US smoking levels have been on a constant decline as people become more conscious of cigarette’s hazardous effects on both their bodies and wallets.
DrugScope, the national membership organisation representing the drug sector, has today responded to the release of figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) which show that 79,360 people who claim Incapacity Benefit (IB) have either a drug or alcohol dependency. The DWP figures show that of the total number of IB claimants (2,082,570, figures from August 2010), 1…
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The 3 year Alcohol Improvement Programme ( AIP ), funded by the Department of Health, has now come to an end. The AIP provided support the NHS and third sector in delivering on alcohol harm reduction, particularly around the High Impact Changes .
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Also tagged alc, alcohol, alcohol-harm, harm-reduction, health, impact-changes, learning, notice, programme, support-the-nhs
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According to a study conducted at the Department of Pedagogy of the University of Granada, about six out of ten male drug-abusers direct some type of violence against their intimate partners. Thus, the study revealed a high rate of domestic violence both pysical and psychological by male drug-abusers against women…
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Rany Shamloul’s recent review of the medical literature on cannabis use and sexual health has revealed that cannabis use may negatively impact male sexual performance. “Cannabis is the most widely-used illicit drug globally,” says Dr.
Consultation and further details on the new proposals for Public Health have been released by the Department of Health: Healthy lives, healthy people: consultation on the funding and commissioning routes for public health The consultation seeks views on the proposed delivery and funding arrangements for public health services as outlined in the recent Public Health White Paper .
Filed in Guidance, UK Alcohol Policy
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Also tagged deliver-through, details, funding, Guidance, health, health-services, implciations, including-drug, national-drugs, policy, proposals, proposed, white-paper
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Thursday, October 21, 2010
Abstract: Background: Sex work is partially regulated in Tijuana, but little is known of its health effects. A recent behavioural intervention amongst female sex workers (FSWs) decreased incidence of HIV/STIs by 40%.
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Also tagged amongst-female, background, condom-use, effect, impact, improve-condom, increase-condom, registration, systems-on-hiv, tijuana, women-underwent
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Wednesday, October 6, 2010
New research by University College London (UCL) says 'light' drinking during pregnancy does not harm a young child’s behavioural or intellectual development. However 'light' drinking meant only 1 or 2 units a week or at any one time; less than 'moderate' drinking which was classed as 3 to 6 units a week or 3 to 5 at any one time. See the report 'Light drinking during pregnancy: still no increased risk for socioemotional difficulties or cognitive deficits at 5 years of age?' [pdf] Advice over drinking when pregant has been somewhat controversial , with official NHS advice advocating a message of avoiding alcohol altogether.
Monday, September 13, 2010
DALLAS, Sept. 13, 2010 — Smokeless tobacco products should not be used as an alternative to cigarettes or for smoking cessation due to the risk of addiction and return to smoking, according to an American Heart Association policy statement. Smokeless tobacco products such as dry and moist snuff as well as chewing tobacco may also increase the risk of fatal heart attack, fatal stroke and certain cancers, according to the statement published online in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association
Monday, September 13, 2010
Smokeless tobacco products should not be used as an alternative to cigarettes or for smoking cessation due to the risk of addiction and return to smoking, according to an American Heart Association policy statement. Smokeless tobacco products such as dry and moist snuff as well as chewing tobacco may also increase the risk of fatal heart attack, fatal stroke and certain cancers, according to the statement published online in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association