ABSTRACT Aim This paper provides a critical overview a decade after the New Zealand Government announced its intention to formally incorporate a public health approach into its comprehensive revision of gambling legislation. Method The initial enthusiasm and the subsequent disillusionment with this approach are tracked. Four reasons for its lack of success are examined.
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ABSTRACT Aim To assess the extent of undergraduate medical training on alcohol use disorders (AUD) and smoking, and medical students’ perceived knowledge regarding consequences of, and treatment options for, these disorders compared with other chronic conditions. Design Cross-sectional survey assessing teaching and perceived knowledge of health consequences and treatment options for AUD and smoking compared with diabetes and hypertension. Setting Medical schools in Germany
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Although the short and long-term health risks of alcohol, tobacco and illegal drug use is well known, they still remain a public health concern in the UK amongst young people, with risks ranging from accidental injuries, to violence, sexual ill-health and elevated rates of chronic conditions as well as premature death…
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Kansas lawmakers are considering a resolution that would require state health officials to conduct a study about the health effects of smokeless tobacco, potentially allowing the state to market smokeless tobacco as a healthier alternative to cigarette smoking. The Federal and State Affairs Committee of Kansas’ House of Representatives has been debating a measure that would require the state’s Department of Health and Environment to conduct a study of the health effects of using smokeless tobacco — commonly known as chewing tobacco — to determine if it is safer than cigarette smoking. One goal of the resolution is for the state health department to ultimately make a recommendation to the legislature as to whether Kansas should promote smokeless tobacco over cigarette smoking.
Alcohol, tobacco and illegal drug use among young people is a public health concern in the UK.
LONDON – Cigarettes manufacturer British American Tobacco PLC (BATS.LN) Thursday said it wants tougher laws against smugglers and agrees on appropriate health warnings on all packs.
ABSTRACT Aims: To examine whether English legislation to make virtually all indoor public places and workplaces smoke free on 1 st July 2007 displaced smoking into the home and hence increased the proportion of children exposed to levels of second hand smoke known to be detrimental to health.
USA-based studies show that tobacco and cannabis smoking are linked with four times as many young adult smokers using cannabis as non-smokers. However this age group is very varied, and hard to reach, so traditional means of monitoring substance use does not provide the full picture…
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Dear Dr. Reitz: My son plays on a college baseball team
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Health experts are demanding tighter controls on electronic cigarettes amid fears customers could be exposed to poisonous chemicals. The nicotine vapour inhaler devices are not subject regulation, and fears are growing that people could be subjected to ‘unclean’ and ‘unsafe’ products. The devices hit the headlines earlier this year when it emerged Standard Life had banned its employees from smoking ‘e-cigs’ at their desks.
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