A new study carried out by researchers at the University of Stirling has discovered a link between self-control and lifelong smoking habits. It claims that children identified as having low levels of self-control by age eleven are more...
New research published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs supports evidence that alcohol adverts influence underage drinking. The authors suggest that the more exposure children receive to adverts for specific brands, the...
According to new research smoking marijuana regularly distorts the brain’s natural risk and reward circuitry which, in turn, can affect people’s decision-making as well as their ability to maintain relationships. In this way, the study...
A recent review carried out by researchers at the University of Nottingham's UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies suggests popular YouTube music videos that include aural and/or visual references to alcohol often glamourise consumption...
Marijuana use amongst adults in the United States is increasing. A study of over half-a-million people carried out between 2002 – 2014 and subsequently published in The Lancet suggests that this is because fewer perceive the drug to be...
Mass-media can be a great means for sharing knowledge and information. A study recently published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) aimed to determine whether such channels are successful in reducing the intention to use, and the...
Laporan Kesehatan dari Australian Institute of Health and Welfare mencakup berbagai masalah kesehatan, termasuk status kesehatan warga Australia, pengeluaran kesehatan, penyebab utama kesehatan yang buruk, faktor penentu kesehatan...
Student life and excessive drinking often go hand-in-hand. New research has found that it is students with low self-esteem that are more likely to indulge in unhealthy drinking behaviours than those with higher confidence levels. The...
Up to 50% of children who try tobacco cigarettes for the first time are likely to become regular smokers within three years. At the same time, experimentation with e-cigarettes is increasing. It is now more common for 11- to 15-year-olds in...
Gangguan penggunaan narkoba adalah masalah kesehatan global yang serius. Kantor PBB untuk Narkoba dan Kejahatan (UNODC) memperkirakan bahwa 246 juta orang, atau satu dari dua puluh 15 hingga 64 tahun, menggunakan obat-obatan terlarang pada...
Some forms of substance use, such as adolescent (aged 12 to 17) underage drinking and alcohol use among young adults (aged 18 to 25), continued to drop according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA)...
'Listen First' adalah inisiatif pencegahan narkoba yang bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kesadaran seputar mendengarkan anak-anak dan remaja sebagai langkah pertama untuk membantu mereka tumbuh sehat dan aman. Kampanye global ini menargetkan...
Prevalensi pesta minuman keras tertinggi di antara orang berusia 18 hingga 24 tahun. Di Amerika Serikat sekitar 1.800 mahasiswa meninggal karena cedera terkait alkohol yang tidak disengaja setiap tahun. Mengingat pertumbuhan Internet dalam...
Klub malam 'Fabric' yang terkenal di dunia di London telah dicabut lisensinya karena apa yang oleh pemerintah setempat digambarkan sebagai "budaya narkoba" di tempat tersebut. Dalam empat tahun terakhir ada enam kematian terkait narkoba...
Delapan puluh persen anak berusia 3 hingga 17 tahun memainkan beberapa bentuk olahraga. Praktisi di bidang pencegahan narkoba telah berupaya mempromosikan aktivitas olahraga sebagai alternatif yang sehat untuk penggunaan narkoba di kalangan...
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) adalah salah satu kondisi perkembangan yang paling umum di dunia. Sebuah studi kolaboratif baru-baru ini yang dilakukan di Amerika Serikat dan kemudian diterbitkan dalam jurnal Addiction menun...
Bunuh diri menempati peringkat di antara lima penyebab kematian teratas di antara anak berusia 15 hingga 19 tahun. Penelitian telah menunjukkan bahwa remaja yang menyalahgunakan narkoba lebih mungkin untuk bunuh diri daripada teman sebaya...
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) telah merilis modul pembelajaran menarik yang memberikan informasi berbasis bukti tentang efek penggunaan ganja selama masa remaja. Modul ini didasarkan pada laporan CCSA tentang efek psikologis...
The use of e-cigarettes, also known as vaping, has become more popular among teens in recent years and has caused concern over a rise in nicotine intake among young people. In order to learn more about the percentage of nicotine consumption...
Previous research has shown that young athletes might be at greater risk of nonmedical prescription opioid use due to injuries. However, a new study found that sports participation might act as a protective factor against opioid as well as...