Alcohol-related disorders are traditionally seen as predominately affecting males. New research has found, however, that women now consume as much alcohol as men and, as a result, are doing increasing amounts of harm to their bodies. The...
Зерттеулер көрсеткендей, адамдар, әдетте, энергетикалық сусындармен үйлескен алкогольді тұтынғанда көбірек ішеді. Энергетикалық сусындар мен спиртті араластыру маскүнемдік сезімін төмендететіні белгілі, өйткені энергетикалық сусындардағы...
New research investigates the complex relationship between bullying and substance use among adolescents. The study, published in the journal Addictive Behaviors, identifies a number of processes involved with bullying that take into account...
Research conducted at the University of Edinburgh has found a link between cannabis use and bone mass density. More specifically, the findings, recently published in the American Journal of Medicine, report that frequent cannabis users are...
Америкалық ересектердің 20%-ға жуығы темекі шегеді. Психикалық денсаулығының орташа проблемасы бар деп анықталғандар темекі шегуге шамамен екі есе көп, ал қатты ауырғандар үшін қауіп-қатер шамамен үш есе көп. Мысалы, қазіргі уақытта...
The ‘second hand effects’ of alcohol use can be defined as the negative consequences of drinking experienced by people other than the drinker. They can include, for example, serious acts of sexual and physical violence as well as more...
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Alcohol use is common among children and adolescents despite the fact that this particular form of risk-behaviour can have a negative impact on one’s psychological and social development. A recent article published in the journal Drugs...
A recent review of studies focusing on excessive drinkers identified and counselled in primary care settings has found that, when combined with screenings and assessments, brief, regular intervention sessions lead to greater reductions in...
The ‘self-medication hypothesis’ is commonly known to refer to a human behaviour which sees people with depression turn to alcohol as a way of coping. New research published in the journal Nature Communications has now discovered a...
Almost 20% of Australians exceed two alcoholic drinks on average per day. However, the will to cut down or quit drinking can lead to social stigmatisation. A new study published in Drug and Alcohol Review reports that, in many social...
Four US states currently allow r
ecreational marijuana use and twenty-four allow medical marijuana. However, little research has been carried out to uncover the drug’s effect on the development of human embryos if smoked or consumed in...
«Addictive Behaviors» журналында жарияланған жаңа зерттеулер 2002-2014 жылдар аралығында апиынды қолданудың рецептілік бұзылыстары бар 18-ден 34 жасқа дейінгі дәрігерлік емес апиынды пайдаланушылардың пайда болу ықтималдығын анықтады...
A new substance abuse prevention programme called Preventure uses personality tests to identify children most at risk of indulging in harmful drug-taking behaviour. The traits it has identified amongst at-risk children include: sensation...
A new study carried out by researchers at Ohio State University and subsequently published in the Journal of Health and Social Behaviour shows how smoking bans in the United States have led to a decrease in social or light smoking amongst...
Substance abuse entails a whole host of social, physical and mental health problems. A recent overview published in the Journal of Adolescent Health evaluates the effectiveness of interventions focused on smoking, alcohol or combined drug...
Around 88,000 Americans die from alcohol-related harm each year. The physical effects of alcohol abuse, including certain cancers, heart disease and liver disease, are well-known. There is also much evidence that suggests alcohol can have a...
Smoking, and the desire to smoke, cigarettes amongst high school students in the United States is currently at an all-time low, according to a recent article published in Preventing Chronic Disease. The study found that between 2012 – 2014...
Е-сигареттер барған сайын танымал бола түсуде. Осылайша, есірткінің алдын алу және емдеу саласындағы көптеген адамдар біздің денсаулығымызға қалай әсер ететінін ашуға ынталы. Е-сигареттерде темекі болмайды. Алайда Барселона университетінің...
To drink alcohol at sporting events has become the social norm. A new study conducted collaboratively by Eastern Health and Turning Point Alcohol and Drugs Centre has discovered that drunkenness and related harm in Australia tend to reach...
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...
