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Abstract

Many states have recently made significant changes to their legislation making recreational and/or medical marijuana use by adults legal. Although these laws, for the most part, have not targeted the adolescent population, they...

Νέα έρευνα που δημοσιεύθηκε στο περιοδικό Addiction δείχνει ότι η κακή μνήμη εργασίας και η αδυναμία ελέγχου των παρορμήσεων κατά την εφηβεία είναι βασικοί προγνωστικοί παράγοντες για μελλοντική κατάχρηση ουσιών. Η «μνήμη εργασίας»...

Summary and Findings

Most people do not use illicit drugs and among those who try them, only a fraction will develop patterns of dependence. Still, drug use constitutes a serious health problem for many people in the Americas. Early age of...

Η μαριχουάνα είναι η πιο συχνά χρησιμοποιούμενη παράνομη ουσία μεταξύ των εφήβων. Υπάρχει μια έλλειψη στη βιβλιογραφία σχετικά με τη σχέση μεταξύ της συμμετοχής στα σχολικά αθλήματα και της χρήσης μαριχουάνας.

A new study reveals that computer-based intervention programmes could reduce the risk of substance use among early adolescents living in an urban setting.

Abstract English/Spanish

Introduction: New therapeutic strategies against cocaine overdose toxicity have been developed. These new approaches are based on the design and synthesis of proteins involved in the destruction of cocaine before...

Public Health England’s recently published review reveals that the country’s drug misuse treatment system is performing well. However, there are still several areas that call for improvements.

Amongst the report’s findings, notable are:

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It is widely accepted that adolescents are predisposed to indulge in risky behaviours, more so than adults. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development have recently provided us with new insights into the underlying...

Η Τράπεζα Μέσων Αξιολόγησης (ΕΤΕπ) είναι μια ηλεκτρονική βάση δεδομένων ελεύθερα διαθέσιμων πόρων για την αξιολόγηση προγραμμάτων και πρωτοβουλιών πρόληψης και θεραπείας των ναρκωτικών. Μπορείτε να αναζητήσετε το αρχείο ανά είδος παρέμβασης...

Tobacco smoking is a causal risk factor of at least 16 different types of cancer. In Mexico, smoking causes 6,035 premature deaths annually of lung cancer and 5,154 from other types. Additionally, 16,408 new smoking attributable cases are...

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In what way is parental socioeconomic status associated with nicotine dependence in children?

This is the question a new study conducted in Norway aimed to find out. The study measured parental socioeconomic status by looking at their...

Over the past two decades, Iceland has seen teenage smoking, drinking and drug use dramatically decrease. This is partly because of state-funded initiatives which look to promote healthier alternatives, or ‘natural highs’, such as sport, family-orientated activities and cultural provisions.

In its first report for almost 20 years, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), has found the use of marijuana seems to be particularly connected to:

• Breathing problems
• Mental health issues such as psychosis, social anxiety and...