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Keep
taking the medicine |
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The head of the National Treatment Agency dismisses
'ideologues' who claim his organisation's addiction programmes
aren't working. 'The evidence in favour is overwhelming,' he
tells Mary O'Hara [Guardian, UK] |
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Children
of Britain lead the world in drinking and drugs |
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The report, the Health Behaviour in School-Aged
Children, paints a bleak picture of a childhood blighted by pressure
to fit in with peer groups and perform well in tests [Mail, UK] |
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Dramas
in the Drugs World? |
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Last week was a high octane drugs news week
... [Kathy Gyngell, CPS blog, UK] |
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Recovery
consensus statement |
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You can download the NTA conference handout
which lists the key prinicples of recovery identified by the
consensus group, and the draft statement [UKDPC] |
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'Policy
Zone' for Drugs & Alcohol Today |
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Some PowerPoint presentations from a series
of seminars [UKDPC] |
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UK
children 'most likely to try cannabis' |
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Children growing up in the UK are more likely
to drink, smoke and to have tried cannabis than in many other
western countries, according to a study by the World Health Organisation
[Guardian, UK] |
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Does
alcohol affect our relationships with others? |
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Is alcohol the 3rd person in your relationship?
This week the alcohol debate turns the spotlight on the negative
impact that alcohol can have [Alcohol Debate, UK] |
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Changing
Scotland's relationship with alcohol: a discussion paper on
our strategic approach |
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Discussion paper setting out our strategic
approach to tacking alcohol misuse [Scottish Government, UK] |
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Action
on Scotland's drink 'time bomb' |
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The Scottish Government today launched its
new approach to tackling alcohol misuse with the aim of changing
Scotland's relationship with drink [Scottish Government, UK] |
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BMA
Scotland response to new government consultation on alcohol
misuse |
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The BMA will respond in detail to the consultation,
but the content of this document appears to reflect some of the
key recommendations in our own publication Alcohol Misuse: tackling
the UK epidemic [BMA, UK] |
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AFS
reaction to Scottish Government alcohol proposals |
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Through the strategy, the Government is showing
positive leadership and a commitment to encouraging Scots to
change their drinking behaviour for a safer, healthier nation
[Alcohol Focus Scotland, UK] |
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Drinkers
to face 'walk of shame' at supermarket checkouts |
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Buying drink at the supermarket could involve
a walk of shame to an “alcohol-only” checkout counter
under new plans to help Scotland curb its binge-drinking culture
[Times, UK] |
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Price
rise for target drinks in booze culture crackdown |
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Prices rises of up to 75 per cent could be
imposed on some wines, spirits and beers under Scottish Government
plans to tackle the country's booze culture [The Scotsman, UK] |
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Launch
Of New Multi-Million Binge Drinking Advertising Campaign |
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A new, hard-hitting national advertising campaign
to drive home the serious consequences of binge drinking to 18
to 24 year olds was unveiled today by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith
[Home Office, UK] |
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Cheap
supermarket alcohol could be banned in England |
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Shops could be forced to raise the basic cost
of alcoholic drinks by a third or more, as part of plans to make
it harder for young people to access cheap alcohol [Telegraph,
UK] |
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The
failing war on drugs |
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US presidents rarely attack the really dangerous
drugs of alcohol and tobacco and meanwhile efforts to reduce
Colombia's drugs harvest are making little difference [New Statesman,
UK] |
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Adverse
effects of medical cannabinoids: a systematic review |
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Short-term use of existing medical cannabinoids
appeared to increase the risk of nonserious adverse events. The
risks associated with long-term use were poorly characterized
in published clinical trials and observational studies [Canadian
Medical Association] |
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The
adverse effects of cannabinoids: implications for use of medical
marijuana |
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There is a more pressing need for follow-up
studies involving patients who smoke cannabis for medical purposes,
to assess the risk for cannabis dependence and cardiovascular
disease [Canadian Medical Association] |
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Meth
to the West, Cocaine to the East, Pot in the Middle |
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The geography of drug use [Addiction Inbox,
USA] |
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Obama's
Drug Past Isn't Hurting Him - But Thousands Aren't So Lucky |
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If only we could forgive the thousands of imprisoned
casual drug users in the way we've forgiven Barack Obama [AlterNet,
USA] |
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Setting
the Record Straight: Marijuana Potency |
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Here are two main assertions often made by
marijuana advocates and why their claims are off-the-mark [Pushing
Back, ONDCP, USA] |
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Agency
Wants to Help Doctors Identify Heavy Drinkers and Get Them
Treatment Promptly |
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The idea is to simplify the screening for excessive
alcohol use in general medical practice and to convince clinicians
and patients that early intervention for drinking that hasn't
yet wreaked havoc is both possible and useful [Washington Post,
USA] |
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Problem
Drinker? You're Not Alone |
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Problem drinking comes in a range of severity
and demographic subtypes but is quite common and substantially
undertreated, according to several recent studies [Washington
Post, USA] |
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Minister
orders review of drug education material |
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NSW Minister for Health Reba Meagher said today
that a drug education brochure handed out to school students
in Sydney's West will be removed from distribution and all other
drug education material intended for distribution to young people
will be reviewed [NSW Health, Australia] |
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Drug
Foundation welcomes Prime Minister to alcohol debate |
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The New Zealand Drug Foundation has welcomed
the Prime Minister’s entry into the long running debate
about the proliferation of liquor outlets in communities [New
Zealand Drug Foundation] |
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