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| Archived Daily News - 24th May
2008 |
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The
need to keep learning |
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Does your boss encourage you to read and keep
learning. Or does he/she discourage it? [the prof speaks out] |
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Cocaine
overdose hospital admissions rise 400 per cent in just four
years |
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This isn’t to say there isn’t a
problem, just looking at the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs
and Drug Addiction report tells us that comparatively we do have
high use of the drug, but “through the roof” seems
less than accurate [Drug Education News, UK] |
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Pictured:
The face of modern cocaine Britain |
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Onlookers watched on with disgust as a succession
of suited men appeared at a pub window sill to seemingly consume
the illegal substance [Daily Mail, UK] |
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Cannabis
community mauls Brown |
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While cannabis was demonised at every turn,
the alcohol industry has seemingly been given "carte blanche" to
expand and grow exponentially [Canna Zine, UK] |
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Half
of women drink alcohol while pregnant |
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More than half of women drink alcohol while
pregnant despite growing evidence that it can lead to low IQ,
attention deficit disorders and more serious lifelong complications
in children [Telegraph, UK] |
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Ministerial
council on drug strategy (MCDS) Joint communique |
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The Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy (MCDS)
met in Melbourne today and agreed to fast track the development
of the federal government’s $53.5 million National Binge
Drinking Strategy, including community level initiatives [Australian
Government] |
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