All Resources for 'Public Health'

Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use among Young People in England

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Book
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Data
Prevention
Public Health

Key FactsThe National Health Service has been closely following the smoking, drinking and drug use trends amongst young people in England.

The series of surveys began in 1982. The most recent 2018 survey questioned 13,664 year 7 to 11 pupils...

Alcohol Before 18. What's the Harm - A Guide for Parents

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Guide
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Prevention
Populations
Family
Public Health

Talking about alcohol with your children can be a complicated and sensitive topic to navigate.

Young people are absorbing information about alcohol from a range of sources within their environment.

Friends, teachers, and family can shape...

Adolescent Cigarettes and E-cigarettes Use

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Scientific article
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Data
Public Health

E-cigarettes are battery-operated devices that people use to inhale an aerosol, which typically contains nicotine flavourings and other chemicals. They have rapidly become the most favoured form of tobacco among youth in the United States. ...

Alcohol’s Secondhand Harms: Prevalence and Risk Factors

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Scientific article
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Populations
Family
Men
Women
Public Health
Data

Harmful drinking can have severe physical and psychological consequences for the person consuming alcohol. However, the negative impact does not just stop at the individual level.

Researchers from the US have examined data from two...

Smoking: The Irish Situation Factsheet

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Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Public Health
Policy
Data

Factsheet – Smoking: the Irish situationThe Health Research Board National Drugs Library has published a new factsheet that contains information on treatment, prevalence and mortality in Ireland.

The factsheet covers:

  • the impact of tobacco use 
  • the prevalence of smoking in...

Review of Methamphetamine Use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

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Book
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Public Health
Policy
Data

Research suggests methamphetamine use is higher amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders compared to non-Indigenous Australians.

The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the key information on the use of...

Addiction News

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health

The Addiction Journal has put together a news section highlighting noteworthy updates in the field of substance use prevention treatment and recovery from countries around the world.

Have a browse through the past 6 months of headlines...

Which prevention strategies are actually evidence-based and which are not?

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News
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Prevention

Have you ever wondered what really works in prevention? Have you heard about the Prevention Standards, but have been too busy to look for them or to read them? This new series in the ‘Prevention Science and Practice’ network is for you!

A...

Tobacco Use in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Risks and Challenges

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Scientific article
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Data
Policy
Public Health

In recent years, the tobacco pandemic’s magnitude and trajectory has shifted away from high-income countries to low- and middle-income countries and so have the tobacco industry’s marketing efforts and tactics.

Research suggests that Sub...

Alcohol Use Disorders and the Heart

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Public Health
Data

The negative impact of harmful substance use on societies physical and mental wellbeing is a global issue. Substance use disorders are associated with a significant disease burden.

In recognition of this, Addiction is initiating a new...