Some forms of substance use, such as adolescent (aged 12 to 17) underage drinking and alcohol use among young adults (aged 18 to 25), continued to drop according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA)...
'Listen First' is a drug prevention initiative that aims at raising awareness around listening to children and youth as the first step to help them grow healthy and safe. This global campaign targets parents, teachers, policy makers, health...
The prevalence of binge drinking is highest amongst 18- to 24-year-olds. In the United States around 1,800 college students die from unintentional alcohol-related injuries each year. Given the growth of the Internet in the last twenty years...
London’s world-famous nightclub 'Fabric' has had its license revoked due to what local authorities have described as a “culture of drugs” at the venue. In the last four years there have been six drug-related deaths involving the nightclub...
Восемьдесят процентов подростков в возрасте от 3 до 17 лет занимаются той или иной формой спорта. Практикующие врачи в области профилактики наркомании стремятся продвигать спортивную деятельность как здоровую альтернативу употреблению...
The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) has released an engaging learning module that provides evidence-based information on the effects of cannabis use during adolescence. The module is based on CCSA's report on the psychological...
Синдром дефицита внимания и гиперактивности (СДВГ) является одним из наиболее распространенных состояний развития в мире. Недавнее совместное исследование , проведенное в Соединенных Штатах и впоследствии опубликованное в журнале Addiction...
Suicide ranks among the top five causes of death among 15- to 19-year-olds. Research has shown that youth who misuse drugs are more likely to commit suicide than their peers who do not abuse substances. An estimated 27-50 percent of...
Согласно недавнему исследованию, студенты, которые курят марихуану и употребляют алкоголь, как правило, получают более низкие оценки и имеют более плохое психическое здоровье. Потребители марихуаны также чаще участвовали в делинквентном...
