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The World Health Statistics series is the World Health Organization's (WHO) annual compilation of health statistics for its member states. The latest World Health Statistics provides data on 21 health-related Sustainable Development Goals...

The recently published results from the European Social Survey provide us with an indication of who in Europe consumes the most alcohol.

Among the findings, notable are:

• The more well-off you are, the more you drink.
• The worse-off you...

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New findings published in the journal Tobacco Regulatory Science suggest that flavoured e-cigarettes appeal particularly to youth and young adults.

From the study's sample population, 99% of 12-17-year-olds and 95% of young adults said...

Background

Alcohol use during pregnancy is the direct cause of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). We aimed to estimate the prevalence of alcohol use during pregnancy and FAS in the general population and, by linking these two indicators...

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Un recente sondaggio che ha esaminato le abitudini di droga di oltre 20.000 atleti delle scuole superiori statunitensi ha rilevato che coloro che praticano sport ad alto contatto, come l'hockey, hanno maggiori probabilità di usare eroina e...

Public Health Burden of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a drug withdrawal syndrome that most commonly occurs in infants after in utero exposure to opioids, although other substances have also been...

SFONDO

Mentre si sa molto sugli effetti dell'uso del tabacco, lo stato attuale delle conoscenze relative ai prodotti a base di nicotina non da sigaretta, come i sistemi elettronici di rilascio della nicotina (sigarette elettroniche e altri...

L'Economist riferisce che il traffico di droga si sta spostando dalla strada ai cosiddetti "criptomercati" online, o vetrine segrete di negozi virtuali. 

I mercati online attualmente facilitano una quantità relativamente piccola di vendite...

Alcohol-related crime and social disorder is estimated to cost UK taxpayers £11bn per year, at 2010/11 prices.[1]

Alcohol-related crime makes up a substantial portion of violent offences across the UK (47% in England and Wales in 2014/15,[...

Introducing children to alcohol by way of their parents allowing them sips or tasters of their own drinks is typically viewed as the presiding method used in European countries.

Published in the journal Psychological Medicine, a new...

A study published in the latest volume of Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs has sought to identify whether weight and body-image misconception is associated with alcohol use and heavy consumption.

The investigation found that among...

Is the maltreatment of children linked with marijuana use later in life? Are behavioural problems and tobacco and alcohol consumption during adolescence associated with smoking marijuana?

These are questions that an Australian study...

Secondo nuove scoperte pubblicate sulla rivista Tobacco Control, oltre 53 milioni di persone in 88 paesi hanno smesso di fumare tra il 2008 e il 2014 a causa delle misure di controllo del tabacco.

Statisticamente, ciò significa che durante...

La scorsa settimana il National Institutes of Health (NIH) ha pubblicato i risultati dell'annuale Monitoring the Future Survey.

A collaborative research project geared towards understanding the patterns of use, motives and harms of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) - commonly referred to as ‘Legal Highs’ - in Scotland has recently published its findings. Amongst the...

VicHealth ha pubblicato un rapporto che riassume una recente indagine sul consumo australiano di alcol mescolato con bevande energetiche e le sue conseguenze dannose.

I principali risultati includono:

• I giovani nelle aree metropolitane...

A new study, which surveyed nearly 22,000 15- to 16-year-olds, sheds light on the concerns of Australian teens. Young Aussies identified alcohol and drugs (29%) as the most important issue in Australia today, followed by equity and...