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The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
Light–Moderate Alcohol Consumption and Left Ventricular Function among Healthy, Middle-Aged Adults
Abstract
Objectives: To investigate the association between alcohol consumption and left ventricular (LV) function in a population with low average alcohol intake.
Design, setting and participants: A total of 1296 healthy participants...
#StatusofMind: Social Media and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing
KEY POINTS
- 91% of 16-24 year olds use the internet for social networking
- Social media has been described as more addictive than cigarettes and alcohol
- Rates of anxiety and depression in young people have risen 70% in the past 25 years ...
Experiences of a Motivational Interview Delivered by a Robot: Qualitative Study
ABSTRACT
Background: Motivational interviewing is an effective intervention for supporting behavior change but traditionally depends on face-to-face dialogue with a human counselor. This study addressed a key challenge for the goal of...
Potential Public Health Effects of Reducing Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes in the United States
Conclusions of this study indicate that enacting a regulation to lower the nicotine content of cigarettes to minimally addictive levels in the United States would lead to a substantial reduction in tobacco-related mortality, despite...
Scotland Becomes the First Country to Enforce Minimum Pricing on Alcohol
Scotland has become the first country in the world to enforce a minimum price per unit of alcohol. As of 1 May 2018 all alcohol must cost no less than 0.5GPD or 50 pence.
The move is the result of a long process of research and...
د ژوند کیفیت ښه کول: د موادو کارول او عمر
د کاناډا د مخدره توکو کارولو او روږدی کیدو مرکز (CCSA) یوه سرچینه خپره کړې چې په عمر لرونکی نفوس کې د موادو کارولو باندې تمرکز کوی.
سند په لویانو کې د موادو کارولو پایلې ، روغتیایی شرایط چې ممکن پیښ شی ، د کشف او سکرینینګ او درملنې...
Single Episode of Alcohol Use Resulting in Injury: A Cross-Sectional Study in 21 Countries
Objective
To examine the empirical basis for including the diagnostic category of “a single episode of harmful substance use” in the 11th revision of the International statistical classification of diseases and related health problems (ICD...
Electronic Cigarettes and Future Marijuana Use: A Longitudinal Study
Abstract
Background: Cigarettes have been strongly associated with subsequent marijuana use among adolescents, but electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are now rapidly replacing traditional cigarettes among youth. This study examines...
The Hardest Hit: Addressing the Crisis in Alcohol Treatment Services
This research, launched at the All Party Parliamentary Group on Alcohol Harm on 1 May 2018, warns that the alcohol treatment sector is in crisis. These services are entering into a cycle of disinvestment, staff depletion, and reduced...
Medical Marijuana Users Are More Likely to Use Prescription Drugs Medically and Nonmedically
ABSTRACT
Objectives: Previous studies have found a negative population-level correlation between medical marijuana availability in US states, and trends in medical and nonmedical prescription drug use. These studies have been interpreted...
Solution to Detect, Classify, and Report Illicit Online Marketing and Sales of Controlled Substances via Twitter
ABSTRACT
Background: On December 6 and 7, 2017, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) hosted its first Code-a-Thon event aimed at leveraging technology and data-driven solutions to help combat the opioid epidemic. The...
د یو انلاین فورم څخه د نشه یی توکو د ترکیبونو پیژندل او نور ترکیبونه
ناول سایکواکټیو مواد ( NPS ) د ناوړه چلند د زیاتو پیژندل شویو موادو هغه ترکیبونو یا مشتقاتو ته وایی کوم چې په وروستیو دوو لسیزو کې راپیدا شوی دی. د قضیې راپورونه وایی چې کاروونکی د روانی تجربو د ترلاسه کولو لپاره مواد سره یو ځای کوی په داسې...
Taking a New Line on Drugs
This report, ‘Taking a New Line on Drugs’, comes at a timely moment for drugs strategy both in the UK and across the world. The special session of the United Nations General Assembly on the world drug problem, which took place in New York...
د کاناډا په اونټاریو کې د اپیوایډ پورې اړوند مړینې بار اندازه کول
د اپیوایډ ډیر خوراک په کاناډا کې د عامې روغتیا مخکښ ستونزه ده چې پرمختګ ته دوام ورکوی ، په ځانګړی توګه لکه څنګه چې په پټه تولید شوی اپیایډونه بازار ته ننوځی (د کاناډا د عامې روغتیا اداره ، 2017). په 2014 کې ، موږ یوه څیړنه خپره کړه چې...
Effectiveness Bank Matrix Cell: Medical Care in Drug Treatment Systems
Key studies relating to the roles of medical interventions and treatment in medical settings in local, regional and national drug treatment systems. Highlights a simple innovation which transformed detoxification recyclers into typical...
د الکولیز د ماشومانو په اړه ټول ګوندی پارلمانی ډله: د بدلون لپاره یوه فاینیسر
د اجراییه لنډیز
په برتانیه کې په هرو پنځو ماشومانو کې یو د مور او پلار سره ژوند کوی چې ډیر څښی - دا د ۲،۵ میلیونو څخه زیات ماشومان دی. دوی د بریتانیا د شرابو بې ګناه قربانیان دی.
سخت څښونکی مور او پلار خپل ماشومان د ژوند لپاره خوږ کړی. د...
په مینه سویتا کې د سګرټ څکوونکیو او غیر سګریټ څکوونکیو په منځ کې په کورونو او موټرو کې د لوګی وژونکو قوانین
خلاصه
مونږ په مینه سوتا کې د سګرټ څکوونکیو او غیر سګریټ څکوونکیو په منځ کې د سګرټ څکوونکیو او غیر سګریټ څکوونکیو په منځ کې د سګرټ څکولو څخه د هر اړخیزو کورونو د قواعدو ( لکه د سګرټ څخه پاک کور او موټر) په اړه وړاندوینه کوو. ډاټا د ۲۰۱۴ م...
Evaluación de la Estrategia Nacional para el abordaje del problema drogas en Uruguay
Este documento presenta los hallazgos de la evaluación externa de la Estrategia Nacional de Drogas (END) desarrollada por un equipo de la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad de la República en el último trimestre del 2014. El...
SAMHSA Tobacco-Free Recovery Grant 2018
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Center of Excellence for Tobacco-Free Recovery Grant is now open for applications. Offering up to 5 million USD the grant can be used for a range of projects...
