Sharing risk experiences of polydrug use on YouTube

Polydrug Use in Adolescence

The 2010 Monitoring the Future survey conducted by the US government raises concerns about an increase in drug use among teenagers, particularly those of a younger age. A similar trend has been reflected by European surveys, such as the 2010 Annual report on the state of the drugs problem in Europe, EMCDDA. According to this study, commissioned by the European Council, the use of multiple subst...

Risk factors for polydrug use in a Native American population.

The Diagnostic Interview Schedule was used in 1993-1995 to collect information on the use of alcohol and other substances from 1,086 Navajo Indians living on or near their reservation in the southwestern United States. Bivariate and multivariate analyses are used to show that age of first alcohol use has declined over the past 50 years and is a significant risk factor for both alcohol dependenc...

Risk-sharing Agreements: Country Experiences and Challenges

Is "YouTube" telling or selling you something? Tobacco content on the YouTube video-sharing website.

Received 3 January 2007 Accepted 1 March 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W ith advertising bans eroding direct tobacco advertising and promotional opportunities, tobacco companies are embracing more covert means of keeping their products in the minds of current and potential consumers. Compared with the breadth of published research on ‘‘above-the-line’’ tobacco advertising...

effect of listening strategy training on iranian efl learners listening comprehension and use of strategies

this study aimed to investigate the effects of listening strategy training on iranian efl learners listening comprehension and use of such strategies. this work, employing an experimental methodology, was conducted among 60 adult efl learners from a language institute in isfahan, iran, as participants. the participants, who were selected based on the results of a placement test, were assigned t...