Conclusion: A higher number of motives, as well as specific motives reported for sedative use, were found to be significantly associated with past 12-month SSAU. Scientific significance: Findings underscore the need for considering motives in tailoring preventive interventions for reducing SSAU. It may be equally important to direct efforts toward decreasing the number of motives, as well as addressing the specific motives reported for sedative use.
Monday, September 12, 2011
A joint BDA (British Dietetic Association) and Alcohol Concern Cymru briefing paper on Alcohol and Calories has been released. Alcohol Concern say many of us are taking in more calories in the form of food and drink than our bodies can use – and a major part of this is increasing levels of alcohol consumption. The briefing paper states 'Amongst adults who drink, alcohol accounts for nearly 10% of their calorie intake, yet many people have little idea how many calories they are consuming in the form of alcoholic drinks.
Filed in BZP, UK Alcohol Policy
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Also tagged alcohol, alcohol-concern, binge drinking, bodies, briefing-paper, BZP, calories-page, form, health, little-idea, more-calories, resources, their-calorie, tool-calculates
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Friday, September 9, 2011
Violent crime could be reduced significantly if policymakers at the local level limit the number of neighborhood liquor stores and ban the sale of single-serve containers of alcoholic beverages, according to separate studies led by University of California, Riverside researchers…
Filed in Uncategorized, crime
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Also tagged alcoholic-beverages, california, crime, level-limit, limit-the-number, liquor-stores, riverside, sale, separate-studies, the-local, the-number, the-sale, university
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The publication of this special focus issue represents a unique opportunity to discuss the impact of what has been called the “Great Recession” of 2008–2009 on drug use. There are few studies on how drug use is influenced by the main macro-economic variables, such as Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and unemployment. This collection of articles from different parts of the world studying a variety of drugs, aims to trigger debate and shed some light on future developments.
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
Filed in Evidence Base, tobacco
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Also tagged after-the-law, before-the-law, effect-on-new, evolution, health, influence, its-restriction, predictions, social, social-policy, tobacco
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Abstract Aim To assess the association between access to off-premises alcohol outlets and harmful alcohol consumption. Design, Setting, Participants Multilevel study of 2334 adults aged 18 to 75 years from 49 census collector districts (the smallest spatial unit in Australia at the time of survey) in metropolitan Melbourne
Filed in Evidence Base
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Also tagged alcohol-outlets, association, australia, between-outlet, eight-or-more, harm-at-least, harmful-alcohol, participants, short-term-harm, shortest, smallest, time
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Abstract: Background: Measuring syringe availability and coverage is essential in the assessment of HIV/AIDS risk reduction policies. Estimates of syringe availability and coverage were produced for the years 1996 and 2006, based on all relevant available national-level aggregated data from published sources.Methods: We defined availability as the total monthly number of syringes provided by harm reduction system divided by the estimated number of injecting drug users (IDU), and defined coverage as the proportion of injections performed with a new syringe, at national level (total supply over total demand). Estimates of supply of syringes were derived from the national monitoring system, including needle and syringe programmes (NSP), pharmacies, and medically prescribed heroin programmes.
Filed in Evidence Base, Harm Reduction
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Also tagged 2006-estimates, aids, assessment, estimated, harm-reduction, idu, proportion, the-assessment, the-number, the-proportion
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Prescription drug abuse in America has become an epidemic – the number of people in the USA abusing pain relievers aged 12 years plus rose by 20% between 2002 and 2009, according to SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration). The Obama administration would like pharmaceutical companies to develop education programs for prescribers about the safe use of opioids…
Filed in Uncategorized
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Also tagged between-2002, drug-abuse, mental, mental-health, pain / anesthetics, relievers-aged, safe, safe-use, services, substance-abuse, the-number, years-plus
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Since it became illegal to sell cigarettes to people under 18 years of age, the number of 16-17 year-olds who smoke in the UK has dropped, according to a study published in the medical journal Addiction. Up to 1st October 2007, it was illegal to sell cigarettes and tobacco products to people under 16…
Filed in Uncategorized, tobacco
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Also tagged 16-17-year-olds, became-illegal, medical, people-under, sell-cigarettes, since-it-became, smoking / quit smoking, study-published, the-medical, the-number
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Thursday, August 12, 2010
The Associated Press: “Violence against nurses and other medical professionals appears to be increasing around the country as the number of drug addicts, alcoholics and psychiatric patients showing up at emergency rooms climbs. Nurses have responded, in part, by seeking tougher criminal penalties for assaults against health care workers. …
Filed in Uncategorized
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Also tagged against-health, against-nurses, around-the-country, country, criminal, criminal-penalties, drug-addicts, emergency-rooms, medical, patients-showing, the-country, the-number
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