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The use of e-cigarettes has increased dramatically in recent years. New research suggests that besides acting as a gateway to tobacco smoking, ‘vaping’ can also potentially damage your health in other ways. A study undertaken at the Keck...
Frequent binge drinking during your teenage years can affect the brain functioning and development of your future offspring, according to new research published by Loyola University. Indeed, the study suggests that excessive alcohol...
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Le sigarette elettroniche aromatizzate sono diventate molto popolari tra gli adolescenti: ci sono più di 460 marchi e 7.700 gusti sul mercato negli Stati Uniti. Il numero di giovani adulti che utilizzano sigarette elettroniche è quasi...
This year's Global Drug Survey (GDS) was launched last week. The GDS is the world's largest online survey about drugs and drug use. Last year's survey was completed by over 100,000 respondents. GDS is an independent drug use data mapping...
Analyses have found a direct link between the number of cigarettes smoked during one's lifetime and the number of mutations in tumour DNA. Commenting on these findings, Prof. Sir Mike Stratton from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute notes...
Una nuova ricerca pubblicata sul Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology sostiene che gli interventi telefonici sembrano un modo efficace per aiutare i militari a superare la dipendenza da alcol. Lo studio dimostra che tale metodo può...
I bambini abusati sessualmente hanno quasi cinque volte più probabilità di usare droghe per via endovenosa durante l'età adulta, ha scoperto un nuovo studio pubblicato dall'American Public Health Association (APHA). Il rapporto suggerisce...
Il chirurgo generale degli Stati Uniti Vivek Murthy ha pubblicato un rapporto di sette capitoli che copre tutte le forme di dipendenza da droghe e alcol, comprese le raccomandazioni di politica pubblica per la prevenzione e il trattamento...
The increased use of marijuana as well as the debate over decriminalisation and legalisation has left many with questions about the potential dangers of cannabis. A new study found that people who used marijuana were more likely to develop...
A new study conducted in the United States and subsequently published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs suggests that those who suffered from symptoms of alcohol dependence during their youth may still experience the mental and...
The November 2016 data chart of overdoses in Massachusetts shows a climbing blue line labeled “fentanyl”. Boston's National Public Radio station reports via article and audio clip on some of the challenges faced by law enforcement and...
Smoking has for a long time been known to be a significant cause of cancer. A new article published by JAMA Internal Medicine suggests that the proportion of cancer deaths caused by smoking in the United States is highest in the South of...
Quasi 3 adolescenti su 4 negli Stati Uniti pensano che le sigarette elettroniche siano meno dannose o che creino dipendenza rispetto al fumo di tabacco, secondo un nuovo studio. I ricercatori hanno anche scoperto che l'aumento della...
The Cambridge Handbook of International Prevention Science provides readers with a comprehensive global overview of the current status of prevention science. The handbook includes up-to-date research from more than 100 scholars from 27...
Questo nuovo rapporto analizza i servizi di trattamento forniti ai giovani con disturbi concomitanti di salute mentale e uso di sostanze in tutta l'Australia . La consapevolezza della complessa relazione tra problemi di salute mentale e...
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In recent years Mexico has seen a spike in drug use among teenagers. A new study analysed drug use among Mexican high school students over the past two decades. The study found that the number of young people who had tried drugs doubled...
La ricerca ha dimostrato che le persone tendono a bere di più quando consumano alcol combinato con bevande energetiche. La miscelazione di bevande energetiche e alcol è nota per ridurre la sensazione di ubriachezza poiché gli stimolanti...
Una nuova ricerca indaga la complessa relazione tra bullismo e uso di sostanze tra gli adolescenti. Lo studio, pubblicato sulla rivista Addictive Behaviors, identifica una serie di processi coinvolti nel bullismo che prendono in...
Research conducted at the University of Edinburgh has found a link between cannabis use and bone mass density. More specifically, the findings, recently published in the American Journal of Medicine, report that frequent cannabis users are...