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Binge drinking is a matter of current social, political and media concern. It has a longterm, but also a recent, history. This paper discusses the contemporary history of the concept of binge drinking [Social History of Medicine, UK]
Are alcohol and drug dependence best treated as chronic conditions needing extended care, or should we expect patients to recover and leave treatment? Whatever the answer, this review finds that generally the offer of long-term continuing care leads to better outcomes [Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK]
This study aims to review the economic impact of alcohol worldwide, summarizing the state of knowledge with regard to two elements: (1) cost components included in the estimation; (2) the methodologies employed in works conducted to date [Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy]
Three survivors of appalling childhood abuse were last night honoured with the Speaking Out award at the Mental Health Media Awards ceremony {2’43”} [Guardian, UK]
Would you like to know what to do in case they go over? Family members, carers and close friends of heroin users are very welcome to take part in this project. This is part of a research project and your participation will be anonymous [Michaela, Wired In]
Yes, big day today! Hard to believe that it is one year since we first launched the community. We now have 1070 members, many of whom have contributed content to the community website. In fact, we now have over 1400 blogs on site, along with a variety of stories, articles, multimedia content and links to resources [David Clark, Wired In]
Hi, the name I’m using is Strut. I’m 35 and for many of those years I was using substances such as solvents, cannabis, speed, LSD, alcohol and heroin. I lost a lot of friends and partners due to this and nearly lost myself. I lived in a murky dark world with my addiction ruling my life [Strut, WIred In]
Then I had to get back home to run my other existence. The one where I live with Greg in a semi-nightmare world. He is back to drinking big-time. Back on a full bottle of whisky a day [Alcoholic Daze, UK]
Ed Mitchell is joined in the Inexcess studio by six professional drug workers, to talk about their professions in a group share. Part 1 – At the coal face The first part of our drug workers share sees the participants talking about their own practice and… {14’21”} [Inexcess TV, UK]
Acupuncture, Reflexology, Relaxation, Meditation, Massage, Reiki. BAC O’Connor Centres provide a range of complementary therapies delivered by Stuart. Trevessa talks to Stuart about how these therapies have been found to aid the symptoms of detoxification… {8’40”} [Inexcess TV, UK]
Julian talks about work in Bootle and Waterloo and the importance working alongside prisons {1’39”} [Film Exchange on Alcohol and Drugs, UK]
To identify a range of effective interventions aimed at preventing/reducing alcohol use in young people, and particularly underage drinkers [Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University, UK]
People who go to the gym to undo the damage they did at the pub the night before are being targeted by a government information campaign [politics.co.uk]
A new Alcohol Brief Intervention Service was launched in Brighton & Hove on 6 November 2009. The service provides advice and information on safe levels of alcohol use and how people can cut down their drinking [CRI, UK]
A campaign to prevent overdose among the area’s most vulnerable drug users and homeless people has been launched in Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Landmark legislation that would have introduced minimum prices for alcohol will not become law, after Labour revealed it would not support the move [Scotsman, UK]
The report examined the police’s use of fixed penalty notices [Herald, Scotland, UK]
Only 40.0 percent of adolescents perceived great risk from having five or more drinks of alcohol once or twice a week, and just over one third (34.2 percent) perceived great risk from smoking marijuana once a month [SAMHSA, USA]
On the eve of White Ribbon Day, Miriam Raphael asks whether alcohol restrictions in Alice Springs are reducing violence against women [Centralian Advocate, Australia]
Teenage girls in the UK have for the first time overtaken boys in levels of binge drinking, according to figures released today which will deepen concern over growing evidence that women are drinking younger and increasingly to excess [Guardian, UK]
