Despite a steady decline in average annual consumption of pure alcohol in France since the early 1960s, certain indicators of alcohol use have risen among young people over the past...

Tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis are the three psychoactive substances most commonly tried and used in late adolescence. Today, numerous studies shed light on adolescence and, in...

Few studies are available in France on social perceptions of Alzheimer's disease, even though the stakeholders involved (decision-makers, professionals, and families) report a negative...

Physical activity slows down the aging process. For patients with cystic fibrosis, it improves their lung capacity and their ability to fight off lung infections. According to the WHO,...

In France, it is generally accepted that the implementation of harm reduction policies (HRP)—including access to clean syringes and the widespread distribution of opioid substitution...

For the past fifteen years or so, a team of researchers has been working to improve the tools used to analyze the impact of European alcohol prevention policies. The results of...

By the end of 1999, nearly one in two French people aged 18 to 25 reported smoking, representing the highest smoking prevalence across all age groups. This smoking among young people...

While soil pollution can stem from various sources, the French seem particularly concerned about diffuse pollution, whether it results from the deposition of air pollutants—especially...

By their very nature, Health Barometers are designed to be repeated over time, using the same methodologies and questionnaires, in order to track trends. As such, they are very useful...