young people

After Legalization, Marijuana Addiction Is on the Rise

News

A new study finds that addiction has gone up among young people who live in states where recreational cannabis is legal. The overall rate of addiction remains low, but the findings are concerning for experts. Additionally, experts are...

Algorithm May Expose Thousands of Under-18s to Harmful Targeted Adverts

News

A recent study, conducted by the Guardian and the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, has revealed that Facebook has marked hundreds of thousands of children as “interested in” adverts about gambling and alcohol. Facebook gains information...

Planet Youth Conference

4 March 2020

Reykjavik

Iceland

Planet Youth's next conference will be held on the 4th to 6th of March 2020.

Participants will be provided with an extensive overview of the Planet Youth methodology introduced by the employees of ICSRA.

European Prevention Curriculum

Book

24 September 2019

This week the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has released the European Prevention Curriculum - a handbook designed for decision, opinion and policy makers in science-based prevention of substance use. The...

Alcohol Before 18. What's the Harm - A Guide for Parents

Guide

Talking about alcohol with your children can be a complicated and sensitive topic to navigate. Young people are absorbing information about alcohol from a range of sources within their environment. Friends, teachers, and family can shape...

Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use among Young People in England

Book

20 August 2019

The National Health Service has been closely following the smoking, drinking and drug use trends amongst young people in England. The series of surveys began in 1982. The most recent 2018 survey questioned 13,664 year 7 to 11 pupils, mostly...

Tobacco Use Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Young Adults

Scientific article

7 June 2019

It is recognised that smoking and use of tobacco products among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) young adults is higher compared to their heterosexual and cisgender peers. Although it is believed that within the LGBTQ...

Awareness of Information on Alcohol Packaging

Scientific article

19 July 2019

Although alcohol consumption among young people in the UK has been declining there remains a concerning level of binge drinking amongst 16–24-year-olds. One intervention, that is cost-effective and has a wide reach, is the inclusion of...

International Conference on Prevention: Addictions and Other Problematic Behaviors

17 October 2019

Sevilla

Spain

On October 17 and 18, 2019 the International conference on prevention: addictions and other problematic behaviors will be held at the Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, University of Sevilla in Spain.

The main objetives are:

ASH Fact Sheet: Use of E-Cigarettes among Young People in Great Britain

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This fact sheet uses the ASH smokefree GB survey of 11-18-year-olds 2013-2019, and other sources, to examine evolving youth use of e-cigarettes in Britain in the context of changes in the regulation of e-cigarettes, and use of tobacco among...