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Drugs
project acts out tales of triumph |
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Dramas highlighting the success of a drugs
support project in the Lothians have been taking to the stage
in Glasgow. The Lothian and Edinburgh Abstinence Programme (LEAP)
has helped 19 people overcome addictions to illegal substances
[Edinburgh Evening News, UK] |
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The
nature of addiction: chronic or not? |
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I agree with Ian we have to be very careful
how we communicate the message about the (chronic) nature of
addiction [the prof speaks out] |
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Alcohol-related
stroke - a survivor's story |
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Podcast featuring an interview with Derek Mclean
who has written a book, "Return Ticket Please" about
his experiences of surviving an alcohol-related stroke in his
30s. Broadcast on May 2007 [Alcohol Policy UK] |
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The
cost of alcohol |
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Featured all this week on PM blog [BBC Radio
4, UK] |
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Can
anyone save Gazza? |
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Paul Gascoigne is struggling to cope with his
drug and alcohol demons [Daily Mail, UK] |
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Risky
behaviour and setting boundaries |
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This report looks at the particular problems
parents face when they try to ensure that their teenagers and
pre-teens stay safe. 24-page PDF [Parentline Plus, UK] |
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Phone
alerts get cocaine warning over to clubbers |
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A mobile phone campaign to warn clubbers and
pub-goers about the dangers of cocaine has been hailed a success
and could now be rolled out across the UK [Edinburgh Evening
News, UK] |
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Police
admit: we're losing war against heroin trafficking |
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The agency leading Britain’s fight against
organised crime is struggling to cope with the soaring scale
of heroin trafficking, it admitted yesterday [Times, UK] |
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Homelessness
Foundation launched |
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David Cameron has launched a Foundation to
examine the issue of homelessness and produce research into its
causes, effects and wider impact on society [Conservative Party,
UK] |
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Community
leadership approaches to tackling street crime |
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A review of whether the approaches taken to
tackling street crime by a social enterprise in Manchester might
be relevant to similar neighbourhoods in other areas. 50-page
PDF [JRF, UK] |
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Release
of SRN event film |
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Following the successful completion of the ‘Recovering
Mental Health in Scotland’ event series we are pleased
to announce the release of a film made at the launch event in
Glasgow on October 9th [Scottish Recovery Network, UK] |
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Chambers
to deliver drugs dossier |
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The explosive information is contained in a letter,
which BBC Sport has seen, from his supplier Victor Conte for
British anti-doping chief John Scott [BBC, UK] |
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Nurses
say InSite clinic services must continue |
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Nurses who support the InSite Supervised Injection
Site, as well as other harm reduction and prevention approaches
to healthcare, gathered at the clinic to add their voices to
the call for the continuation of such services. Videos [working
tv, Canada] |
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A
new focus for mental health and wellbeing in Victoria |
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Consultation Paper [Victorian Government, Australia] |
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