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Published in Journal Watch Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 2010. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) is calling for a more-stringent control of alcohol advertising on cable television. Although advertising alcoholic beverages to a television audience with many underage drinkers has been avoided since 2003, it is felt that even tighter guidelines and limits need to be put [...]
The Community Alcohol Action Network (CAAN) website has been set up to encourage changes in the drinking culture of Australians. It has many features including a regular e-newsletter "GrogWatch" that covers the latest research and trends in alcohol consumption and its effects when not consumed in moderation. The website also features informative articles under the heading [...]
It is becoming increasingly evident that children are being targeted by the media from a very young age. They are being encouraged to become consumers before they can walk, spell, read or write. How? Through advertising and strategically placed marketing campaigns. Australian author and Generation Next speaker, Maggie Hamilton points out in her book “What’s [...]
Guest Post: Julie Gale. Director, Kids Free 2B Kids. Note: This blog necessarily contains explicit material not suitable for children and which may offend some readers. "It is a continual frustration that the media will not print examples of covers of pornographic material sold within view and access of children. (or examples of content and [...]
Many teenagers who occasionally smoke cannabis don’t think that they are putting themselves at risk of developing issues of addiction or health problems as they grow older. However Paul Dillon, author of “Teenagers, Alcohol and Drugs” and Generation Next speaker, has commented that “... experimenting with cannabis puts you at risk of coming into contact [...]
By Dr Michael Carr-Gregg On Wednesday April 7th, I nearly choked on my wheaties when reading the morning paper to discover that a beauty pageant for children (inspired by US TV shows) called Little Miss Bayside will be held in Brighton in the next few months. This antediluvian throwback of a competition, which costs $100 [...]
Generation Next founder Dr Ramesh Manocha and Generation Next seminar speakers Julie Gale (Director Kids Free 2B Kids) and Dr Michael Carr-Gregg (Author and Child & Adolescent Psychologist) were among experts and public figures who signed a letter which was recently sent to the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General Censorship Ministers. Other key figures included: The [...]
9% of Australians have smoked cannabis in the past year 63% of teenage daily users cannot control their use The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre has published a research report The epidemiology of cannabis use and cannabis-related harm in Australia 1993–2007ad. This report has found that there has been a dramatic increase in people [...]
A recent study by Professor Craig Anderson “Violent video game effects on aggression, empathy, and pro-social behaviour in Eastern and Western countries: A meta-analytic review” has confirmed that young people exposed to violent video games, themselves become more violent. Researchers monitored individuals ranging from young children to university students and covering a wide range of [...]
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) has released new guidelines for lap-band surgery on teenagers. These new guidelines for bariatric surgery address issues specific to young people. RACP Fellow Professor Louise Baur, chair of the working party which developed the policy said, “...young people suffering severe obesity require high quality clinical services. We need [...]
