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New
Film on our YouTube Recovery Channel |
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I can tell you that the people who participated
in these film clips are really excited to know that they are
being looked at by lots of people [the prof speaks out] |
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Approaches
to Alcohol and Drugs in Scotland A Question of Architecture |
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A systemsmapping approach to how Scotland can
reduce the damage to its population through alcohol and drugs
by half by 2025. 74-page PDF [Scotland's Futures Forum, UK] |
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Approaches
to Alcohol and Drugs in Scotland: a Question of Architecture |
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Alcohol and drug use andmisuse is an immense
and highly complex challenge for policymakers in Scotland which
can be addressed coherently. 7-page PDF. Executive summary [Scotland's
Futures Forum, UK] |
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Dimensions
of a manageable problem |
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A collection of expert views. 201-page PDF
[Scotland's Futures Forum, UK] |
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Drug
problems affect society as a whole |
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I applaud Scotland's Future Forum on their
forthright recommendations for the development of treatment and
care services for those with drug and alcohol problems - Dr Gary
Tanner, Clinical Lead, Alcohol and Drug Services [Herald, UK] |
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Storm
as think tank calls for drug users "Shooting galleries" |
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The report by the Scottish Parliament-backed
Scotland’s Futures Forum yesterday called for radical new
ways to tackle the drug problem [Daily Express, UK] |
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Now
experts say cannabis should be legal |
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Cannabis should be legalised and taxed, an
influential Scottish think tank recommended yesterday, just weeks
after the Government hardened its attitude towards the drug,
reclassifying it as a class B substance [The Scotsman, UK] |
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Prison
drug treatment controversy |
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A former head of drug treatment policy in prisons
is on a collision course with his one-time employer, the government
[Channel 4, UK] |
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Marijuana
in Prison |
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The 29-year-old author of this essay is currently
in prison. Rejecting the use of alcohol in an institutional setting
as conducive to violence, he adopts marijuana use for relief
of chronic stress [Canna Zine, UK] |
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Are
our kids drinking too much too soon? |
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Are the pressures of modern life meaning that
our kids are drinking more alcohol younger? [Alcohol Debate,
UK] |
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Brain
protein cuts excessive alcohol drinking |
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The new approach is remarkable because it prevented
relapse - the common tendency found in sober alcoholics to easily
return to heavy drinking after just one glass [Telegraph, UK] |
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Heroin
seizures set to soar |
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Heroin seizures in 2008 are set to soar to
record highs as the impact of last year's bumper poppy crop in
Afghanistan continues to be felt here [Irish Independent] |
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HSE
finds 20pc rise in addicts seeking help |
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Statistics obtained by the Irish Independent
show the amount of people participating in the HSE's methadone
maintenance programme has risen from 8,155 in 2003 to 9,757 last
year [Irish Independent] |
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The
Search for Medications to Treat Stimulant Dependence |
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Progress in understanding the neurobiology
of stimulant dependence has enabled researchers to identify medications
whose pharmacological effects suggest that they might help patients
initiate abstinence or avoid relapse. 8-page PDF [Addiction Science & Clinical
Practice, NIDA, USA] |
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Obama
and McCain: Where They Stand on Addiction Issues |
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Based on their records, neither John McCain
or Barack Obama can really be considered a leader in the drug-policy
arena [Join Together, USA] |
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Drinking
themselves sick ... boozing teens crowd hospitals |
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Young Australians are drinking themselves sick
in unprecedented numbers, with new research showing a surge in
hospital admissions for alcohol-related conditions since 1999
[The age, Australia] |
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Binge-drinking
blamed for increase in harm |
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Binge drinking in Australia in New Zealand
is being blamed for a dramatic increase in alcohol-related harm
among young people [Stuff.co, New Zealand] |
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Afghanistan
growing drug trade will prolong conflict 'for years to come' |
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Afghanistan's growing drug trade and the corruption
of its government will prolong the Taliban insurgency against
British troops for years to come, confidential Government documents
have warned [Telegraph, UK] |
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The
current state of drug policy debate |
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Trends in the last decade in the European Union
and United Nations. 21-page
PDF Report [TNI-UNGASS] |
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New
publications |
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A list of new publications from [IDPC] |
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