Health Behavior News Service reported this week the findings of a new study showing that obese teenage girls are more than twice as likely as other girls to develop high-level nicotine addiction as young adults. The findings are concerning since, according to the study, nearly 20 percent of American adolescents currently are obese. Smoking is [...]
Health Behavior News Service reports that school prevention programs aimed at curbing alcohol misuse in children are somewhat helpful, enough so to deserve consideration for widespread use, according to a large, international systematic review. The most significant program effects were reductions in episodes of drunkenness and binge drinking, reviewers found. “School-based prevention programs that take [...]
Today, Thursday, April 7, is National Alcohol Screening Day. Close to 1,000 community-based organizations, colleges and military installations worldwide will be offering anonymous self-assessments for alcohol use disorders at in-person events, online or over the phone. In observance of Alcohol Awareness Month, the campaign, How Do You Score? allows members of the public to take [...]
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