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Wired
In Reflections, Part 2 |
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At Wired In, we have drawn up a series of statements
forming an underlying ‘philosophy’ that provides
clarity and helps us steer our course of action in this field
[the prof speaks out] |
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"A
Flag in the Breeze" Exclusive Preview |
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Mike Ashton hoists a small flag in to Britain's
addiction treatment policy breeze! PDF of
the article [SMMGP, UK] |
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NTA conference:
Delivering the Drug Strategy - new speaker confirmed |
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Kevin Brennan MP, Under-Secretary of State
for Children, Young People and Families, will join the list of
speakers at our conference and will speak about young people
and families. [NTA, UK] |
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Drug
treatment and testing |
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The new pilot is being supported by £1
million of Government funding and will be tested in the majority
of courts in the Lothians and Borders Sheriffdom over the next
two years [Scottish Government, UK] |
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Rehab
Outcomes Project |
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The scheme aims to improve the effectiveness
of residential rehabilitation in the UK by collating and sharing
information about the outcome, effectiveness and quality of these
services [Residentail Rehab Outcomes Project, UK] |
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Professional
ex-s´ |
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I have found really interesting article in
Journal of Contemporary Ethnography from 1991. The author, J.
David Brown, uses the introspective methods and the qualitative
interviews to describe the identity transformation of drug users
into professionals - drug counselors ['What I've heard...' Blog,
Czech Republic] |
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Pathways
to Problems Event |
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I was one of the speakers at yesterday’s
Pathways to Problems event and I thought I should share my slides
[Andrew Brown, Drug Education Forum, UK] |
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In
The Flesh |
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Our latest blog delivers a reality check into
the current treatment debate [Druglink, UK] |
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DrugScope
is moving |
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DrugScope is moving to new offices at the end
of this week [DrugScope, UK] |
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Cannabis
may shrink brain, scientists report |
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Smoking cannabis for long periods of time may
shrink parts of the brain that govern memory, emotion and aggression,
according to researchers in Australia. Scientists used magnetic
resonance imaging to scan the brains of people who admitted to
smoking more than five joints a day for at least 10 years and
compared them with brain images taken from non-drug users [Guardian,
UK] |
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Youth
Alcohol Action Plan |
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The evidence set out in this Action Plan, which
was promised in the Children's Plan, shows the extent of the
problem. 36-page PDF [dcsf, UK] |
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Young
people and alcohol |
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A new approach launched in Government action
plan [dcsf, UK] |
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Alcohol
and young people at risk |
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Snapshot survey 13-page PDF [Addaction, UK] |
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Parents
could face court for letting children try alcohol |
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Parents could be taken to court for letting
their child try alcohol at home under proposals being considered
by ministers [Daily Mail, UK] |
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Ministers
put campaign to curb alcohol adverts on hold |
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Ministers have postponed further curbs on alcohol
advertising and cut-price supermarket drink promotions despite
police complaints that lager is being sold more cheaply than
sparkling water [Guardian, UK] |
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Stores
selling lager for as little as 25p a can 'put children's lives
at risk' |
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With cans of own-brand lager available from
25p when bought in large packs, and well-known brands such as
Tennent's from 44p, critics say youngsters can easily afford
to buy alcohol [The Scotsman, UK] |
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Is
it Fair to Ask the Government of Mexico to Change its Constitution? |
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Since taking office in 2006, President Felipe
Calderón of Mexico has embarked on a bold counter-drug
strategy, deploying thousands of troops in an aggressive crackdown
[Pushing Back, ONDCP, USA] |
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Mexico
fights a deadly war on drugs |
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The Mexican government has made the fight against
drugs its No. 1 priority [Seattle PI, USA] |
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Responding
to substance abuse and offending in Indigenous communities:
review of diversion |
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This report outlines the diversion programs
currently operating, including those for Indigenous offenders.
Issues concerning access to diversion programs, and barriers
to participation and completion, determine the effectiveness
of programs. 151-page PDF [Australian Institute of Criminology] |
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International
Narcotics Control Board 'Out Of Step' With HIV/AIDS Control
Efforts |
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The International Narcotics Control Board "remains
out of step" with the rest of the United Nations' efforts
to fight the spread of HIV, especially among injection drug users,
and its practices should be open for review [Medical News Today,
UK] |
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