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Who
is the client? |
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The fact that today’s treatment institutions
often serve more than one master has created the ethical dilemma
of “double agentry,” wherein treatment staff profess
allegiance to the interests of the individual client, while those
very interests may be compromised by the interests of other parties
to whom the institution has pledged its loyalty [the prof speaks
out] |
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National
drug treatment waiting times framework National reports |
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Data on the number of clients seen and the
length of time they waited to be seen for various interventions.
16-page PDF [ISD, Scotland] |
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The
Scottish Health Survey: Revised Alcohol Consumption Estimates |
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Detailed update of the analysis included in
the 2003 Scottish Health survey alcohol chapter [Scottish Government,
UK] |
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ICD10
Revision Proposals |
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Public consultation on proposed revision to
ICD10 codes used for reporting alcohol-related hospital discharges
[Alcohol Information Scotland, UK] |
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Figures
show hospital drink cases |
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Glasgow has Scotland's highest rate of alcohol-related
hospital admissions, new figures have shown [BBC, UK] |
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Ministers
scotch whisky tour fear |
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Ministers have moved to allay whisky industry
fears that the offer of free drams during distillery tours could
be banned under an alcohol crackdown [BBC, UK] |
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Voluntary
code snag puts happy hours under threat |
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Happy hours in pubs could be made illegal after
the trade body representing pubs and bars said a voluntary industry
code banning cheap drinks promotions was unlawful [Telegraph,
UK] |
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Regretful
sex |
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Alcohol helps us relax and lose inhibitions,
but can also compromise our integrity … Do women take more
risks after a few drinks. Have your say at [Alcohol Debate, UK] |
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BBC
Watch Politics Show West: Tranquillisers |
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On 15 June 2008 the BBC Politics show in the
West of England examined the topic of benzodiazepine addiction
- video [Benzo,
UK] |
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Don't
count on drug courts for rehab success |
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Judging by recent comments from the Criminal
Justice Branch, the B.C. government appears to be counting on
the drug court to fix what ails Vancouver's 379 identified chronic
addict-thieves [The Province, Canada] |
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Iran
warns of 'drug tsunami' if UN cash for patrols is cut |
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Europe could be hit by a "heroin tsunami" if
Iran's war against drug trafficking from Afghanistan is undermined
by reduced western support because of the stand-off over Tehran's
nuclear programme [The Scotsman, UK] |
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Study
uncovers how Ritalin works in brain to boost cognition, focus
attention |
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University of Wisconsin-Madison psychology
researchers David Devilbiss and Craig Berridge report that Ritalin
fine-tunes the functioning of neurons in the prefrontal cortex
[EurekAlert] |
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Medical
Pot Ineffective as Acute Pain Treatment |
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Oral cannabis (a form of medical marijuana)
was ineffective in treating certain types of acute pain and actually
increased sensitivity to some other kinds of discomfort, say
researchers at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria [Washington
Post, USA] |
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George
Will Versus Reality |
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It's worth remembering that in the last six
months there have been not one but three reports released by
three different agencies, each of which documents in considerable
detail the disproportionate impact of the American war on drugs
on communities of color [Drug Law Blog, USA] |
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A
Raw Deal |
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Impact on the Health of Consumers Relative
to the Cost of Pharmacotherapy. 164-page PDF [Centre for Applied
Social Research for the Salvation Army, Australia] |
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Key
senator might not support alcopop tax |
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The Rudd Government's controversial tax on
alcopops has come under threat from Family First senator Steve
Fielding, who says he is concerned that binge-drinking teenagers
are simply switching to cheaper mixed drinks [The Age, Australia] |
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Cannabis
tops list of illicit drugs sending people to hospital |
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Cannabis use is causing more admissions to
publicly-funded hospitals than all of the other illegal drugs
combined, a police drugs specialist has found [New Zealand Herald] |
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China
Offers Rare Praise For Myanmar's Drug Fight |
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China praised Myanmar's efforts to fight drugs
on Wednesday, lauding the actions of a military government often
criticized in the United States and Europe for not doing enough
to tackle the problem [New York Times, USA] |
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