Health Promotion

Mentor Launches Quality Mark for Alcohol and Drugs Education

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Mentor UK, an organisation focused on drug prevention and education, have launched a Quality Mark for alcohol and drugs education. The quality mark has been developed in addition to a set of developmental quality standards for schools and...
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The International Model of Alcohol Harms and Policies

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The Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Victoria have released The International Model of Alcohol Harms and Policies. Comprising of a set of guidelines, methods, and tools this resource was produced with the...

Identifying and Treating Patients Who Use Tobacco

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'Million Hearts' is an initiative launched by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that aims to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes by promoting evidence-based intervention through communities, health systems, non-profit...

Keeping Youth Drug Free

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Keeping Youth Drug Free is a new publication from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Aimed at parents, the guide offers advice for keeping children substance-free. It includes a review of the latest...

Lack of Sleep and Substance Use: A Worrying Link

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Children and adolescents need more sleep than adults. A good night's sleep for those in their teens is considered to be 8.5 – 9.5 hours. Just over ¼ of US high school students get 8+ hours of sleep a night, according to the 2015 Youth Risk...

The Importance of Nutrition for Recovery from Addiction

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How important is nutrition for recovery from Substance Use Disorders (SUDs)? According to new research published in the academic journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence the answer is: very. The paper, which looked at the relationship between...