Health Promotion

Mental Health for All Conference

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Toronto
Canada

The Mental Health for All Conference will be the first-of-its-kind opportunity for key individuals and organisations in the fields of mental health, mental illness and addiction to put their collective minds together to bridge these sometimes disparate sectors.

Vaping Ads Make Smoking Tobacco Seem Healthier

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Up to 50% of children who try tobacco cigarettes for the first time are likely to become regular smokers within three years. At the same time, experimentation with e-cigarettes is increasing. It is now more common for 11- to 15-year-olds in...

International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders

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Drug use disorders are a serious global health problem. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates that 246 million people, or one in twenty 15- to 64-year-olds, used an illegal drug in 2013. Of those who use, one in ten...
International Standards

National Alcohol & Drugs Education Conference

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London
United Kingdom

The Alcohol Education Trust and Mentor are bringing together a group of experts to showcase evidence-based and effective practice that can be used in education settings across the UK for alcohol and drug education and prevention.

Helping Young People Lead Healthy Lives

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'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...
Listen First Campaign

The Internet and Alcoholism

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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...

World Renowned Nightclub to Close after Drug-Related Deaths

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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...
World Renowned Nightclub to Close

Shoot Hoops, Not Drugs: Sport as a Healthy Alternative

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Eighty percent of 3- to 17-year-olds play some form of sport. Practitioners in the field of drug prevention have looked to promote sporting activity as a healthy alternative to substance use amongst young people. The Canadian Centre on...