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Exploring the Factors Affecting the Implementation of Tobacco and Substance Use Interventions within a Secondary School Setting
Abstract
Background
The aim of this mixed-methods, systematic literature review was to develop an understanding of the factors affecting the implementation of tobacco and substance use intervention programmes in the secondary school...
Barriers to Addiction Prevention and Treatment in Communities with Organized Crime: The Perspective of Health Providers
ABSTRACT
Introduction: The presence of organized crime may encourage an increase in the supply of illicit substances, the incorporation of young people into crime, the promotion of substance-oriented lifestyles, and the use of violent...
A Mobile Phone-Based Life Skills Training Program for Substance Use Prevention Among Adolescents
Researchers from universities in Germany and Switzerland have explored the use of m-health in substance use prevention in adolescents.
Through the implementation of a fully-automated programme, ready4life, generic life skills training...
Virtual Reality Cue Refusal Video Game for Alcohol and Cigarette Recovery Support: Summative Study
A study implementing the use of virtual reality to explore addition and recovery has been published by a team of researchers connected to Clinical Tools, Inc. Clinical Tools is based in the USA with work combining medicine, science, and...
Lifestyle Choices and Mental Health: A Longitudinal Survey with German and Chinese Students
The Contribution of Health Behaviours to Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health
Examining Differences in Breath Alcohol Concentration (BrAC) Levels and Hazardous Drinking by Smoking Status among a Sample of College Student Bar Patrons
A study published in the Journal of Community Health, Examining Differences in Breath Alcohol Concentration (BrAC) Levels and Hazardous Drinking by Smoking Status Among a Sample of College Student Bar Patrons, explores the relationship...
Family Rejection as a Predictor of Suicide Attempts and Substance Misuse among Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Adults
A study published in the LGBT Health Journal explores family rejection as a predictor for substance misuse in transgender and gender nonconforming adults.
Taking data from the National Transgender Discrimination Survey the study...
The Effect of Branding to Promote Healthy Behavior: Reducing Tobacco Use among Youth and Young Adults
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Policy interventions such as public health mass media campaigns disseminate messages in order to improve health-related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors at the population level. Only more recently have campaigns that...
‘I’m Not a Smoker…yet’: A Qualitative Study on Perceptions of Tobacco Control in Chinese High Schools
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Objective: Chinese adolescents’ perceptions about tobacco control at schools are rarely researched. We explored how current antismoking strategies work in middle school environments, as well as the attitudes towards these...
Fatal and Non-Fatal Overdose among Opiate Users in South Wales
A study published in the International Journal of Drug Policy, Fatal and Non-Fatal Overdose among Opiate Users in South Wales: A Qualitative Study of Peer Responses, explores the behaviour of witnesses to opiate overdoses.
The research...
Substance Use amongst University Students in Ethiopia
A study published in the Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy journal details the prevalence of substance use amongst students from Debre Berhan University in Central Ethiopia.
Substance use behaviors of 695 students were...
Smoking Linked to Irregular Menstruation and Early Menopause
A study exploring the factors leading to menstrual cycle irregularity and menopause has discovered smoking may contribute to irregular menstrual cycles. The research, carried out in Korea, also found an association with the early initiation...
Barriers and Facilitators Affecting the Implementation of Substance Use Screening in Primary Care Clinics: A Qualitative Study of Patients, Providers, and Staff
Abstract
Background
Alcohol and drug use are leading causes of morbidity and mortality that frequently go unidentified in medical settings. As part of a multi-phase study to implement electronic health record-integrated substance use...
Childhood Predictors of Lung Function and Future COPD Risk
A study published in the Lancet details the discovery of a link between the respiratory disease Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and childhood exposure to parental smoking or childhood illnesses, such as asthma, bronchitis...
Association between Receptivity to Tobacco Advertising and Progression to Tobacco Use in Youth and Young Adults
A study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has found an association with young people being exposed to adverts for electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and taking up smoking later in life.
The study followed 10 989...
Vulnerability for Alcohol Use Disorder and Rate of Alcohol Consumption
Sexual Minority Youth Continue to Smoke Cigarettes Earlier and More Often Than Heterosexuals: Findings from Population-Based Data
Research carried out in North America has highlighted differences in youth smoking habits for individuals who identify as heterosexual and those who identify as Lesbian, Gay or Bisexual (LGB).
The study builds on historical evidence to...
Genomic and Bioinformatics Approaches for Analysis of Genes Associated with Cancer Risks Following Exposure to Tobacco Smoking
Cancer is a significant health problem in the Middle East and global population. It is well established that there is a direct link between tobacco smoking and cancer, which will continue to pose a significant threat to human health. The...
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