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The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
Inside a Killer Drug Epidemic: A Look at America’s Opioid Crisis
The New York Times article traces the impact of America's opioid epidemic on Americans of all backgrounds throughout the country. Photos depict the human face of a tragedy that is taking too many lives.
ایا د نجونو په مینځ کې د بدن عکس او الکول مصرف ترمنځ اړیکه شتون لری؟
د الکول او مخدره توکو په اړه د مطالعاتو ژورنال په وروستی حجم کې خپره شوې څیړنه هڅه کړې ترڅو معلومه کړی چې ایا د وزن او بدن عکس غلط فهمی د الکول کارولو او درنو مصرف سره تړاو لری.
څیړنې وموندله چې د متحده ایالاتو د عالی لیسې نجونو په مینځ کې...
د چرسو کارول او د چرس کارول
ایا د ماشومانو ناوړه ګټه اخیستنه په ژوند کې وروسته د ماریجوانا سره تړاو لری؟ ایا د چلند ستونزې او د تنباکو او الکول مصرف د ځوانۍ په جریان کې د چرس څښلو سره تړاو لری؟
دا هغه پوښتنې دی چې د اسټرالیا یوې مطالعې ، چې پدې وروستیو کې د روږدی...
Suicide and Substance Abuse
New research has found a significant link between suicide risk and simultaneous cocaine and alcohol consumption.
The study examined the drug-taking habits of 874 participants hospitalised for displaying suicidal tendencies, ranging from...
ایا د شخصیت په هدف د مخنیوی نوښتونه بریالی دی؟
څېړنې موندلې چې د یو شخصیت د نشه یی توکو او الکولو د ناوړه چلند ګټور وړاندوینه کوی. یو د پام وړ پروګرام چې په شخصی خصوصیاتو باندې تمرکز کولو سره د مادې مخنیوی ته نږدی کیږی، پری ونچر دی. پری وینچر له پخوا څخه د کاناډا او انګلستان په دواړو...
Returning from Rehab: What Are The Challenges of Re-Integration?
Residential ‘in-patient’ treatment for substance abuse – more commonly known as ‘rehab’ - is the favoured option among those wanting to recover from addiction.
The rate of relapse within the first year following being discharged, however...
ایا خلک لږ او کم سګریټ څکوی؟
EMCDDA Updates on Best Practice
A new European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) Best Practice report will be published in early 2017. It will take an in-depth look at substance use prevention in Europe.
The report's stated aim is "not to rate...
اکسی کونټین نړیواله کچه خپره شوه - "موږ تازه پیل کوو"
لاس انجلس ټایمز په نړیواله کچه د درملو شرکتونو د پراختیا څیړنه کوی کوم چې هڅه کوی ډیر روږدی کوونکی اکسی کونټین خرڅ کړی، چې یو افیونی درمل دی، او د تفریحی او سپورتی څېرو څخه کار اخلی ترڅو په ټوله نړۍ کې مارکیټونو ته ننوځی.
د بریښنایی سګریټو په اړه نوی انلاین سرچینه
'big data' on American Youth
Which European City Consumes the Most Cocaine?
A new study suggests that Londoners consume the most cocaine during the week. However, it was also found that, when weekends were taken into account, the Belgian city of Antwerp overtook the UK’s capital for cocaine consumption. The results...
مخکینی پوسټ مخکینی پوسټ:د فرانسوی ځوانانو لپاره د انتخاب نوی درمل؟
یو خبر توکی چې اوس مهال په فرانسوی مطبوعاتو کې رجحان لری د فرانسوی تنکی ځوانانو په مینځ کې د څښاک خطرناک زیاتوالی اندیښنه لری چې په عام ډول د 'ارغوانی څښاک' په نوم پیژندل کیږی ، مګر د 'لین' یا 'سیزرپ' په نوم هم پیژندل کیږی. Le Monde لومړی...
Opium Addiction Destroying Families
We are in the middle of the first quarter of the 21st century. It is a technologically advanced era, in which people across the world, and within a country are trying to excel in their lives, exploring new opportunities and trying to build...
Smoking in Films: Adolescents and Unregulated Exposure
In its latest Smoke-Free Movies Report, the World Health Organisation (WHO) advised governments that films featuring tobacco use ought to be classified for their adult content. Published in the journal Tobacco Control, a new study supports...
Do Cognitive Processes Influence Nicotine Addiction?
A new study suggests that the way in which the human brain responds to nicotine depends on what a smoker believes about the drug’s content in a cigarette. The investigation found that smoking a cigarette that contains nicotine, but thinking...
Alcohol Use Disorders: Resilience and Risk Behaviour
New research suggests that certain personality traits, such as having a lack of restraint or being impulsive, increase the likelihood of developing alcohol use disorders. On the flip side, the study found that people with high resilience...
Scotland and New Psychoactive Substances
A collaborative research project geared towards understanding the patterns of use, motives and harms of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) - commonly referred to as ‘Legal Highs’ - in Scotland has recently published its findings. Amongst the...
Social Media, Sport and Alcohol Advertising
A new study published in the Drug and Alcohol Review examines the social media presence of alcohol brands that sponsor spectator sports in Australia. It highlights the way in which these brands use sport and social media in their...
Report: Mixing Alcohol with Energy Drinks
VicHealth has released a report summarising a recent investigation into Australia’s consumption of alcohol mixed with energy drinks and its harmful consequences.
The key findings include:
- Young people in metropolitan areas drink alcohol...
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