Policy
Association between Receptivity to Tobacco Advertising and Progression to Tobacco Use in Youth and Young Adults
A study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has found an association with young people being exposed to adverts for electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and taking up smoking later in life. The study followed 10 989...
8th European Alcohol Policy Conference
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.
Webinar: The Surgeon General Report - A Public Health Approach
Tuesday, April 17, 2018 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM
New Resource Centre from SAMHSA
SAMHSA has launched the new Evidence Based Resource Center which will allow practitioners to find tools, manuals, clinical practice guidelines and science based-resources. Available directly through the SAMHSA website, the digital resource...
Tobacco Product Packages Will Have ‘Quit Line’ from September in Tamil Nadu
Chennai, INDIA: From September 1, the tobacco product packages must for the first time have a ‘Quit Line’, which will contain a helpline number accompanied with a health warning message. The Indian Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry...
Alcohol Advertising Compliance on Cable Television
This report is the ninth in a series of quarterly reports that assess non-compliant alcohol advertising on cable TV based on the “no buy” list criteria and how this non-compliance varies by program, cable network and daypart. In the 2-year...
Acquiring a role opposite a forgotten social reality
Gaining a leading role opposite a forgotten social reality Eduardo H. Loyola Arguello (ISSUP Member) El Salvador is a geographically small country, with a history characterized by pain, conflict and great need, but where the Salvadoran...
Development of the International Alcohol Policy and Injury Index
ABSTRACT Objective: To develop a new index to measure the effectiveness of alcohol control policies on selected indicators of alcohol-related injuries. Methods: We used the World Health Organization Global Information System on Alcohol and...
A Randomized, Open Label Trial of Methadone Continuation versus Forced Withdrawal in a Combined US Prison and Jail: Findings at 12 Months Post-Release
Research carried out in in North America has found that offering continued methadone maintenance to those entering the prison system can have positive outcomes.
Cost‐Effectiveness of Alternative Smoking Cessation Scenarios in Spain
Abstract Aims To assess the cost‐effectiveness of alternative smoking cessation scenarios from the perspective of the Spanish National Health Service (NHS). Design We used the European study on Quantifying Utility of Investment in...