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Review
of prison-based drug treatment funding |
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PricewaterhouseCoopers report on prison drug
treatment funding. 44-page PDF - Appendicies here [Ministry
of Justice, UK] |
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Addicts
cost taxpayers £800,000 |
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A drug addict costs the taxpayer more than £800,000
over the addict's lifetime, a government review has said [BBC,
UK] |
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Creation
of drug-free jails too expensive, say consultants |
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The creation of drug-free prisons in England
and Wales is too expensive and not a practical option with more
than half the record 83,000 jail population misusing drugs, according
to a consultants' report commissioned by justice and health ministers
[Guardian, UK] |
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NTA
conference, 11 June 2008 |
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A message from the NTA Chief Executive Paul
Hayes to the drug treatment sector, based on his keynote speech
and presentation at the Delivering the Drug Strategy conference
[NTA, UK] |
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NTA
national conference 2008 |
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600 delegates, including service user and carer
representatives from across the country, attended the NTA's Delivering
the Drug Strategy national conference on 11 June 2008 [NTA, UK] |
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New
booze culture row: Food up 20% but alcohol prices plunge |
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Supermarkets have been accused of fuelling
binge drinking by slashing the price of alcohol as the cost of
basic foodstuffs soars [The Scotsman, UK] |
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Why
Is Mom in Rehab? |
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Data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration revealed that the total number of admissions
to treatment services from 1996 to 2005 but stayed about the
same among people under 40, but jumped 52 percent among those
40 and older [New York Times, USA] |
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"Tik":
Crystal meth in Cape Town |
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In Cape Town, South Africa, crystal methamphetamine
use has exploded very quickly. Known locally as "tik," the
drug was virtually unknown as late as 2003. Now, it is the city's
main drug of abuse, even when alcohol is included [UNODC] |
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Humane
drug policies |
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At the UN High Level Meeting on AIDS, a group
of civil society organisations collaborated to draft an open
letter to senior UN officials to raise concerns about the UN-sponsored International
Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on June 26th.
Many governments use the day to highlight repressive drug control
efforts by publicising executions, arrests and drug seizures
[TNI-UNGASS] |
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WHO
Improving Access to Controlled Medicines |
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed
an online database to help improve global access to essential
controlled opiate medications – methadone, buprenorphine
and morphine [IHRA] |
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Free
online HIV textbook |
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In the following 800 pages, we present a comprehensive overview
of the treatment of HIV infection and its complications [Flying
Publisher] |
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