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Jonathan
Kerr-Smith film in New York Film Festival |
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We are absolutely thrilled that Jon, who makes
the Wired
In films, will make his debut at the New York Film Festival
with his feature-length film 'Last Man Out' on William Rodriguez,
the last man to leave the World Trade Centre on 9/11 [the prof
speaks out] |
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Addiction – Dealing
With It The American Way |
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So while the UK remains locked in denial and
a negative debate going nowhere, Lureen McNeil is charging ahead
changing the social face of addiction in New York [Kathy Gyngell,
CPS blog, UK] |
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Challenges
for a Recovery-Focused Drug Policy |
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Slides, commentary and references - Adapted
from Ian Wardle's presentation to the UKDPC Seminar [Lifeline
Project, UK] |
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Government
launches cocaine crackdown |
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A £1 million FRANK campaign targeted
at 15-18 year olds, a commitment to the Colombian government’s
Shared Responsibility campaign and a new leaflet illustrating
the dangers of the drug are being announced to enhance the drive
to tackle cocaine use [Home Office, UK] |
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True
cost of Scotland's cocaine: A Daily Record investigation |
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Our investigators travelled to Colombia, where
the vast majority of the cocaine sold in Scotland is produced
[Daily Record, UK] |
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Eric
Carlin Joins ACMD |
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Eric Carlin, Chief Executive of Mentor UK and
currently Chair of the Drug Education Forum, has been appointed
to the Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs [Drug Education
Forum, UK] |
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Ask
the PM |
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The Prime Minister is taking questions on YouTube
- I thought I’d give it a go [Drug Education Forum, UK] |
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DISC
and National Tackling Drugs Week May 19-23 Activities |
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North East of England [DISC, UK] |
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HSE
launches new Alcohol Awareness Campaign |
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The HSE Alcohol Awareness Campaign features
a thought provoking television advertisement, depicting a number
of young people in a variety of situations where they are exposed
to and gain access to alcohol. Watch
the TV ad [Drugs.ie, Ireland] |
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Smoking
to rise despite ban, says Imperial |
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Imperial Tobacco, which controls close to half
of the UK market for cigarettes and roll-ups, expects tobacco
consumption in Britain to increase this summer despite the imposition
last July of a ban on smoking in public places in England [Guardian,
UK] |
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Psychiatric
patients lose appeal over smoking ban |
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Psychiatric patients detained in a top security
hospital have lost a high court test case for the right to carry
on smoking [Guardian, UK] |
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Discovery
Of Possible Link Between Protein Deletion And Addiction Wins
Top Honors At ISEF |
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An ambitious exploration of the basic mechanisms
underlying addiction received top honors in the new Addiction
Science category at the Intel International Science and Engineering
Fair (ISEF), the world's largest science competition for high
school students [Medical News Today, UK] |
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Pro-Drug
Legalization Lobbying Group Fails to Pass Medical Marijuana
Law in Minnesota |
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Yesterday, despite heavy political lobbying
and financing from Washington, D.C, pro-marijuana legalization
groups failed again to convince legislators in Minnesota to pass
a so-called "medical marijuana" bill [Pushing back,
ONDCP, USA] |
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