Europe

Unplugged Newsletter

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The European Drug Addiction Prevention trial team (EU-Dap) have put together their first 'Unplugged' newsletter! The aim of the EU-Dap project is to contribute to the evidence concerning the effectiveness of drug prevention programs. Part...

E-Collection: Alcohol Consumption and Harmful Use of Alcohol

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2 November 2017

E-collection, put together by the European Journal of Public Health, analysing alcohol consumption and related harm.

Drug-Related Homicide in Europe: A First Review of the Data and Literature

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1 May 2018

EMCDDA, Lisbon, May 2018 Series type: EMCDDA Papers Summary Homicide is a violent act that generates high social costs. In particular, drug-related homicide (DRH) has the potential to act as an indicator of wider drug-related crime...

Interactive Map: Medical Cannabis in the European Union

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1 October 2018

The vast majority of the countries in the European Union prohibit the production, sale, possession, and use of pharmaceutical-grade herbal cannabis. However, most EU countries allow cannabis-based medicine, such as Sativex, to be prescribed...

Overview of European Forensic Youth Care: Towards an Integrative Mission for Prevention and Intervention Strategies for Juvenile Offenders

Scientific article

14 January 2019

Abstract All over Europe youth delinquency is decreasing; our understanding of the factors related to juvenile delinquency and the characteristics of effective forensic youth care has increased substantially. However, effective prevention...

8th European Alcohol Policy Conference

20 November 2018

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

SHAAP (Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems) and Eurocare (The European Alcohol Policy Alliance) are the organisers of the 8th European Alcohol Policy Conference (8EAPC), which will be hosted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Scotland, on 20th and 21st November 2018.

11th European Public Health Conference

28 November 2018

Ljubljana

Slovenia

The theme for the 11th EPH Conference is 'Winds of change: Towards new ways of improving public health in Europe'. Public health is faced with new challenges to improve population health in Europe. Health care alone cannot accomplish this immense task. At the Ljubljana conference, we will explore the significance of creating partnerships across all levels and sectors.

Contribution of Smoking to Socioeconomic Inequalities in Mortality

Scientific article

19 April 2017

Abstract Background: Smoking contributes to socioeconomic inequalities in mortality, but the extent to which this contribution has changed over time and driven widening or narrowing inequalities in total mortality remains unknown. We...

Are Political Views Related to Smoking and Support for Tobacco Control Policies? A Survey across 28 European Countries

Scientific article

8 December 2017

Abstract Background General political views are rarely considered when discussing public support for tobacco control policies and tobacco use. The aim of this study was to explore potential associations between political views, smoking and...

Socioeconomic Position and Adolescent Drinking: What's the Link?

Scientific article

22 August 2017

To what extent does socioeconomic position affect adolescent drinking behaviours? A new article recently published in the academic journal BMC Public Health addresses this question in the context of six different European countries among...