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The Wired In 'Way Forward' |
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Please check Daily Dose tomorrow to
see and comment upon the Wired In 'Way Forward' |
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Opening
Day in Barcelona |
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Video - This widespread, systemic abuse of
human rights is especially shocking, because drug users include
people who are the most vulnerable, most marginal in society
[Hungarian Civil Liberties Union] |
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Global
State of Harm Reduction 2008 |
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Mapping the response to drug-related HIV and
hepatitis C epidemics. Full
report 6MB PDF [IHRA] |
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Now
cannabis dealers will escape jail despite government pledge
for tougher punishments |
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Under papers issued by the Sentencing Guidelines
Council yesterday, magistrates will still be advised that a community
order may be satisfactory for those who push Class B substances,
the new grade for cannabis [Daily Mail, UK] |
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Magistrates’ Court
Sentencing Guidelines |
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207-page PDF [Sentencing Guidelines Council,
UK] |
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In
the red: debt and mental health |
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Our research shows that debt is not just a
financial problem but can have a serious impact on a person's
mental health in terms of anxiety and stress, depression, self-harm
and suicidal thoughts, as well as adding to wider social exclusion
problems. 42-page PDF [Mind, UK] |
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Blaming
the patient |
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A 28 page booklet on the subject of tranquillisers
and the refusal of government to admit that those who become
addicted through prescriptions are not the same population as
those who become addicted through the illegal use of the drugs
[benzo.org] |
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1,100
Scots underage drinkers admitted to hospital |
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Almost 1,100 underage drinkers were admitted
to hospital last year after abusing alcohol, figures showed yesterday
[The Scotsman, UK] |
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Hi-tech
tool spots child drinkers |
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The supermarket chain Budgens has installed
face recognition cameras in one of its stores to stop children
buying alcohol and cigarettes [BBC, UK] |
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Japanese
smokers to face age test |
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A Japanese company is developing a vending
machine that counts wrinkles and skin sags to check a smoker's
age [BBC, UK] |
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Racial
bias and police policy in New York City 1997 – 2007 |
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Marijuana possession arrests in New York City
are racially skewed. 106-page PDF [NYCLU, USA] |
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Homeless
youth need more than treatment for substance abuse |
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Researchers found that creating more opportunities
for work, education and medical care were the most important
factors in reducing homelessness [Ohio State University, USA] |
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National
Hepatitis C Needs Assessment |
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People living with hepatitis C in Australia
are invited to complete this survey. It should take between five
and ten minutes to complete [Hepatitis Australia] |
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One
in three pregnant women drink: study |
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More than one third of pregnant women drink
despite most knowing the harmful effects alcohol can have on
unborn children, a study has found [The Age, Australia] |
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