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	The global burden of disease attributable to alcohol and drug use in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016 GBD 2016 Alcohol and Drug Use Collaborator (2018) CC Open external link (94) Add to my MEDBOX a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet Published:November 01, 2018DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30337-7 Tags: global burden of disease, GBD, alcohol, alcohol abuse, drug use, Policy, Analysis, Source: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanps
	Questions and answers on the prevention and control of alcohol-related harm World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Western Pacific (2019) C_WHO View PDF(20) Download (12) Add to my MEDBOX The "Questions and Answers on Prevention and control of Alcohol related harm" has been developed by WHO country office in Viet Nam with technical contribution from national and international experts in the field. This publication provides scientific evidences on harms of alcohol use to the health of users as well as to others and society at large. It provides WHO recommendations for the most effective prevention measures in Viet Nam and will also help answer questions that policy makers may have on how to develop effective policies for prevention and control of alcohol related harms Tags: alcohol, alcohol control, Prevention, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstream
	UNODC-WHO Stop-Overdose-Safely (‎S-O-S)‎ project implementation in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Ukraine World Health Organization WHO; United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime UNODC (2021) C_WHO View PDF(15) Download (6) Add to my MEDBOX Summary Report Tags: alcohol, alcohol abuse, alcohol control, eastern europe, Policy, kazakhstan, kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstream
	Prevention of drug use in schools Ranaweera, S.; and D. Samarashinghe World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for South-East Asia (2022) C_WHO View PDF(14) Download (8) Add to my MEDBOX Schools are generally the most popular setting for drug-use- prevention programmes, and are used both by governmental and non-governmental agencies. This may be for many reasons: ease of obtaining funding for school drug-use-prevention programmes, the captive audience, and the popular perception that drug prevention should start from schools, or the need to show that action is being taken to control a serious social problem Tags: alcohol, Prevention, Drug abuse, Schools, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstream
	Reducing the harm from alcohol by regulating cross-border alcohol marketing, advertising and promotion: executive summary World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO View PDF(13) Download (7) Add to my MEDBOX This short document summarizes the key content of the WHO report Reducing the harm from alcohol by regulating cross-border alcohol marketing, advertising and promotion. It outlines the way that alcohol is being marketed across national borders – often by digital means – and often regardless of the social, economic or cultural environment in receiving countries. It highlights how increasingly sophisticated advertising and promotion techniques, including linking alcohol brands to sports and cultural activities, sponsorships and use of e-mails, SMS and social media, are being used to increase customer loyalty and gain new customers. The summary also explains that young people and heavy drinkers are increasingly targeted by alcohol advertising, often to the detriment of their health, and highlights the need for more effective national regulations and better international collaboration Tags: alcohol, harm reduction, marketing, control, Policy, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstream
	Global alcohol action plan: Second draft, unedited World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO View PDF(14) Download (5) Add to my MEDBOX The harmful use of alcohol causes approximately 3 million deaths every year and the overall burden of disease and injuries attributable to alcohol consumption remains unacceptably high. The pace of development and implementation of alcohol policies has been uneven in WHO regions, and resources and capacities for implementation of the WHO Global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol 10 years after its endorsement do not correspond to the magnitude of the problems. On this basis, the WHO Executive Board in its decision EB146 (14) called for accelerated action to reduce the harmful use of alcohol Tags: alcohol, strategy plan, harmful use, Source: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-s
	Noncommunicable Diseases Data Portal World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO Open external link (249) Add to my MEDBOX Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) – chief among them, cardiovascular diseases (heart disease and stroke), cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases – cause nearly three-quarters of deaths in the world. Their drivers are social, environmental, commercial and genetic, and their presence is global. Every year 17 million people under the age of 70 die of NCDs, and 86% of them live in low- and middle-income countries. Users can explore the data below by country, accessing detailed information on noncommunicable diseases and their key risk factor Tags: dashboard, interactive tool, database, ncd, Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), Cancer, cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory tract diseases, Diabetes, alcohol abuse, obesity, tobacco use, Source: https://ncdportal.org/Home
	El alcohol y la COVID-19 en la Región de las Américas Pan American Health Organization PAHO (2021) C_WHO View PDF(17) Download (8) Add to my MEDBOX Esta hoja informativa destaca la relación entre el consumo de alcohol y la COVID-19. El alcohol se utiliza a menudo para la socialización y por algunas personas para hacer frente a las emociones difíciles como la ansiedad, el miedo, la depresión, el aburrimiento y la incertidumbre, todo lo cual aumentó durante la pandemia de COVID-19, con el consiguiente incremento en el consumo de alcohol, especialmente en quienes ya bebían en exceso Tags: alcohol, alcohol abuse, pandemic, covid-19, substance abuse, risk factors, fact sheet, Source: https://iris.paho.org/bitstream/handle/1
	Álcool e COVID-19 nas Américas Pan American Health Organization (2021) C_WHO View PDF(17) Download (8) Add to my MEDBOX Esta ficha informativa destaca a relação entre o consumo de álcool e a COVID-19. O consumo episódico pesado é considerado um risco à saúde para a COVID-19, e o álcool é usado por alguns para lidar com as emoções difíceis que aumentaram durante a pandemia Tags: alcohol, alcohol abuse, pandemic, covid-19, substance abuse, risk factors, fact sheet, Source: https://iris.paho.org/bitstream/handle/1
	Alcohol and COVID-19 in the Americas Pan American Health Organization (2021) C_WHO View PDF(17) Download (6) Add to my MEDBOX This fact sheet highlights the relationship between alcohol consumption and COVID-19. Heavy episodic drinking is considered a health risk for COVID-19, and alcohol is used by some to cope with difficult emotions that increased during the pandemic Tags: alcohol, alcohol abuse, pandemic, covid-19, substance abuse, risk factors, fact sheet, Source: https://iris.paho.org/bitstream/handle/1

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73 records