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Please email Foreign Secretary David Miliband NOW asking him to intervene on Akmal Shaikh’s behalf; here is the address and a message you can use: msu.correspondence@fco.gov.uk [Reprieve, UK]
Under siege and grappling with joblessness, factional violence and the aftermath of war, Gazans are turning to pills as they seek to escape reality [Independent, UK]
It only took the Dawg about two minutes to realize that he could chuck every “textbook” concept of PTSD he brought with him out the window… the notion of asking people how they felt, or to revisit the pain when they were still firmly immersed in it was farcical… [Sober Bulldog, WIred In]
In summary, the findings were that doctors seek help late in their addiction, usually in crisis and often when “caught”. They attribute acceptance of their addiction as key to moving on and value treatment, 12 step mutual aid, and doctor’s support groups as important [Dr David McCartney, Wired In]
Naomi Eisenstadt, the outgoing director of the Social Exclusion Task Force says that although it hasn’t lived up to its lofty ambitions, any future government must prioritise its work [Guardian, UK]
Mathematical model suggests that a £0.40 minimum price per unit of alcohol plus a ban on discount promotions would cut drinking by 5.4% in Scotland, saving a life every day once the policy fully takes effect, and over the first ten years saving £millions in public and private sector costs [Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK]
More comprehensive and stringent alcohol control policies, particularly policies affecting alcohol availability and marketing, are associated with lower prevalence and frequency of adolescent alcohol consumption and age of first alcohol use [Addiction Abstract, UK]
A study published on bmj.com today reports that more than half of unexplained sudden infant deaths occur while the infant is sharing a bed or a sofa with a parent (co-sleeping). In addition, it may be associated to parents drinking alcohol or taking drugs [Medical News Today, UK]
The Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) invites members of the public to its open meeting on 10th November 2009. There will be an opportunity for public attendees to provide feedback to the ACMD and participate in a question and answer session [Home Office, UK]
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MPs have agreed further action to protect young people from the dangers of taking up smoking and to support smokers who are trying to quit [Department of Health, UK]
If alcohol were invented today, it would be classified as a drug and restricted, according to Professor David Nutt, a government adviser who chairs the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs {2’03”} [BBC, UK]
Gardai are to be given powers to help secure convictions for drug driving under a new Road Traffic Bill to be published shortly [Irish Examiner]
This study surveyed with quantitative and qualitative methodology current (n = 79) and previous (alumni) adult residents (n = 29) of self-governed, mutually supportive recovery homes for alcohol and other drug abuse [Alcohollsm Treatment Quarterly Abstract, USA]
Students who are in recovery from alcohol and other drug addictions face special challenges in a university setting, yet we know little about how they negotiate recovery maintenance within this context [Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly Abstract, USA]
Policy makers need to work with all stakeholders to establish a concrete agenda for developing, piloting and implementing performance measures that include co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders [Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention and Policy, USA]
Years of effort by harm reductionists, public health authorities, HIV/AIDS researchers and activists, and drug law reformers to undo the more than 20-year-old ban on federal funding for needle exchange programs (NEPs) may come to fruition this year, but there are significant obstacles to overcome [Drug War Chronicle, USA]
With smoking standing as one of the most prevalent and visible health threats, it comes as no surprise that many individuals have taken to the internet in order to discuss the relevant issues [Pharmacy Technician Certification, USA]
A Northampton lawyer brings a bill to tax and regulate pot to the Statehouse [Valley Advocate, USA]
In July 2009, we ran a feature about the advocacy campaign in the USA to remove a 20-year old federal funding ban for needle and syringe programmes. After years of effort, there is cautious optimism that the end of this ban is close – but significant obstacles remain [IHRA]
