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The impact of problem drug use on the family members and carers of drug users is profound and can take many forms: Report by Prof Alex Copello, Lorna Templeton & Dr Jane Powell [UK Drug Policy Commission]
This briefing highlights the key findings and implications of the study Family members and carers of dependent drug users: prevalence, social cost, resource savings and treatment responses [UKDPC]
Presentations from our annual conference – Drug Treatment at the Crossroads: where next for the recovery agenda? October 2009 [Drugscope, UK]
There is such a long list of adverse consequences of our drinking culture that I have no idea why on earth the government has liberalised our licensing laws. Most doctors and scientific experts, and many police officers, warned against any extension of opening hours [Observer, UK]
The drug law reform project, in which a number of Latin American judicial experts and legislators participate, aims to promote more humane, balanced, and effective drug laws [Transnational Institute, Netherlands]
It is time for change, we believe people can change, that’s why we do the work. But we also limit their potential with our current belief systems. Recovery is possible, the people we work on behalf of deserve the opportunity to be given a more expansive choice, and I’m beginning to see it happening [Peter M, Wired In]
What do you do when your nearest and dearest are in pain, emotionally hurting and at some deep emotional level you feel their pain too? They say the good thing about recovery is that you get your feelings back but the bad news is…. [Phil Hughes, Wired In]
The Warehouse needs your help! We have been working on setting up a series of workshops and activities that we hoped would appeal to individuals. Sadly we are struggling to engage people and participation at our groups is low or non-existent [Isobel, Wired In]
Addiction comes in myriad forms. One powerful example is the compulsive pursuit of wealth. That type of addiction is now having dramatic consequences in Dubai [Ed Mitchell, Inexcess TV, UK]
{1’23”} [Film Exchange on Alcohol & Drugs, UK]
The health secretary claimed yesterday that Labour’s failure to back the SNP’s flagship proposal on minimum alcohol pricing would cost Scottish lives [Scotsman, UK]
Reviews the changing landscape of HIV and HIV services in England and considers what needs to be addressed when planning services for the future [Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health and HIV, UK]
Controversial legislation to bring in minimum-pricing for alcohol in Scotland will be defeated by opposition parties {1’16”} [BBC, UK]
At an earlier hearing, district judge Anthony Browne suggested that organisers of the event should have been in the dock beside Laing, who admitted the offence as soon as he was arrested. The judge told today’s hearing that measures needed to be taken to curb a drink culture targeted at young people [Guardian, UK]
A YouGov survey, on behalf of the Know Your Limits campaign shows that 19 percent of adults in England who exercise regularly and drink alcohol admit to taking exercise or playing sport in order to ‘make up’ for having drunk a lot of alcohol in the previous few days [Department of Health, UK]
Drug users are well informed about the harms associated with the drugs they use, and perceive alcohol and tobacco to be amongst the most dangerous substances, according to a survey by UCL (University College London) and Imperial College London researchers [Medical News Today, UK]
SNP ministers have been accused of being soft on crime after a Scottish Government paper recommended extending fixed-penalty notices (FPNs) to minor assault, minor theft and cannabis use and possession [Scotsman, UK]
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2010 for Peer-to-Peer Recovery Support Services [SAMHSA, USA]
When it comes to the neurobiology of addiction, the research community has made great strides in a few hectic years. However, as addiction counselor William White wrote in 2007, are we lacking a comparable neurobiology of addiction recovery? [Addiction Inbox, UK]
So what makes men about three times more likely to drown than women? Bravado and booze may be two factors that up a bloke’s risk, say researchers at Monash University’s Accident Research Centre [ABC Health & Wellbeing, Australia]
