"(...)a concentration of risk of alcohol problems was found among those young people who consume alcohol in early adolescence. Early initiation of drinking may be an increasingly important marker of broader risk taking as alcohol becomes less normative" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ad…

68% of those who had tried e-cigarettes said they had never tried smoking - "This indicates that, for teens, vaping is a route into nicotine addiction, rather than out of it." luke clancy news.sky.com/story/teen-vap…

A dynamic young (except for me) board of the @EUSPR full of motivation and drive. Good feeling about the future

Our amazing group!

A handy thread.

It would be great if this became an international movement!

One of the most important work I've been involved in.

One of the most interesting work I've been involved in.

Excellent clip from PAHO/WHO making the case that we all need greater protection from the commercial interests promoting alcohol for profit. Greater regulation is in the interest of the public good youtu.be/tgRcT5c8jAY

"Researchers took national and state mortality data from 2015 to 19 and looked at deaths either fully or partially attributable to excessive drinking. Those causes of death included vehicle accidents, alcohol poisoning and other health impacts, such as liver disease, Esser said."

Substance use prevention experts meeting at UNODC. Evidence-based guidelines for Police Officers to be lauched in 2023.

Overdoses & deaths related to the use of ketamine & its analogues: a systematic review @Tharcila_Chaves, Bob Wilffert & @ZilaMS → doi.org/10.1080/009529… #Ketamine #DrugOverdose #Toxicity #Phencyclidine #OverdoseDeaths #FatalOverdoses #PolyDrugUse #Antidepressants #Deaths

1 in 4 #breastcancer cases caused by #alcohol in WHO/Europe region is caused by low dose amounts of beer, wine, liquor. But the alcohol industry keeps women in the dark and even misleads and confuses women - e.g. through #pinkwashing & linking their products to #cancerprevention

Clear warning from the Director General of World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: "Electronic cigarettes are a trap to recruit children, not part of harm reduction". healthpolicy-watch.news/e-cigarettes-a…

Charles Parry Zila Sanchez Colin Angus Niamh Fitzgerald

OPORTUNIDADE de bolsa Doutorado Direto e Pós-Doutorado na Unifesp sob minha orientação. "Redução do consumo de álcool entre adolescentes através de uma intervenção multicomponente de base comunitária" fapesp.br/oportunidades/… fapesp.br/oportunidades/…

Great discussion on why the need for an implementation science approach. First RCT of SFP10-14 in Brazil presented by Zila Sanchez at #EUSBSRforum2023 EUSPR

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