International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
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Website Launched to Teach Youth about Risks of Cannabis
With legalization of recreational cannabis looming, The Schizophrenia Society of Canada wants young people to understand the risks of using the drug.
The society has launched a new website to increase awareness.
Canadian Substance Use Costs and Harms 2007–2014
In 2014, the cost of substance use (SU) in Canada was $38.4 billion— or approximately $1,100 spent for every Canadian regardless of age. This report presents the estimates of the costs of SU in Canada from 2007 to 2014 using the most...
State Prevalence and Ranks of Adolescent Substance Use
Abstract
Introduction
This study statistically ranked states’ performance on adolescent substance use related to cancer risk (past-month cigarette smoking, binge alcohol drinking, and marijuana use).
Methods
Data came from 69,200...
Family Management Risk and Protective Factors for Adolescent Substance Use in South Africa
Abstract
Background
An increasingly recognised prevention approach for substance use entails a reduction in risk factors, and the enhancement of promotive, or protective factors in individuals and the environment surrounding them during...
Facebook Will Redirect Searches about Opiates to SAMHSA Support Services
Many news outlets are reporting on a newly introduced feature of Facebook to help support people who use opiate drugs.
How the Opioid Crisis Is Depressing America's Labor Force
It's been a decade since the financial crisis drove up the unemployment rate in the U.S. and forced people in the prime of their careers to give up looking for work.
Even today, as employers add jobs at a furious pace, the workforce...
How Teenage Vaping Puts Structure in Place for Heroin and Cocaine Addiction
The rapid adoption of e-cigarettes has been driven, at least in part, by a huge jump in the potency of e-liquids.
CIGARETTE SMOKING AMONG teenagers is on the wane. While data show smoking among teenagers has dropped over the past few years...
Impact of the Tips From Former Smokers Campaign on Population-Level Smoking Cessation, 2012–2015
Abstract
This study provides estimates of the long-term cumulative impact of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s national tobacco education campaign, Tips From Former Smokers (Tips), on population-level smoking cessation. We...
Is Prevalence of E-Cigarette and Nicotine Replacement Therapy Use among Smokers Associated with Average Cigarette Consumption in England?
Abstract
Objectives: Many smokers use e-cigarettes and licensed nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), often in an attempt to reduce their cigarette consumption. We estimated how far changes in prevalence of e-cigarette and NRT use while...
