Introduction Media interventions can potentially play a major role in influencing health
policies. This integrative systematic review aimed to assess the effects of planned media …

The gap between discovery of public health knowledge and application in practice settings
and policy development is due in part to ineffective dissemination. This article describes (1) …

Abstract Introduction In 2000, the Portuguese minority socialist government decriminalized
the possession and consumption of drugs. This law made Portugal unique in having a …

Since the late 1990s public opinion about cannabis legalization has become drastically
more liberal, and some states have begun to legalize cannabis for recreational use. Why …

Online shaming, where individuals participate in social policing by shaming supposed
wrongdoings on the internet, is a rapidly increasing and global phenomenon. The potential …

BACKGROUND: Media reporting on illicit issues has been frequently criticised for being
sensationalised, biased and narrow. Yet, there have been few broad and systematic …

Background Various countries and states, including Israel, have recently legalized cannabis
for therapeutic purposes (CTP). These changes have received mass media coverage and …

Abstract Background Drug consumptions rooms (DCRs) are a well-established and
evidence-based harm reduction response to drug use. Recently, a consortium led by health …

As direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy costs fall and eligibility criteria are relaxed, people
who inject drugs (PWID) will increasingly become eligible for HCV treatment. Yet eligibility …

Mass media sources influence numerous aspects of society including public perceptions of
social problems and public policy. Illegal drugs have been stigmatized in the US media for …