The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
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2017 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting
Mark your calendar for the Society for Prevention Research (SPR) Annual Meeting that will be held in Washington, DC from May 30th to June 2nd, 2017.
2016 EUSPR Conference
The 2016 European Society for Prevention Research (EUSPR) Conference will be held in Berlin, Germany from October 31st to November 2nd, 2016. The main theme of this year's conference is Sustainable Prevention in a Changing World. Populations and behaviour in Europe are in transition, and new challenges to health and well being are emerging.
Drunkorexia: A Dangerous Trend Among British Teens
the risky practice of avoiding food in order to be able to drink more
Students' Mental Health Disorders Linked to Higher Rates of Drug Use
A new study offers a glimpse into the link between mental health disorders and drug use among secondary school students in Brazil. Researchers at Columbia University and the Federal University of São Paulo found that students with symptoms...
Underage Drinking Influenced by Alcohol Marketing
A new study has found that exposure to alcohol marketing increases the amount and frequency of drinking among young people across Europe. More than 9,000 students in the Netherlands, Germany, Italy and Poland provided information about...
Addiction as a Brain Disease
Even though scientific advances over the past decades have supported the concept of addiction as a brain disease, skepticism remains. Recent research has aimed to reinforce the link between addiction and brain functions and broaden the...
White House Eases Cap on Medication for Opioid Addiction
In the USA, Frontline report on changes in policy to allow doctors to issue more prescriptions for buprenorphine; new rules aimed at improving drug monitoring by federal prescribers treating Native Americans and military veterans
UNODC World Drug Report 2016
Around five per cent of the adult population, or nearly 250 million people between the ages of 15 and 64, used at least one drug in 2014, according to the latest World Drug Report released today by the United Nations Office on Drugs and...
Growing up unequal: gender and socioeconomic differences in young people's health and well-being. Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study
This book is the latest addition to a series of reports on young people's health from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study: a WHO collaborative cross-national study that has provided information about the health, well...
Study Links Medical Marijuana Dispensaries to Reduced Mortality From Opioid Overdose
Legalized medical marijuana dispensaries are associated with both positive and negative impacts on public health.