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Gosh,
it’s been a funny old day |
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I then had the most invigorating discussion
with Mark Gilman of the NTA who described various recovery related
projects in the North West of England [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 [SMMGP,
UK] |
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Scotland’s
Radical Drugs Policy U Turn |
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Scotland’s new drugs strategy The Road
to Recovery[1] signals a very welcome step change in Scottish
drugs policy. But will it mark a turning point for thinking about
drugs policy in the UK generally? [Kathy Gyngell, CPS blog, UK] |
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Drugs
leaflet offers advice to family members |
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Parents and grandparents in the Capital are
to be advised on drugs in a bid to stop youngsters becoming hooked
[Edinburgh Evening News, UK] |
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Drug
Seizures by Scottish Police Forces |
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Scotland's Chief Statistician today published
Drug Seizures by Scottish Police Forces, 2005-06 and 2006-07
[Scottish Government, UK] |
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Police
seize more Class A drugs |
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Scotland's police forces were involved in more
seizures of class A drugs in the year to the end of March 2007
than ever before [Scottish Government, UK] |
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Middle
class to blame for new Scots drug crisis |
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Middle class addicts are driving a demand which
has seen Scotland flooded with hard drugs, experts warned yesterday
[Daily Express, UK] |
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As
Long As I Know How I’m Getting Home |
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You may remember I spoke about a presentation
I went to of research with (older) young people about the way
they view alcohol. Andrew Bengry-Howell who did the research
has been kind enough to send me his slides [Drug Education News,
UK] |
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Prisoners
turning down the chance of early release |
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Glyn Travis, assistant general secretary of
the Prison Officers’ Association, [said] that inmates were
reluctant to leave because drugs were now cheaper in jail [Times,
UK] |
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Appearance.
Does alcohol affect the way we look? |
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This week the topic is alcohol and the affect
it can have on your looks; everything from weight gain to premature
aging. Join
in the debate [Alcohol Debate, UK] |
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Track
your drinking with our alcohol gadget |
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The gadget is easy to use and easy to set up.
It will sit on your Google homepage and can be used from any
computer [Cancer Research, UK] |
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Leave
them kids alone |
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It makes you wonder what's gone wrong with
this government and the way it deals with alcohol. It seems to
be on a bit of a hair-trigger with its prohibitions. It constantly
wades into quite subtle social and complicated medical situations
- teenagers starting to drink, women drinking in pregnancy, people
who drink more than the recommended amount but not a spectacular
amount - with a jackbooted, outlawing approach, only to have
to retract it [Guardian, UK] |
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Banning
booze won't stop teens bingeing |
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This new proposal aims to curb binge-drinking
among teens. But is it really the answer, even if it can be enforced?
[Mirror, UK] |
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Country
faces a crisis of drink and violence, MPs told |
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Teenagers are downing alcohol as if it is fizzy
pop as incidents of drink-fuelled violence and rape soar, a chief
constable told MPs yesterday [Daily Mail, UK] |
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All
Indicators Point to a Softening of America's Harsh Marijuana
Laws |
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With key medical marijuana ballot initiatives
likely to pass, and a more pot-friendly majority in Congress,
there is room for optimism [AlterNet, USA] |
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Indiana
Cigarette Tax Produces Dramatic Drop in Cigarette Sales |
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Cigarette sales in Indiana have dropped almost
18 percent in the nine months following the imposition of a 44
cent-per-pack tax [Drug Law Blog, USA] |
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U.S.
drug czar urges funds for war on Mexico cartels |
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White House drug czar John Walters urged the
U.S. Congress on Tuesday not to "sabotage" relations
with Mexico and pass a $1.4 billion anti-narcotics package to
help crush drug cartels [Washington Post, USA] |
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NewsPoint |
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June 2008 including: New stimulant treatment
centres - Is heroin back? Monitoring overdoses in metropolitan
Melbourne. 4-page PDF [Turning Point, UK] |
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Hep
C Review magazine |
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It contains 60 pages of hep B & C news
including: Fincol replaces bleach in NSW prisons [Hepatitis C
Council of NSW, Australia] |
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