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The
Wired In 'Way Forward' |
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Please read our strategy and
tell us what you think. And sign
up to our new Recovery Movement. The people affected by substance
use problems need you! Let's make a difference together!! [the
prof speaks out] |
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ACMD
open meeting - 19 May 2008 |
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The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
will be holding its second open meeting on 19 May 2008 [Home
Office, UK] |
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Inspecting
the field - Harm Reduction and Commissioning Systems |
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Last week the Healthcare Commission and the
NTA published their penultimate improvement review. The review
gives us some interesting information about the maturity of our
commissioning systems and the effectiveness of harm reduction
implementation and planning, but does the inspection report raise
more questions than it answers? [Sara McGrail, UK] |
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Comic
Relief: Alcohol Hidden Harm - Call for bids |
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Comic Relief has supported work around young
people and alcohol for many years and now wants to fund a number
of projects across England for up to three years that are supporting
children and young people living in families where there is problematic
parental drinking [Comic Relief, UK] |
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'There
is not a God-given right to dispense alcohol' |
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Scotland is boldly taking on the drinks industry
and retailers to tackle its health and social problems. Will
the rest of Britain follow? [Guardian, UK] |
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700%
rise in cocaine users seeking initial treatment |
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A significant jump (695%) in new cocaine cases,
from 43 to 342 [Irish Examiner] |
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Legalise
Cannabis Ireland March 2008 |
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Video Pictures and Report [Indymedia, Ireland] |
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Victoria
to test used-needle drop boxes |
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Victoria is undertaking a pilot project to
rid itself of discarded syringes on city streets [Globe and Mail,
Canada] |
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Insite
is about more than injections, supporters say |
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One young woman credits the centre with saving
her - and a grieving mother wishes it had existed years ago [Globe
and Mail, Canada] |
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InSite
and harm reduction work |
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Last week, I was part of a group of people
that planted more than 800 crosses in a Downtown Eastside neighbourhood
park. This wouldn't be newsworthy if each cross represented someone
who died. The twist is that each cross represented someone who
lived, despite overdosing from drugs [National Post, Canada] |
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35
Years of Rockefeller Drug Laws, and Hope There Won’t
Be 36 |
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We are now in a moment when the laws are being
scrutinized again, in public hearings organized by a consortium
of six New York State Assembly committees [New York Times, USA] |
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How
Pot Became Demonized |
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The Fine Line Between Good Medicine and 'Dangerous
Drugs' [Alternet, USA] |
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Drug
Czar's Latest B.S. Claim |
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Pot Makes Teens Crazy and Suicidal [Alternet,
USA] |
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Emerging
Transatlantic Drug Threats: Transcript and Video |
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A transcript and video from Director Walters'
recent briefing in emerging transatlantic drug threats at the
Foreign Press Center in Washington, D.C.[Pushing Back, ONDCP,
USA] |
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Colombia
Extradites 14 Paramilitary Leaders |
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The extraditions of so many paramilitary leaders
at once was unprecedented in Colombia’s long history of
trying to dismantle the hydra-headed syndicates that export cocaine
to the U.S. [New York Times, USA] |
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Wada
fires drugs dispute in English football |
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English football has become embroiled in an anti-doping dispute
which risks aggravating relationships between players and their
clubs [Telegraph, UK] |
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