environment

People, Planet, or Profit: alcohol’s impact on a sustainable future

Book

Alcohol is a discretionary, non-essential product that causes over 200 health conditions.1 The harm that alcohol causes to health, society and the economy is already well-known. However, the damage caused to the environment, sustainable...

The environmental impact of tobacco products: Time to increase awareness and action

Scientific article

22 September 2022

"There is increasing recognition of the negative environmental effects of tobacco products. However, further research, policy and public awareness are needed to address the environmental harms caused by the tobacco industry." This editorial...

Alcohol and the Environment

Video and audio recordings

The Institute of Alcohol Studies presents Seminar Two in its four-part series on alcohol and sustainability. Seminar Two looks at the impact the production, packaging and distribution of alcohol has on both the local and global environment...

Prevention Science and Climate Action: Charting a course of involvement

26 May 2021

Washington, D.C.

On May 26, the Society for Prevention Research (SPR) International Committee will hold a session on "Prevention Science and Climate Action: Charting a course of involvement".

SPR International Networking Forum ISSUP

The Environmental Impact of Drugs

Video and audio recordings

22 April 2020

DFAF's short video highlights the concerns related to environmental destruction due to drug cultivation and production.

The Environmental Impact of Drugs

Video and audio recordings

22 April 2020

DFAF's short video highlights the concerns related to environmental destruction due to drug cultivation and production.

Tobacco and the Environment

Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster

The life cycle of a cigarette takes a heavy toll on the environment from growing the tobacco plant to the disposal of butts and packaging. Although the ecological impacts of tobacco are overshadowed by its devastating effects on human...

Liquid Modernity: Space, Place & Contemporary Drinking Cultures

11 April 2019

Bournemouth

United Kingdom

Liquid Modernity is a two-day event that seeks to draw together researchers interested in exploring the intersection of drink, space and place within contemporary culture, media and society.

How Cocaine Cues Get Planted in the Brain

Scientific article

6 September 2018

Individuals suffering from substance use disorders develop strong associations between the drug’s stimulating effect and environmental cues that act as reminders of the experience, which can lead to relapse. A recent study has proposed a...

Tobacco and Its Environmental Impact: An Overview

Book

Overview This overview assembles existing evidence on the ways in which tobacco affects human well-being from an environmental perspective – i.e. the indirect social and economic damage caused by the cultivation, production, distribution...