public health

Youth Drinking in Decline

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Krakow
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Poland

Youth alcohol consumption is declining across most high-income nations, often alongside concurrent decreases in drug use and smoking. Researchers are increasingly focusing on the nature and underlying reasons for this decline.

The Kettil Bruun Society is holding a thematic meeting to discuss the nature of these trends.

The programme will be organised around the following themes:

Intention to Reduce Drinking Alcohol and Preferred Sources of Support

Scientific article
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Although rates vary from country to country, harmful alcohol use can be considered a global public health concern. The Global Drug Survey (GDS) is the world's largest annual survey of substance use. A recent study, published in the Journal...

Webinar: Investing in Prevention: Standards and Innovation in Economic Evaluation

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Webinar

Advocates of prevention have long touted its value, but researchers’ success in quantifying the economic benefits of preventive interventions have often been limited by fragmented methods and practice. 

A number of efforts by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Academies, federal agencies, and foundations over the last decade have led to improvements in these methods. 

The UN SDG Action Awards

News
The United Nations Development Programme is accepting nominations for the Sustainable Development Goal Action Awards.

Prenatal Marijuana Use: Perspectives of Pregnant Women

Scientific article
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Marijuana is the drug most commonly used by pregnant women. Understanding the beliefs, attitudes and experience of marijuana use during pregnancy will help practitioners design motivational intervention for women. In a recent qualitative...

Interactive Map: Medical Cannabis in the European Union

Website
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The vast majority of the countries in the European Union prohibit the production, sale, possession, and use of pharmaceutical-grade herbal cannabis. However, most EU countries allow cannabis-based medicine, such as Sativex, to be prescribed...

Alcohol Policy Scoring

Book
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Assessing the level of implementation of the WHO Global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol in the Region of the Americas. Abstract [FOREWORD]. Monitoring progress is a key component whenever planning and committing to implement...