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You
are wrong Mr Hayes: the treatment system is NOT working! |
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'It is no great trick to take an impoverished,
unemployed individual who is addicted to heroin (and crack?)
and turn him (sic) into an impoverished, unemployed individual
who is addicted to heroin, crack, methadone and/or alcohol and
benzodiazepines.' Quote from Stuart Honor [the prof speaks out] |
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Keep
taking the medicine??? |
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Paul Hayes, dismisses 'ideologues' who claim
his organisation's addiction programmes aren't working. Well
I for one agree with him, his organisation's addiction programmes
most definitely are working, They've managed to give everyone
who walked in to a treatment centre and asked for help to stop
using drugs another addiction, methadone [I did it my way, blog,
UK] |
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25
Reasons to Celebrate - LEAP |
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Lothians & Edinburgh Abstinence Programme
(LEAP) has celebrated the graduation of its twenty fifth patient
from the innovative community based rehabilitation project [LEAP,
UK] |
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Code
will evaluate drugs prevention |
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A code for drug prevention providers is to
be drawn up to help commissioners buying services for young people
[Children and Young People Now, UK] |
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Wales
heads young drinking list |
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More young people in Wales have been drunk
at least twice by the age of 13 than anywhere else in the western
world, a survey has found [BBC, UK] |
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'Stop
targeting alcohol at young' |
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Children's Commissioner for Wales Keith Towler
says a World Health Organisation survey which found children
and young people in Wales had been drunk more often than others
in the western world is a signal to adults on their own responsibilities
[BBC, UK] |
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Over
1,200 Attend ‘Harm Reduction 2008’ in Barcelona |
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Day by day summaries [IHRA] |
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Vitamin
D for Chronic Pain Syndromes |
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Authors note: "persons
in methadone maintenance treatment are, for the most part, severely
deficient in vitamin D ... Based on the available evidence, which
is extensive, I believe that there is a strong case to be made
for providing all patients in addiction treatment - particularly
those with chronic pain - with supplemental vitamin D" [Stew
Leavitt - Pain Treatment Topics, UK] |
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Alcohol
Abuse Can Damage The Brain By Decreasing Insulin And Insulin-Like
Growth Factor Receptors |
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During the past several years there has been
growing interest in insulin's effects on brain function. Scientists
now believe that deficiencies in insulin, and the loss of brain
cells' ability to respond to insulin, are critical factors leading
to neurodegeneration, including Alzheimer's dementia. Alcohol
may exacerbate the problem [Medical News Today, USA] |
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New
Columbia University Report: Marijuana: Rite of Passage or Russian
Roulette? |
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Despite reported declines in teen marijuana
use, in 2007 almost 11 million teens report having used marijuana.
For those using the drug, four alarming trends are of grave concern
for parents and teens. 52-page PDF [CASA, USA] |
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Coca
cultivation in the Andean region |
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A survey of Bolivia, Colombia and Peru. 134-page
PDF [UNODC] |
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UNODC
Survey Shows Coca Cultivation Up, Production Level |
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The total area of land under coca cultivation
in Bolivia, Colombia and Peru in 2007 was 181,600 hectares, a
16% increase over 2006, and the highest level since 2001 [UNODC] |
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Colombia's
coca crop booms despite US-backed crackdown |
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Colombia's coca crop increased by 27% last
year, a surge which has shocked the United Nations and raised
fresh questions about Bogotá's US-backed "war" on
drugs [Guardian, UK] |
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Would
You Rather .... ? |
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Would you worry more about the harm caused
by drugs, or the harm caused by the law? [Drug Law Blog, USA] |
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Illicit
Drug Data Report 2006-2007 |
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This report is recognised as one of the most
valuable tools for law enforcement agencies, policy and decision
makers, research bodies and other stakeholders in combating illicit
drugs [Australian Crime Commission] |
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Focus
On Workplace Drug Use During Drug Action Week |
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Not enough is being done to focus on the problems
of drug taking in the workplace and yet 70 per cent of drug users
in Australia are employed, according to drug and alcohol testing
and screening specialist Frontline Diagnostics [AHHA, Australia] |
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Inquiry
into Alcohol Toll Reduction Bill 2007 |
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The Bill aims to create a culture of responsible
drinking, and to facilitate a reduction in the alcohol toll resulting
from excessive alcohol consumption [Parliament of Australia] |
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