OBJECTIVE To conduct a systematic review of studies of social media platforms used by young people to discuss and view deliberate self-harm. STUDY DESIGN 11 electronic databases were searched from January 2000 to January 2012 for primary research; in June 2014 an updated search of Medline was conducted. Grey literature sources were also searched. Search results were screened by two reviewers....

OBJECTIVE To examine factors associated with suffering harm from another person's alcohol consumption and explore how suffering such harms relate to feelings of safety in nightlife. DESIGN Cross-sectional opportunistic survey (Global Drug Survey) using an online anonymous questionnaire in 11 languages promoted through newspapers, magazines and social media. SUBJECTS Individuals (participati...

The aim of this paper is to describe the available methods to quantify the main health and social harms related to alcohol consumption in the population and to provide recommendations to improve research on these issues. Methods using individual and aggregate level data for the study of the relationship between alcohol consumption and related harms are taken into account, highlighting their str...

BACKGROUND Social media may blur the line between socialisation and professional use. Traditional views on medical professionalism focus on limiting motives and behaviours to avoid situations that may compromise care. It is not surprising that social media are perceived as a threat to professionalism. OBJECTIVE To develop evidence for the professional use of social media in medicine. METHOD...

A tort liability system involves two primary objectives: deterrence of unsafe behavior and compensation for resulting harms. In the U.S., where alternative methods to pay for resulting harms are not as available as in most other industrialized nations, both objectives seem equally important. In other nations where government programs are far more readily available to pay for health care and los...

Area restrictions prohibiting people from entering drug scenes or areas where they were arrested are a common socio-legal mechanism employed to regulate the spatial practices of people who use drugs (PWUD). To explore how socio-spatial patterns stemming from area restrictions shape risk, harm, and health care access, qualitative interviews and mapping exercises were conducted with 24 PWUD with ...