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So
what Now |
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My latest piece of writing where I look at
why some people end up heroin addicts, well it is why I did but
I have a feeling it is a well trodden path [My Life blog, UK] |
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School
drug misuse policy set out |
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A policy to tackle substance misuse in schools
has been drawn up in the Scottish Borders [BBC, UK] |
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Cigarette
sales overhaul planned |
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A major overhaul of the way cigarettes are
packaged and sold - including banning branding and logos - is
being proposed by the government [BBC, UK] |
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WHO
wants total ban on tobacco advertising |
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WHO today urged governments to protect the
world’s 1.8 billion young people by imposing a ban on all
tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship [World Health
Organisation] |
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Macmillan
ignored smoking warning |
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In the 1950s the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Harold Macmillan put the financial benefits of cigarettes over
the nation's health, records show [BBC, UK] |
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Teachers
told to look out for hungover pupils |
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Teachers will be told to look out for pupils
with hangovers and refer repeat offenders to addiction clinics
or counsellors under plans to be unveiled on Monday [Telegraph,
UK] |
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Ed
Balls to target rowdy teenage drinkers |
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Rowdy teenagers who habitually get drunk in
parks and on the streets are the main targets of a plan to tackle
under-age alcohol abuse [Telegraph, UK] |
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Drinkers
invited to parties on tube in protest at ban |
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Extra police will be on duty on London's tube
network today to prevent public order problems as a number of "underground
drinks parties" are staged by opponents of Boris Johnson's
alcohol ban [Guardian, UK] |
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Are
we all addicted to painkillers? |
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The multimillion pound pain-relief industry
is fostering a national drug habit and giving us a headache [Times,
UK] |
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Second
safe injection site operating quietly in Vancouver since 2002 |
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The site is part of the Dr. Peter Centre, an
HIV/AIDS-specific care facility in the west end. It's much smaller
than Insite, but offers the same service - a place for heroin
users to inject drugs under the watchful eye of health-care workers
[Globe and Mail, Canada] |
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When
hope is lost |
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Uncritical reporting of
a Canadian heroin maintenance trial [Addiction and Recovery News,
UK] |
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Creating
Communities That Support Recovery |
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To create a healthy environment that supports
individuals recovering from drug addiction, public health experts
say it´s important to offer a continuum of care that provides
primary prevention, early intervention, treatment and recovery
support services [CADCA, USA] |
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Record
Number of Congressional Leaders Support Substance Abuse Prevention
Programs |
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The appropriations process is underway, and
a record number of lawmakers have demonstrated their strong support
to ensure adequate funding for key drug and alcohol prevention
programs in fiscal year 2009 [CADCA, USA] |
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Epigenetics
and Addiction |
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Turning off the genes for substance abuse [Addiction
Inbox, USA] |
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New
Toolkit to Help Emergency Department Professionals Provide
Alcohol Screening |
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This toolkit will provide emergency and trauma
nurses and other emergency health care professionals with the
information they need to implement screening, brief intervention,
and referrals to treatment (SBIRT) in emergency care settings
[ENA, USA] |
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Tampa
High School Living Proof that Random Drug Testing Works |
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We're encouraged that more and more schools
across the nation are considering random testing programs to
keep students safe and healthy [Pushing Back, ONDCP, USA] |
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Legitimizing
Marijuana |
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Recent reports on California’s medical
marijuana industry are about a business that is increasingly
being taken seriously [New York Times, USA] |
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