All Resources for 'Public Health'

Standards of Evidence for Conducting and Reporting Economic Evaluations in Prevention Science

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Scientific article
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Prevention

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Over a decade ago, the Society for Prevention Research endorsed the first standards of evidence for research in preventive interventions. The growing recognition of the need to use limited resources to make sound investments in...

Magnitude of Substance Use in India

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Book
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Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
Policy
Ethics
Data
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
The National Survey assesses the extent and patterns of substance use in India.

Adolescent Beliefs About Hookah and Hookah Tobacco Use and Implications for Preventing Use

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Scientific article
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Prevention

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Introduction

Hookah tobacco use is popular among youths and there is evidence that perceived risks and normative beliefs are associated with hookah use. The aim of this study was to further examine associations between perceived...

Addiction Journal Podcast: March 2019

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Book
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Addiction
Mental Health
Public Health

The latest Addiction Journal Podcast gives listeners a snapshot overview of the research that has been published in the March edition of the Addiction Journal.

National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program

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Book
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Policy
Public Health

Wastewater analysis is widely applied internationally as a tool to measure and interpret drug
use within national populations, with the current national program in Australia representing world best practice. 

The National Wastewater Drug...

Surviving Stigma Podcast

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Website
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Addiction
Populations
Family
Public Health
Mental Health

In this podcast, Diane Goslar, a person who struggled with alcohol-related issues, talks to Peter Markham Head of Digital, about the stigma she faced among family, friends and work colleagues as she battled alcohol addiction.

While...

Smoking During Pregnancy , Stigma and Secrets

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Scientific article
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Addiction
Populations
Women
Public Health

There is significant evidence to suggest that smoking while pregnant is harmful to the baby increases the risk of miscarriage, and premature birth. The Statistics on smoking, England: 2018 compendium report shows that in 2017-18, 10.8% of...