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On
two Celtic fronts (Scotland vs Wales) |
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So, Dr. Gibbons, could we please have a system
that understands what it is needed to help people recover from
addiction, and starts to implement what is required [the prof
speaks out] |
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The
Strategic Isolation of the Drugs Field |
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We are charged with nothing less than enabling
our clients to speak with the newly enabled voice of recovery
... the onus is upon major providers of drug treatment services
to develop an organisational capacity to deliver radical innovation
[Ian Wardle, CEO, Lifeline, UK] |
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Addiction
Journal |
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Contents for June 2008 - Vol. 103 Issue 6 [Blackwell
Synergy] |
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GPs
to be asked about drug misuse |
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Aberdeen University is launching a major survey
on drugs misuse across Scotland, to help shape future policy
and shed light on latest levels of cocaine us [The Press and
Journal, UK] |
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Diary
of a Heroin Addict |
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A 6-part series of blog entries [My Life, UK] |
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Chemical
Romance |
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The results are released for Scotland's first
mobile phone messaging campaign on cocaine - and they are good!
Word document [AADE, UK] |
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Police
no-show at drug-related 999s saves lives |
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Police no longer routinely attend drug-related
999 calls in North Yorkshire - and lives are being saved, says
a new report [CRP News, UK] |
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Strong
drinks 'raise binge risk' |
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Stronger drinks and bigger measures mean consumption
may be twice the level previous surveys have reported [BBC, UK] |
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How
NOT to stop smoking |
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There is nothing more likely to reduce me to
rage than a patient leaving a chitty from a “health care
professional” instructing me to prescribe nicotine substitutes
[NHS Blog Doctor] |
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“Viral
time bomb”: Health and human rights challenges in addressing
hepatitis C in Canada |
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Today, over 90 percent of HCV transmission
is linked to drug injection, and federal and provincial responses
to the problem have been inconsistent and inadequate [Aidslaw,
Canada] |
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Medicinal
heroin project winding down |
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The preliminary findings are encouraging. Dr.
Schechter noted that the treatment proved extremely safe and
created no security problems. Eight-five per cent of the participants
stuck with their year-long treatment [Globe and Mail, Canada] |
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Insite's
proven effective, unlike rest of drug strategies |
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Federal Health Minister Tony Clement insists
the government's only concern is sound public policy. Does Insite
really work? [Times Colonist, Canada] |
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New
Mexico's Medical Marijuana Law Is Working, But Still Has Some
Kinks |
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After an exhausting seven-year struggle, New
Mexico joined the ranks of the medical marijuana states last
year [AlterNet, USA] |
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Balancing
Act: Bolivia's Drug Control Advances and Challenges |
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Bolivian President Evo Morales's "coca
yes, cocaine no" policy, which seeks to make a clear distinction
between coca and cocaine, is now in its third year. PDF [WOLA] |
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The
Coca Debate: Headed toward Polarization or Common Ground? |
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In March 2008, the International Narcotics
Control Board (INCB, a United Nations agency) provoked outrage
in Bolivia by calling for the elimination of traditional uses
of coca, such as chewing coca leaves and drinking coca tea. PDF
[WOLA] |
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Binge
drinking ads to play only in adult viewing times |
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The Alcohol Advisory Council is to limit the
screening of all three of its controversial binge drinking television
ads to adult viewing times [ALAC, New Zealand] |
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International
Narcotics Control Board elects Hamid Ghodse as President |
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Professor Hamid Ghodse, a renowned Iranian
Physician and Professor at the University of London who is resident
in the United Kingdom, has been elected President of the International
Narcotics Control Board [INCB] |
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