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The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
Alcohol Binge Drinking and Executive Functioning during Adolescent Brain Development
Alcohol consumption in adolescents causes negative effects on familiar, social, academic life, as well as neurocognitive alterations. The binge drinking (BD) pattern of alcohol is characterized by the alternation of episodes of heavy...
Direct Marketing Promotion and Electronic Cigarette Use among US Adults
Abstract
Introduction
The use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) among US adults has increased since 2007. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of direct marketing promotion of e-cigarettes and its...
The Burden of Primary Liver Cancer and Underlying Etiologies from 1990 to 2015
Abstract
Importance: Liver cancer is among the leading causes of cancer deaths globally. The most common causes for liver cancer include hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and alcohol use.
Objective: To report...
‘My GP says I drink too much’: Screening and Brief Intervention
In the absence of greater obstacles to availability, widespread screening to identify and then briefly advise risky drinkers has been the great hope for improved alcohol-related public health. This major hot topic update guides you through...
Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines: A Comprehensive Update of Evidence and Recommendations
ABSTRACT
Background: Cannabis use is common in North America, especially among young people, and is associated with a risk of various acute and chronic adverse health outcomes. Cannabis control regimes are evolving, for example, toward a...
Secondhand Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Pulmonary Function
Abstract
Introduction: The workplace remains a significant source of secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure. This pollutant is known to be associated with respiratory and cardiovascular problems, but its effects on specific pulmonary function...
Alcohol on YouTube: What Are Kids Viewing?
New research appearing in the latest volume of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs examines YouTube videos that reference alcohol brands, and which are popular among underage audiences. Together, the videos analysed received just...
8 Steps Towards Minimising the US Opioid Crisis
Current levels of opioid addiction in the US are so alarming that in July 2017 the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis urgently suggested that President Trump declare a national emergency to free up...
Drug and Alcohol Treatment Statistics
Executive Summary
Data collected in drug treatment agencies play a prominent role in informing policy makers. Such data often represent the only information collected regularly and consistently over a certain period of time. What is even...
The Cultural Aspect: How to Measure and Interpret Epidemiological Data on Alcohol-Use Disorders across Cultures
Abstract
Aims:
To examine the cultural impact on the diagnosis of alcohol-use disorders using European countries as examples.
Design:
Narrative review.
Results:
There are strong cultural norms guiding heavy drinking occasions and...
Common Marijuana-Related Cases Encountered in the Emergency Department
In 2000, Colorado voters decriminalized marijuana for medical use; however, because marijuana use remained illegal under federal law, the number of users was low. In 2009, President Obama instructed federal officials not to enforce...
National Academy of Medicine Releases New Special Publication Guide
September 21, 2017
Halting the opioid epidemic requires aggressive action across multiple dimensions, including informed, active, and determined front-line leadership from health clinicians working in every setting throughout the nation...
The Risk of Hypertension and Other Chronic Diseases: Comparing Smokeless Tobacco with Smoking
Background: In the past, studies have compared smokeless tobacco and non-tobacco users for the risk of various chronic diseases. The differences in the risk of chronic diseases between smokeless tobacco user and smokers have not been...
Editorial: Evidence-Based Public Health: Why, What and How
INTRODUCTION
In 2009, Brownson et al. (1) noted the growing consensus that evidence-based public health (EBPH) decision-making is influenced by three factors—namely, (1) best available evidence, (2) resources, and (3) population needs...
Syndemic Risk Classes and Substance Use Problems among Adults in High-Risk Urban Areas
Substance use problems tend to co-occur with risk factors that are especially prevalent in urban communities with high rates of poverty. The present study draws on Syndemics Theory to understand profiles of risk and resilience and their...
Methamphetamine Increases Risk of Stroke, Study Finds
The use of methamphetamine, or what is commonly known as ‘speed’, ‘ice’, or ‘meth’, correlates with an increased risk of stroke among young people, according to new research published in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.
...The Brain of Binge Drinkers at Rest
Background: Previous studies have reported anomalous resting brain activity in the electroencephalogram (EEG) of alcoholics, often reflected as increased power in the beta and theta frequency bands. The effects of binge drinking, the most...
Human rights and youth playbook
Last Friday, we launched the new volume in our series of booklets on human rights, the UNISAL-Lorena. I had the joy of organizing such a primer with Dr. Maria Aparecida Alkimim. A realization of the Lorraine Movement for life, in...
The 2014-2015 Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey (TUS-CPS)
Especially due to its large sample size and incorporation into the CPS survey, the TUS provides a unique opportunity for tracking long-term trends in tobacco use, cessation attempts, and tobacco-related policies; evaluation of tobacco...
A Dermatologist's Ammunition in the War Against Smoking: A Photoaging App
ABSTRACT
This viewpoint reviews the perspectives for dermatology as a specialty to go beyond the substantial impact of smoking on skin disease and leverage the impact of skin changes on a person's self-concept and behavior in the design of...