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Is
it all worth it? |
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Today, I haven't injected myself or shoplifted.
I didn't wake up withdrawing or have to search out money, risking
imprisonment, death or injury, and I've got a beautiful girlfriend,
who loves me with all she's got (even when I'm narky with her!)
[I did it my way blog, UK] |
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Drug
and Alcohol Findings - bookmark the site and read, read, read! |
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Every now and again, I come across a new information
resource which captures my attention - big-time! ... I was overwhelmed
by the information it contained and the high quality of writing
[the prof speaks out] |
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Brain
science, addiction and drugs |
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In this report we show how research is leading
to a more ‘holistic’ view of drug misuse and addiction,
involving medical, genetic and neurobiological factors as well
as individual factors and social context. 220-page PDF [Academy
of Medical Sciences, UK] |
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Statistics
on Alcohol: England 2008 |
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This statistical report presents a range of
information on alcohol use and misuse which are drawn together
from a variety of published sources and includes additional analysis
undertaken by the NHS Information Centre for health and social
care which is presented in a user friendly format [NHS Information
Centre, UK] |
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NHS
hospital admissions specifically related to alcohol more than
double in 12 years |
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Hospital admissions specifically related to
alcohol have more than doubled in England since 1995 [NHS Information
Centre, UK] |
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Action
urged to cut big rise in heavy drinking |
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Tougher measures to discourage people from
damaging their health through alcohol abuse were called for yesterday
as official statistics showed that the number of hospital admissions
caused by heavy drinking has more than doubled since 1995 [Guardian,
UK] |
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Alarm
over the child drinkers with liver disease |
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Shops and supermarkets could face new legal
curbs on the sale of cut-price alcohol in an attempt to control
rising levels of under-age and binge drinking [Times, UK] |
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'Massive
strides' in drugs battle |
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The assembly government has taken "massive
strides forward" in tackling drug misuse in Wales, the Minister
for Social Justice has said [BBC, UK] |
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Monitoring
solutions to drug problems: EMCDDA launches best-practice portal |
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Real-life solutions to drug problems come under
the spotlight today as the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) launches
its new Internet portal on best practice in the areas of drug-related
prevention, treatment, harm reduction and social reintegration
[EMCDDA] |
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Coaker's
line |
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It is not coca growing per se that fuels the
conflict in Colombia, but the fact that cocaine is illegal -
a point lost on most policymakers [TDPF, UK] |
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Changes
to Patient Limitation for Dispensing or Prescribing Approved
Narcotic Controlled Substances |
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Changes to Patient Limitation for Dispensing
or Prescribing Approved Narcotic Controlled Substances for Maintenance
or Detoxification Treatment by Qualified Individual Practitioners
[DEA, USA] |
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Patients
state their case for marijuana use |
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People suffering with multiple sclerosis testified
yesterday that using small amounts of marijuana dramatically
eases their suffering, but critics of a bill to legalize its
use in New Jersey warned that it could trigger increased drug
abuse [Star-Ledger, USA] |
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Capability
of California's drug and alcohol treatment director questioned |
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A state watchdog commission is skeptical that
Renée Zito, hired on the recommendation of Schwarzenegger's
chief of staff, will be able to turn the 'weak' agency around
[LA Times, USA] |
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Regional
Information Centre supports counter-narcotic efforts |
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To counter the illicit drug trafficking, UNODC
recently launched the Central Asian Regional Information and
Coordination Centre [UNODC] |
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