indiani, evidenzia il problema della tossicodipendenza tra i bambini di strada a Delhi nel programma "India Matters".
Survey on Drug Addiction among Children in Delhi's Seemapuri Area
In pursuance of the orders of Juvenile Justice Board, DLSA, in partnership with SPYM conducted a survey in Delhi's Seemapuri area to asses the prevalence of drug addiction among residents. The findings of the survey were published in an...
Fattori contestuali associati all'uso di marijuana nella popolazione scolastica
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Introduzione: L'uso di marijuana tra la popolazione studentesca è aumentato in Messico e in America Latina. Ci sono fattori sociali, interpersonali e individuali associati all'inizio e alla continuazione dell'uso di marijuana...
Costruire una politica sulla cannabis intelligente dalla scienza in su
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Gli atteggiamenti sociali e le norme culturali intorno al problema dell'abuso di sostanze si stanno spostando rapidamente in tutto il mondo, portando a conseguenze complesse e imprevedibili. Sul lato positivo, gli sforzi per...
Alcohol and Cannabis: Comparing their Adverse Health Effects and Regulatory Regimes
ABSTRACT
The claim that the adverse health effects of cannabis are much less serious than those of alcohol has been central to the case for cannabis legalisation. Regulators in US states that have legalised cannabis have adopted regulatory...