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Wired
In to Scotland |
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Lucie pointed out that lots of people were
talking about recovery, sorry Recovery. They were excited! [the
prof speaks out] |
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EMCDDA
General report of activities 2007 |
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Published every spring, it catalogues the Centre's
achievements in each area of its annual work programme. 13-page
PDF [EMCDDA] |
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Who
lives in a park? Who lives in a cage? |
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Thanks to blogs of David and others from Wired
In, I am slowly getting familiar with the current situation in
drug policy and services in UK and I read the debates around
its expected transformation with a lot of concern [What I've
heard blog, Czech Republic] |
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Scottish
encouragement! |
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I've just returned from a 2 day work visit
to Edinburgh and Glasgow, what an amazing place! They've hit
the nail right on the head with the new drug strategy- recovery
is what it's about [I did it my way blog] |
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Reported
decline in drug misuse in prison may be illusory |
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A substantial reported decline in prison drug
misuse in recent years may be illusory: a report has suggested
that prisoners may be learning how to cheat the random tests.
It also says that such testing in prisons may be driving prisoners
towards harder drugs [BMJ, UK] |
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PCTs to spearhead surge in talking therapies |
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This initiative will transform the way the
NHS helps people with depression and anxiety disorders. It will
help to reduce the stigma associated with mental health problems
[DoH, UK] |
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Statutory
Homelessness |
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1st Quarter (January - March) 2008 [Communities
and Local Government, UK] |
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The
Ibogaine Session |
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On Monday, May 12th, the six O'Clock Show at
the International Harm Reduction Conference in Barcelona hosted
a ‘User’s Choice’ session on Ibogaine, supported
by INPUD. We have filmed and edited the whole session, you can
watch it below in four parts [Drug Reporter] |
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Oregon
Splits from California on Workplace Rights of Medical Marijuana
Patients |
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The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled that
an employer must make a reasonable accommodation for medical
marijuana use for a disability [Drug Law Blog, USA |
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Pot
2.0: New Report Finds Highest-Ever Levels Of THC in U.S. Marijuana |
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The Office of National Drug Control Policy
and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) released the latest
analysis (PDF) from the University of Mississippi's Potency
Monitoring Project, which revealed that levels of THC - the psychoactive
ingredient in marijuana - have reached the highest-ever amounts
since scientific analysis of the drug began in the late 1970s
[Pushing Back, ONDCP, USA] |
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Marijuana
Potency, ONCDP data doubts |
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But as is becoming a regular occurrence with
regard to ONDCP announcements, doctors have cast doubts over
the veracity of the US drug czar's claims [Canna Zine, UK] |
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Program
Treats Addicts in Health Care |
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Forty-eight states have confidential programs
aimed at helping addicted health workers get into treatment [NPR,
USA] |
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Millions
meant for drug abuse services used for other purposes, study
finds |
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Virginia spent $106 million on substance abuse
services in 2006, but most state agencies failed to evaluate
whether their programs worked and $18 million set aside for the
programs went unspent, a legislative study found [National Examiner,
USA] |
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Alcohol
and Violence: Exploring Patterns and Responses |
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Increasing attention is being paid to the question
of what exactly is the nature of the association between alcohol
and violence ... This collection of papers is an attempt to contribute
to that understanding 106-page PDF [International Center for
Alcohol Policies] |
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World
offers President Karzai extra $20bn to stem drug trafficking |
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World donors promised Afghanistan more than
$20 billion (£10 billion) of new aid, plus fresh moral
support, yesterday, but told President Karzai that they were
losing patience with his Government’s failure to stem rampant
graft and drug trafficking [Times, UK] |
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