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The Wired In 'Way Forward' |
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Please check Daily Dose on Wednesday to
see and comment upon the Wired In 'Way Forward' |
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the
prof speaks out |
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On the blog last week: Providing opportunity,
choice and hope and Does the type of care
system for addiction fit the problem? |
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ACMD
full report: Cannabis Classification and Public Health (2008) |
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After a most careful scrutiny of the totality
of the available evidence, the majority of the Council’s
members consider – based on its harmfulness to individuals
and society – that cannabis should remain a Class C substance.
56-page PDF [ACDM, UK] |
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Home
Office Cannabis Potency Study |
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In late 2007, 23 Police Forces in England and
Wales participated in the study. Forces were requested to submit
samples confiscated from street-level users. 20-page PDF [Home
Office, UK] |
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Drugs:
Our Community, Your Say |
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A report on the 2008 Drug Strategy Consultation
and Views on Reclassifying Cannabis to a Class B drug. 56-page
PDF [Home Office, UK] |
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Improving
services for substance misuse |
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Commissioning drug treatment and harm reduction
services [Healthcare Commission and National Treatment Agency,
UK] |
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Costs
of Alcohol Use and Misuse in Scotland |
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Presents costs of alcohol use and misuse based
on a "Cost of Illness" approach [Scottish Government,
UK] |
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Drugs
and Alcohol Today conference May 1st |
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PowerPoint presentations from the conference
seminars [UKDPC] |
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Youth
homelessness in the UK |
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There have been significant policy developments
across the UK to address youth homelessness in recent years,
most particularly the extension of priority need groups and a
new emphasis on the prevention of homelessness. This 168-page
PDF study, the first UK-wide review of youth homelessness
for a decade, explores whether these changes have been effective
in tackling youth homelessness [JRF, UK] |
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Network
No 22 |
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Latest Newsletter [SMMGP, UK] |
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Attitudes
to Mental Illness 2008 Research Report |
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This report presents the findings of a survey
of attitudes towards mental illness among adults in England.
57-page PDF [DoH, UK] |
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Video
Cases: Helping Patients Who Drink Too Much |
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Four engaging, 10-minute video cases in a
variety of settings [NIAAA, USA] |
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Great
Stuff |
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Here's a library of
resources from the recent recovery conference in Philadelphia
[Addiction and Recovery News, USA] |
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Treatment
Service Users Project Final Report |
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Unfortunately, for too long now many drug treatment
service providers have looked on from the sidelines at the developments
in involving communities and consumers in the planning and delivery
of services. 117-page PDF [Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug
Users League - AIVL] |
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The
Effectiveness of the Illicit Drug Diversion Initiative in Rural
and Remote Australia |
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An evaluation of the effectiveness of the Council
of Australian Governments’ (COAG) Illicit Drug Diversion
Initiative (IDDI) in rural and remote areas of Australia. 240-page
PDF [AIHW, Australia] |
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