Impact of Disinformation and Misinformation about Drugs on Children and Adolescents.
ISSUP Argentina cordially invites you to its webinar on Impact of Drug Disinformation and Disinformation on Children and Adolescents.
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Prevalence, correlates, and reasons for substance use among adolescents aged 10–17 in Ghana: a cross-sectional convergent parallel mixed-method study
Background: In Ghana, substance use among adolescents poses significant risks to their health, wellbeing, and development. However, little is known about the outlets and reasons for substance use among Ghanaian adolescents. This study...
Effects of smoked cannabis use on school adolescents
ISSUP Chile presented a webinar on "Effects of the use of smoked cannabis in school adolescents".
Alcohol and Other Substance Use Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among High School Students — Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2021
Abstract Adolescence is a critical phase of development and is frequently a period of initiating and engaging in risky behaviors, including alcohol and other substance use. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated stressors might have affected...
Risk Behaviour of Adolescents Aged 10–15 in Slovakia. Relation to Sex, Age, and Body Mass Index
BACKGROUND: As a theoretical base we used Jessor’s concept of the Syndrome of Risk Behaviour in Adolescence, the self-concept, and the concept of body image. AIM: The main aim of the contribution was research on the relations between the...
Roles of parental smoking and family structure for the explanation of socio-economic inequalities in adolescent smoking
Abstract Background and aims Among European countries, France is particularly concerned by adolescent tobacco smoking, especially in disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds (SES). We measured the respective contributions of parental...
Avoidance, Anxiety Towards Parents, and Self-Acceptance of Adolescents in the System of Higher Secondary Education
BACKGROUND: A close relationship between a parent and a child and parental acceptance can mediate the appropriate self-acceptance of an adolescent, which is an important variable related to personality and a pillar of emotional health. In...
Contribution of SocioDemographic and Structured Leisure Activities’ Characteristics to Adolescents’ Alcohol Use
BACKGROUND: Leisure can be a context that can promote positive adolescent development, but it can also be a context that contributes to adolescents engaging in risk behaviours. AIMS: The aim of this study is to determine the extent to which...
Safe spaces, vocational training, and prevention programs protect young Ugandan women
Adolescent girls and young women in Uganda, especially those based in rural Africa, experience multiple interrelated adversities that may place them at risk of HIV, alcohol abuse, and being dependent on inequitable power relationships with...