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Public Health
The organised efforts of governments, health systems, and communities to prevent substance-related harms, promote wellbeing, and improve population health outcomes. A public health approach focuses on prevention, early intervention, treatment, recovery support, and harm reduction, while also addressing the social, economic, and environmental factors that influence substance use. It relies on surveillance data, evidence-based interventions, policies, and cross-sector collaboration to reduce the overall burden of substance use disorders and promote healthier communities.
Improving the Measurement of School Climate
Sarah Lindstrom Johnson, Ray E. Reichenberg, Kathan Shukula, Tracy E. Waasdorp, Catherine Bradshaw
Introduction: Research over the past decade has provided clarity in defining school climate, improvements in its measurement, and more...
But Who Does It Work for? Impacts of Executive Function on Healthy Relationships Program Efficacy
Deinera Exner-Cortens, David A Wolfe, J. Bruce Morton, Claire V Crooks
Introduction: Promoting healthy relationships is increasingly recognized as key to violence prevention; however, evaluation of healthy relationships programs for youth...
Generating Revenue by Raising Tobacco Taxes in Latin America and the Caribbean
Abstract
Objective: The objective of this study was to determine if raising tobacco taxes in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region will generate extra tax revenue, even at outer edges of the sensitivity analysis, with relatively...
Tobacco Product Use among Military Veterans — United States, 2010–2015
Summary
What is already known about this topic?
In the United States, the prevalence of adverse health conditions caused by tobacco use is particularly high among veterans; however, data on use of tobacco products other than cigarettes in...
سب سے زیادہ پڑھی جانے والی معلومات 2017 کے مضامین شیئر کریں
یہاں 2017 کے سب سے زیادہ پڑھے جانے والے علم شیئر مضامین کا انتخاب ہے۔ یہ وہ مضامین ہیں جنہوں نے ہمارے ممبروں کو سب سے زیادہ متاثر کیا۔
Evaluation of an Online Parenting Programme Based on ‘the Little Parent Handbook’
Margiad Elen Williams, Dawn Adele Owen
Introduction: Whilst there are evidence based services for parents of children with identified behaviour problems, the demands on parents have increased and now many parents are seeking advice on...
Drug Use in Adolescence: Association with Gender, Parenting Practices, Self-Efficacy and Future Time Perspective
Luis G. A. Vinha, Nayara D M A A Khouri, Sheila Giardini Murta
The use of both illegal and legal drugs among adolescents poses a serious problem to societies worldwide. In this sense, it is fundamental to determine the risk and protective...
تاثیر بینک گرم موضوع: شراب سے متعلق نقصان کی پیمائش: سیاست اور سائنس
قومی سطح پر شراب سے متعلق نقصانات اور خاص طور پر نقصان بمقابلہ فوائد کی خالص لاگت پھسلن والے تصورات ہیں۔ لچک اور پالیسی کی اہمیت مل کر تخمینے کو متنازعہ علاقہ بناتے ہیں، جسے ایک طرف شراب کے ٹیکسوں میں کمی اور دوسری طرف قیمتوں میں بہت زیادہ...
Exposure to Tobacco Secondhand Smoke and Its Associated Factors among Non-Smoking Adults in Smoking-Restricted and Non-Restricted Areas
Abstract
Objectives: Secondhand smoke (SHS) has been associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Therefore, the aims of the paper are to assess SHS exposure among non-smoking adults in Malaysia attending various smoking-restricted...
Association of Occasional Smoking with Total Mortality in the Population-Based Tromsø Study
Abstract
Objectives: There is a shift in the smoking population from daily smokers to light or occasional smokers. The knowledge about possible adverse health effects of this new smoking pattern is limited. We investigated smoking habits...
The Effect of Cigarette Smoking during Pregnancy on Endocrine Pancreatic Function and Fetal Growth
Introduction: Cigarette smoking in pregnancy is a common cause of fetal growth restriction. We aimed to investigate endocrine pancreatic function of mother–infant dyads in relation to cigarette smoking, as a possible mechanism for the poor...
Drug-Treatment Systems in Prisons in Eastern and South-East Europe
This research project on drug-treatment systems in prisons in Eastern and South-East Europe looks in detail into the situation of drug users among criminal justice populations and the corresponding health-care responses in nine countries in...
Identifying and Treating Patients Who Use Tobacco
'Million Hearts' is an initiative launched by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that aims to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes by promoting evidence-based intervention through communities, health systems, non-profit...
Reviewing Inclusion Health: An Intervention Programme for At-Risk Populations
Inclusion Health is a framework for action that helps find ways of improving the health and well-being for socially excluded groups. These populations, who have in common adverse life experiences and risk factors, such as poverty and...
The Adolescent Brain – Wired for Taking Risks
‘The Adolescent Brain – Wired for Taking Risks’ is a briefing paper from Mentor ADEPIS and forms part of a series of such resources on drug and alcohol education and prevention for teachers and practitioners. It takes a look at the role...
Effectiveness Bank Hot Topic: Does It Matter If Addiction Is a Brain Disease?
Seizing on the theory’s propaganda value, in 1997 the head of the US National Institute on Drug Abuse proclaimed, “Addiction Is a Brain Disease, and It Matters.” His contention has been hailed as a breakthrough or condemned as a...
Positive and Negative Parenting Associated with Severe Problems of Child Behavior
Abstract
Introduction: Certain child rearing practices are associated with severe behavioral problems in children.
Objective: To assess the relationship between child rearing practices and severe behavioral problems in children.
Results...
Tobacco and Its Environmental Impact: An Overview
Overview
This overview assembles existing evidence on the ways in which tobacco affects human well-being from an environmental perspective – i.e. the indirect social and economic damage caused by the cultivation, production, distribution...
Are Political Views Related to Smoking and Support for Tobacco Control Policies? A Survey across 28 European Countries
Abstract
Background
General political views are rarely considered when discussing public support for tobacco control policies and tobacco use. The aim of this study was to explore potential associations between political views, smoking...
No Clear Role for Medications in Less Dependent Drinkers
In 2013 nalmefene was authorised for moderating drinking among patients not in need of detoxification, extending pharmacotherapy to less dependent drinkers. Though uniquely authorised for this purpose, this review found other (and probably...