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Meeting
a growing recovery community in the North-West of England |
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It’s great fun talking to and working
with people in recovery. I’m a proud man being in this
field [the prof speaks out] |
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Keep
taking the medicine |
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The head of the National Treatment Agency dismisses
'ideologues' who claim his organisation's addiction programmes
aren't working. 'The evidence in favour is overwhelming,' he
tells Mary O'Hara [Guardian, UK] |
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Dramas
in the Drugs World? |
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Last week was a high octane drugs news week
... [Kathy Gyngell, CPS blog, UK] |
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Recovery
consensus statement |
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You can download the NTA conference handout
which lists the key prinicples of recovery identified by the
consensus group, and the draft statement [UKDPC] |
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'Policy
Zone' for Drugs & Alcohol Today |
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Some PowerPoint presentations from a series
of seminars [UKDPC] |
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My
experience of methadone reduction |
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So I decided to write my own reduction plan,
as I was on weekly pickup it was possible for me to measure it
myself and discard the remainder. I decided on 10% drops every
week, until I was completely off it [I did it my way, UK] |
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Launch
Of New Multi-Million Binge Drinking Advertising Campaign |
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A new, hard-hitting national advertising campaign
to drive home the serious consequences of binge drinking to 18
to 24 year olds was unveiled today by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith
[Home Office, UK] |
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Changing
Scotland's relationship with alcohol: a discussion paper on
our strategic approach |
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Discussion paper setting out our strategic
approach to tacking alcohol misuse [Scottish Government, UK] |
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Over
1,200 Attend ‘Harm Reduction 2008’ in Barcelona |
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Day by day summaries [IHRA] |
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The
adverse effects of cannabinoids: implications for use of medical
marijuana |
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There is a more pressing need for follow-up
studies involving patients who smoke cannabis for medical purposes,
to assess the risk for cannabis dependence and cardiovascular
disease [Canadian Medical Association] |
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Setting
the Record Straight: Marijuana Potency |
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Here are two main assertions often made by
marijuana advocates and why their claims are off-the-mark [Pushing
Back, ONDCP, USA] |
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Interactive
Maps |
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A series of interactive maps that show the
greatest drug threat identified by state and local law enforcement
agencies across the United States. 2007
NDTS dynamic data [National Drug Intelligence Center, USA] |
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Updated
SAMHSA Directory Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse Treatment Programs |
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This searchable directory of drug and alcohol
treatment programs shows the location of facilities around the
country that treat alcoholism, alcohol abuse and drug abuse problems
[SAMHSA, USA] |
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Substate
Estimates from the 2006 NSDUH |
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This report presents estimates of the prevalence
of substance use or mental health problems in substate regions
based on data from the combined 2004-2006 National Surveys on
Drug Use and Health [SAMHSA, USA] |
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New
Columbia University Report: Marijuana: Rite of Passage or Russian
Roulette? |
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Despite reported declines in teen marijuana
use, in 2007 almost 11 million teens report having used marijuana.
For those using the drug, four alarming trends are of grave concern
for parents and teens. 52-page PDF [CASA, USA] |
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Coca
cultivation in the Andean region |
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A survey of Bolivia, Colombia and Peru. 134-page
PDF [UNODC] |
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UNODC
Survey Shows Coca Cultivation Up, Production Level |
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The total area of land under coca cultivation
in Bolivia, Colombia and Peru in 2007 was 181,600 hectares, a
16% increase over 2006, and the highest level since 2001 [UNODC] |
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Illicit
Drug Data Report 2006-2007 |
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This report is recognised as one of the most
valuable tools for law enforcement agencies, policy and decision
makers, research bodies and other stakeholders in combating illicit
drugs [Australian Crime Commission] |
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Inquiry
into Alcohol Toll Reduction Bill 2007 |
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The Bill aims to create a culture of responsible
drinking, and to facilitate a reduction in the alcohol toll resulting
from excessive alcohol consumption [Parliament of Australia] |
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Glycosmedia |
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The editor of Daily Dose is also the editor of a new portal
for diabetes information [Jim] |
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