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Early initiation of cannabis use: A cross-national European perspective
(Elsevier, 2006-11)
This study reports on nationwide cross-sectional surveys in six European countries in 2001-2002, within the framework of the World Health Organization's collaborative study, Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC). ...
Economic and cultural correlates of cannabis use among mid-adolescents in 31 countries
(Wiley, 2006-02)
Aims: To examine cannabis use among mid-adolescents in 31 countries and associations with per-capita personal consumer expenditure (PCE), unemployment, peer factors and national rates of cannabis use in 1999.
Design, ...
Children photographing well-being: facilitating participation in research
(Wiley, 2006-09)
Children aged 8-12 years took 723 photographs representing well-being. Another group of children categorised the photographs, identified what was missing and discussed their inter-relationships. The largest categories were ...
The relationship between parental socio-economic status and episodes of drunkenness among adolescents: findings from a cross-national survey
(BioMed Central, 2006-11-28)
Behavioral factors such as (excessive) alcohol consumption play a major role in the explanation of social inequalities in health. The unequal distribution of health risk behaviors among socio-economic groups has important ...
Life expectancy and productivity loss among narcotics addicts thirty-three years after index treatment
(Routledge, 2006-09-22)
This study computed the life expectancy of a cohort of male narcotics addicts followed for 33 years and assessed the productivity lost as a result of premature mortality. The future life expectancy was constructed for the ...
Daring, substance use and involvement in violence among school children
(Haworth Press (Taylor & Francis), 2006-09-22)
This study explores whether the association between substance use and involvement in youth violence is a unique association resulting from the properties of the drugs, or whether it is part of a larger behavioral cluster. ...
"...it's all the same no matter how much fruit or vegetables or fresh air we get": traveller women's perceptions of illness causation and health inequalities.
(Elsevier, 2006-10-06)
This paper explores the perceptions of illness causation and health inequalities of Travellers, an ethnic minority group who experience considerable social and health disadvantages in Ireland. In order to allow for subjective ...
Construction apprentices' attitudes to workplace drug testing in Ireland.
(Ingenta, 2006-03)
Ireland has become one of the first European countries to legislate for workplace drug testing. However, little is known about the attitudes of Irish workers towards various aspects of workplace drug testing programmes. ...
Health Behaviour in school-aged children (HBSC): A World Health Organisation collaborative cross-national study.
(National Institute of Health Sciences, 2006-02)
The study aims to gain new insight into, and increase our understanding of young peoples' health and well-being, health behaviours and their social context. The survey considers the positive aspects of health, as well as ...
Consommation de cannabis par les élèves de 15 ans - Données issues de l'enquête internationale HBSC/OMS dans 32 pays occidentaux.
(French Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, 2006-03)
In the 32 western countries that participated in the Health behaviour in school-aged children (HBSC 2002) survey conducted in schools, about 20% of 15-year-olds declared that they had already used cannabis, which is ...