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Historical
tendency to oversell what treatment can achieve |
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In highlighting this quote on my Blog, I am
not questioning the value of treatment. However, I am providing
a word of caution to those who are trying to tell 'society' that
the government-led treatment system is successful and is a panacea
to some of society's problems... What we need to do is look at
our current treatment system, accept the faults, and modify the
system so it has a better chance of being successful [the prof
speaks out] |
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Wired
In releases new film on You Tube. 'Life as a heroin addict
- Part 4' |
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We now start to look at the issues that can
arise when an addict attempts to change their behaviour, including
the things that help this process and also the things that hinder
this process [Our Films] |
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The
opium fields of England |
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Heroin-producing poppies grown to make NHS
pain-relief drugs [Daily Mail, UK] |
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Blue
bag drink generation warning |
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The dangers of smoking and drinking alcohol
are highlighted in the latest report from the chief medical officer
[BBC, UK] |
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Report
critical of prison drug policies |
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A new document on drug policy in prisons has
described the Government's strategy of seeking a drug-free prison
system as inadequate and unrealistic [RTE, Ireland] |
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Ana
Liffey Project - Interview with Director Tony Duffin |
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This episode (Podcast)
features an interview with Tony Duffin, Director of the Dublin
based Ana Liffey Drug project. Amongst other issues, Tony talks
about the Ana Liffey services, harm reduction & partnership
approaches, the national drugs strategy, and health respect & dignity
[drugs.ie, Ireland] |
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Underage
Drinking: A Developmental Framework |
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Rapid advances in developmental theory, knowledge,
and technologies at multiple levels of analysis (from measuring
genes to imaging the brain in action to statistically analyzing
growth and change) are making it feasible to examine the processes
of development in relation to many problems of great public concern
[Pediatrics, USA] |
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State
policy influence on the early diffusion of buprenorphine in
community treatment programs |
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The availability of Medicaid coverage for buprenorphine
was a significant predictor of its adoption by treatment organizations
[Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy] |
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A
retrospective evaluation of patients switched from buprenorphine
(Subutex) to the buprenorphine/naloxone combination (Suboxone) |
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We conclude that when patients are transferred
from high doses (> 22 mg) of buprenorphine to the combination
product, dose adjustments may be necessary especially in the
later phase of the treatment [Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention,
and Policy] |
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Why
It's Time to Scrap the Rockefeller Drug Laws |
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Of course the Rockefeller Drug Laws have failed
to reduce crime and drug abuse. It was never really their purpose.
As a historian who studies the laws’ 1973 passage, I have
watched with particular interest the most recent efforts to amend
them [History News Network] |
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Drug
Action Week 2008: 22 June - 28 June |
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The week also aims to highlight the achievements
of the dedicated individuals who work within the AOD sector to
reduce alcohol and drug-related harm [Health Insite, Australia] |
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Illegal
prescription drug trade on the risk |
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There are any number of illegal drugs on Australian
streets at any one time, but a relative newcomer, known as 'hillbilly
heroin', is making its mark, subsidised by taxpayers [ABC, Australia] |
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