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Archived Daily News - 18th May 2008

	Scots drugs chief says Kate Moss and Amy Winehouse make rehab chic
	The former head of Scotland's drug enforcement agency has accused Amy Winehouse and Kate Moss of glamorising drug abuse by portraying rehab as an easy route out of addiction [Times, UK]

	Booze ban sobering for town's teenagers
	Alcohol 'curfew' for under-21s may be extended after successful pilot [Observer, UK]

	Seven alcohol factsheets
	Listed at [Centre for Public Health, UK]

	£10m warning for older drinkers
	Campaign aimed at over-35s tells of long-term danger of exceeding limits [Observer, UK]

	Colombian 'hit' that set off a UK cocaine war
	A drugs baron from Liverpool built up a £200m fortune through his links with the Colombian cartels. But when he tried to cheat the South American traffickers, he was brutally assassinated by a contract killer [Observer, UK]

	Service Provision for Detainees with Problematic Drug and Alcohol Use in Police Detention
	A Comparative Study of Selected Countries in the European Union. 28-page PDF [HEUNI]

	Alcohol and Energy Drinks Serve Up Double Danger
	People who drink alcohol mixed with energy drinks can double their chances of being hurt or injured after drinking, needing medical attention and travelling with a drunk driver, according to new US research [Australian Drug Foundation]

	Drug body chief hails tax on alcopops
	A former senior federal Liberal minister who heads a national drug body has welcomed the Federal Government's tax rise on alcopops [SMH, Australia]