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| Archived Daily News - 21st June
2008 |
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Shocking
adverts in blitz on binge drinking |
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The Home Office is out to quench students'
thirsts for alcohol with a multi-million pound, multi-media campaign,
designed to shock [Times, UK] |
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Smokers
to be paid £50 a month to help them quit habit |
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The initiative is to be tried in Dundee and
if successful will be rolled out across the country [The Herald,
Scotland, UK] |
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Needle-exchange
program stays with push to clean up discards |
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The needle-exchange program for drug addicts
has become a highly charged debate topic, with three councillors
questioning the wisdom of handing out drug equipment that becomes
a public safety hazard [The Ottawa Citizen, Canada] |
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Welcome
for US aid for Mexico’s drug war |
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Civil groups on Friday said that the approved
version of a multimillion-dollar US aid package to help Mexico
in its war against drugs was a valuable tool in efforts to combat
human rights abuses [Financial Times, UK] |
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Implants
show promise for heroin users |
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A study at the University of Western Australia
has found that heroin addicts with naltrexone implants are far
less likely to return to heroin use than those taking oral tablets
[ABC, Australia] |
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Clinics
to help ice users get lives back on track |
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The clinics look just like a GP's consulting
room, but they are specifically for ice users. They will each
have a psychologist, psychiatrist, doctor, nurse and counsellor
[The Age, Australia] |
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