Center "ESCAPE" - Drug Prevention in Ukraine

«Escape» Dutch-Ukrainian center of tobacco, alcohol, drug
abuse prevention

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	President Victor Yuschenko calls Ukrainians to care more for health. He spoke of this in his speech held at national forum "Our goal – healthy individual, healthy nation", which took place in Kiev, UNIAN reports. Read more...
	European condoms AIDS-tainted: Mozambique bishop MAPUTO (Reuters) - The head of the Catholic church in Mozambique said on Wednesday he believed some European-made condoms were deliberately tainted with the HIV/AIDS virus to kill African people. Read more...
	This Is How HIV/AIDS Patients Get "Treatment" in Papua New Guinea: Buried Alive! Billions of dollars are spent annually worldwide on a research meant to find a vaccine or cure against HIV/AIDS, but some tackle the problem on a very basic level. In order to "cut the evil at its roots", as the saying goes... Read more...
	Dutch protesters make bid to save "magic mushrooms" AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Protesters turned out on Amsterdam's central Dam Square on Saturday, hoping to stop the government from banning magic mushrooms and asking to "save the 'shrooms". Read more...
	Excessive use of alcohol leads to lungs destruction A group of scientists from the Emory University (Atlanta, the USA) conducted some investigations and discovered that chronic alcohol abuse leads to destruction of albumen, which protects the tissue of lungs from liquid soaking, reduces the quantity of antioxidants and weakens the immune protection Read more...
	Beer alcoholism in Ukraine reached national scale Over the last ten years the number of beer alcoholics in Ukraine increased in ten times. Narcologists consider that such beer boom was caused by the myth about safety and relative benefit of beer. More and more teenagers, youth and "white collars" become addicted. The problem of the low percent beverage is discussed in a new issue of the Ukrainian weekly magazine Korrespondent Read more...
	Ukraine takes the first place in the number of smokers in Europe Ministry of Economics of Ukraine in its follow-up report related to its order "About Introducing Changes to the Rules of Retails Sale of Tobacco Products" number 258 dated July 27, 2006 reports that every second Ukrainian smokes. In general there is about 15.5 million smokers in Ukraine and with year the number of cigarettes they smoke out, only grows. Therefore Ukraine takes the first place in the number of smokers in Europe Read more...
	Cyber-sex addiction The sex addict does not necessarily need to have sex with an individual in order to be addicted. Pornography addiction or cyber-sex is a type of sexual addiction in which the individual, more often than not, masturbates to pornographic images on the Internet. Read more...
	SEXUAL ADDICTION Sexual addiction is rapidly becoming recognized as a major social problem with similarities more well-known to alcohol and drug addiction or compulsive gambling. We are becoming accustomed to hearing about sexual scandals in our communities, in the workplace, in churches and schools, even in the White House, involving those in which we place our trust. Read more.
	Can Anybody Tell Us Why Smoking Isn't Stupid? Girls who smoke are more likely to grow excess facial hair. Smoking causes "hairy tongues" from the tar. Teenage smokers see shrinks more than other teens. Read more...
	Dumb Reasons To Start Drinking When parents and teachers warn you about all the possible effects of drinking they usually give you some scaring examples of dirty, bad-smelling, feeding with garbage and stealing scrap metal. And if not that extreme, al least they warn you for the physical risks like liver and stomach disturbances, etc. Shortly, arguments and examples that don't really mean a heck of a lot to you. Read more.
	What is Computer addiction? Computers and computer technologies have entered into our everyday life and gradually occupied an important place. In about every human activity the computer is a constant working instrument. Read more.
	Caffeine Caffeine is a stimulating substance that can be found in coffee, tea and cola. Caffeine also can be found in so called smart drinks or energy drinks.. Caffeine in its pure form is a white powder with a bitter taste. It is being sold as pills or added to other drugs. Read more.
	Pregnancy & alcohol You are pregnant in the coming moths will be fully dedicated to the baby that is growing in you. Giving birth to a healthy baby is at this moment the most important and you have the possibility to contribute in this.Drinking alcohol, just as smoking, is something that influences the health of your unborn child. Read more.
	Motivation test Does the outcome of the AUDIT test makes you worry and wondering whether it would not be time to change something for the better? Do you think you are motivated enough to do something about your alcohol use? Maybe you realize that it’s all not that fun anymore, and that your health, relations, work or study all suffer from your drinking habit. If so, it’s about time to come into action. Fill in this motivation test in order to get an indication in how far you are motivated to change your drinking behavior. Test your motivation!
	Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test. With this test you can determine how much danger there is for you to develop an alcohol problem. If the outcomes of the test convince you that it is high time to you are ablegoing to do the course, you will have to make the test a second time. Do the test: Am I at risk?
	The Brain & the Actions of Cocaine, Opiates and Marijuana. Information for teachers. Download .ppt presentation. (.ppt, 2.6 Mb)
	Alcohol and your body. Read more...
	What is responsible drinking? The norms for safe drinking for adults. Read more...
	School - Territory of Health (Making Schools a Healhier Place)A new manual on effective school-based drug prevention With support of MATRA program (Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs) we have issued a manual on effective school-based drug prevention. Read more...