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On
isolation and recovery – an excellent article by Ian
Wardle |
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An excellent article, one which should be read
by all people working in the treatment field, as well as by politicians
and others who impact in one way or other on our efforts to help
people overcome substance use problems [the prof speaks out] |
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Addiction
Research & Theory |
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Contents for Volume 16 Issue 3 2008 [Informa
Heathcare] |
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Revised
Alcohol Consumption Estimates from the 2003 Scottish Health
Survey |
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Statistics Publication Notice [Scottish Government,
UK] |
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Are
women drinking too much? |
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Have your say at [Alcohol Debate, UK] |
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Prison
mental health services short-changed, says new report |
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Short- changed, shows that prison mental health
services in England face a postcode lottery in funding and get
only one-third of the money they need. Download [Sainsbury
Centre for Mental Health, UK] |
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Prison
health 'needs cash boost' |
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Mental health services in prisons are not getting
the investment they need to provide adequate care, experts say
[BBC, UK] |
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The
last gasp: Health Secretary signals new smoking curbs |
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Cigarettes will be banned from public display
in shops and vending machines are to be scrapped under dramatic
new plans designed to curb smoking among young people. Packets
of 10 cigarettes will also be outlawed under proposals to be
published later this week by the Health Secretary, Alan Johnson
[ASH, UK] |
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Teen
drug use ‘higher than US levels’ |
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The findings are contained in new research
on 15 to 19-year-olds in the south and south-east of the country
[Drugs.ie, Ireland] |
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Educating
Students about Drug Use and Mental Health |
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Ready-To-Use Lesson Plans for Your ClassroomReady-To-Use
Lesson Plans for Your Classroom [CAMH, Canada] |
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Mr.
Harper: Don't let Insite close |
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Mr. Harper has the ideal opportunity to reconfirm
Canada's leadership on effective, pragmatic and community-based
responses to drug-related challenges [Globe and Mail, Canada] |
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Safe
injection site can stay open, court rules |
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A B.C. judge has ruled that the federal government
cannot constitutionally shut down Vancouver's safe-injection
site [CTV, Canada] |
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The
missing evidence |
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If the federal government is really waiting
for all the science to be in before making drug policy, it will
be waiting a long time [Ottawa Citizen, Canada] |
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Research
reveals molecular fingerprint of cocaine addiction |
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The first large-scale analysis of proteins
in the brains of monkeys addicted to cocaine reveals new information
on how long-term cocaine use changes the amount and activity
of various proteins affecting brain function [EurekAlert, USA] |
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Drug
control in Georgia: drug testing and the reduction of drug
use? |
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The Republic of Georgia has experienced rapid
economic, political and social change after the gaining independence
from the Soviet Union in 1991. Drug-related affairs are no exception. Download
PDF [IDPC] |
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Police
chiefs unite in push for alcohol reforms |
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Australia's top police have backed measures
to fight the nation's binge-drinking scourge [Herald Sun, Australia] |
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Afghan
drugs minister expects opium decrease |
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Around 20 of the country's 34 provinces were
also likely this year to be declared "opium free" in
a survey due to be completed in the coming months, General Khodaidad
told reporters [Yahoo] |
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The
Business of Opium in Afghanistan: Drugs and Corruption |
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Afghanistan supplies virtually all of the world's
illegal opium. Last year, the country's drug trade was a $4-billion
business, half of which alone was produced in the south where
the fighting against the Taliban insurgency is the fiercest [Voice
of America] |
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Monitoring
illicit crop production |
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Monitoring the cultivation and yield of illicit
crops - or crop monitoring - is a critical aspect of UNODC's
work. Estimating global illicit drug production and identifying
trends help countries design appropriate drug control policies
and alternative livelihood strategies [UNODC] |
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