Friday, September 30, 2011
The changes in behavior that come about under the influence of alcohol, such as difficulty controlling muscles for walking and talking, may be influenced by immune cells in the brain, according to a new study from Australia published in the British Journal of Pharmacology this month…
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Also tagged australia, brain, british-journal, difficulty-controlling, immune-cells, month, new-study, pharmacology, such-as-difficulty, the-brain, under-the-influence
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
Most parents recognize that the influence of peers on their children’s behavior is an undeniable fact. But, just how far do these influences reach? A study published in the September/October issue of Academic Pediatrics reports that adolescents are more likely to start drinking alcoholic beverages when they have large social networks of friends…
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
A new study by The Centre for Public Health at Liverpool John Moores University for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) explores media representations of alcohol and their influence on teenage drinking.
Filed in UK Alcohol Policy
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Also tagged alcohol-concern, alcohol-reports, binge drinking, friends, health-literacy, joseph, joseph-rowntree, liverpool-john, media, perceived, policy, research, young people
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A study of over 15,000 children by Demos says parenting style is one of the most important and statistically reliable influences on whether a child will drink responsibly in adolescence and adulthood – see Demos press release and blog . The findings appear to support the recent JRF report that emphasised the importance of parents in influencing teenager's drinking, and research reviews assessing parenting interventions. The Demos press release stated: Demos found that ‘tough love’ parenting, combining consistent warmth and discipline, was the most effective parenting style to prevent unhealthy relationships with alcohol right into the mid-thirties age range.
Filed in UK Alcohol Policy
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Also tagged best-parenting, binge drinking, child, from-the-report, government, health, importance, makes-the-child, parenting-style, policy, press-release, research, support-parents, young people
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A study of over 15,000 children by Demos says parenting style is one of the most important and statistically reliable influences on whether a child will drink responsibly in adolescence and adulthood – see Demos press release and blog . The findings appear to support the recent JRF report that emphasised the importance of parents in influencing teenager's drinking, and research reviews assessing parenting interventions. The Demos press release stated: Demos found that ‘tough love’ parenting, combining consistent warmth and discipline, was the most effective parenting style to prevent unhealthy relationships with alcohol right into the mid-thirties age range
Filed in UK Alcohol Policy
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Also tagged best-parenting, child, from-the-report, government, health, importance, likelihood, makes-the-child, parenting-style, policy, press-release, research, support-parents, young people
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The density of businesses that sell alcohol in a community has been tied to local levels of violence, but new research has found that the influence depends on the nature of the community. More stable communities can see little to no influence but more disorganized communities are not so fortunate…
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Abstract Aims. To assess the impact of gambling above the low-risk gambling limits developed by Currie et al.
Filed in Evidence Base, tobacco
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Also tagged escalation, experience-harm, future-gambling, gambling, gambling-limits, intensity, shift, substance-abuse, time, time-2-included, tobacco, traits-assessed
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ABSTRACT Aims To identify prevalence of alcohol and drug use and intoxication at work. Participants A total of 9828 Australian workers 14 years old. Setting Australia 2007
Abstract: Background: There are many models that study aspects of smoking habits: the influence of price, tax, relapse time, and the effects of prohibition. There are also studies examining the effects of the Spanish smoke-free law. We wanted to build a model able to separate the effect of the law from the pre-law evolution of smoking habits.Methods: Using data from the Spanish Ministry of Health and Social Policy, we developed a dynamic model of tobacco use
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Also tagged after-the-law, before-the-law, effect-on-new, evolution, health, its-restriction, number, predictions, social, social-policy, tobacco
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Responding to today’s Joseph Rowntree Foundation survey showing the influence of family and friends on teenage drinking, Chris Sorek, Chief Executive of alcohol awareness charity Drinkaware, says: “This study reinforces Drinkaware’s research which shows that parents are vital in shaping children’s attitudes to alcohol and they have more influence than they think…
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Also tagged chief, chief-executive, chris, chris-sorek, friends-on-teenage, joseph, joseph-rowntree, more-influence, research-which, showing-the-influence, study, survey-showing, the-influence
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