public health

Generating Revenue by Raising Tobacco Taxes in Latin America and the Caribbean

Scientific article

12 January 2018

Abstract Objective: The objective of this study was to determine if raising tobacco taxes in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region will generate extra tax revenue, even at outer edges of the sensitivity analysis, with relatively high...

The Adolescent Brain – Wired for Taking Risks

Book

17 December 2017

‘The Adolescent Brain – Wired for Taking Risks’ is a briefing paper from Mentor ADEPIS and forms part of a series of such resources on drug and alcohol education and prevention for teachers and practitioners. It takes a look at the role...

Effectiveness Bank Drug Treatment Matrix: Creating a Lifesaving Treatment and Harm Reduction System

Book

Online course moves on to the whole-system level, where treatment and harm reduction services working in synergy are the best hope for reversing the hepatitis C epidemic - but can any feasible local or national system succeed in this...

‘My GP says I drink too much’: Screening and Brief Intervention

Book

11 October 2017

In the absence of greater obstacles to availability, widespread screening to identify and then briefly advise risky drinkers has been the great hope for improved alcohol-related public health. This major hot topic update guides you through...

Editorial: Evidence-Based Public Health: Why, What and How

Scientific article

22 September 2017

INTRODUCTION In 2009, Brownson et al. (1) noted the growing consensus that evidence-based public health (EBPH) decision-making is influenced by three factors—namely, (1) best available evidence, (2) resources, and (3) population needs...

Pubs Quizzed: What Publicans Think about Policy, Public Health and the Changing Trade

Book

11 September 2017

Key Points - There is significant common ground between public health bodies and publicans, and scope to develop policies approved of by both groups - Many publicans are deeply concerned about harmful alcohol consumption - Both see cheap...

The Licensing Act (2003): Its Uses and Abuses 10 Years on

Scientific article

1 July 2017

Seen as excluding health concerns and requiring an individualistic and ‘premises by premises’ approach, interviews with stakeholders and a revisiting of the 2003 Licensing Act for England and Wales suggest it could nevertheless be used to...

Factors Influencing the Tobacco Control Policy Process in Egypt and Iran

Scientific article

10 July 2017

Abstract Introduction Tobacco control policy is essential for addressing the growing tobacco consumption seen in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, the single greatest preventable contributor to the non-communicable disease epidemic. Egypt...

2017 UNODC World Drug Report

Book

26 June 2017

Now in its 20th year of publication, the UNODC World Drug Report for 2017 is now available. It consists of 5 accessible booklets: Booklet 1 provides a summary of the subsequent 4 booklets. It also discusses the policy implications of the...

WHO Forum on Alcohol, Drugs and Addictive Behaviours

News

To mark World Drug Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is holding a three-day global forum event on alcohol, drugs and addictive behaviours.