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We sought to determine whether referring to an individual as “a substance abuser” vs. “having a substance use disorder” evokes different judgments about behavioral self-regulation, social threat, and treatment vs. punishment [International Journal of Drug Policy]
High on the UK pre-election policy agenda, alcohol tax rises have now been accepted by a national US panel of experts as a major public health measure to curb excessive alcohol use and related harms. Politicians remain wary for reasons which cannot just be dismissed as populism [Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK]
Part one of Kiri’s story starts at the end of the bad life she endured since the age of 16 – drugs, crime, prison. She is now clean of all drugs and in a fantastic relationship with her partner who has never taken drugs in any form. So here’s how it all began [Kiri Ann Sykes, Wired In]
Benzodiazepines and other psychotropic drugs. What they do and problems of withdrawal. Discussion with: Prof. Heather Ashton, Dr. Joanna Moncrieff, Prof. David Healy and Adam Jhugroo {23’51”) [Vimeo]
Cannabis supply to young people is largely through social networks and friendship groups rather than through overtly criminal drug markets [Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK]
Recently, when I was working on a research project as part of a university course looking at how doctors recover from dependent drug use, my fellow students were incredulous. “Addicted doctors? You’re having us on”. I had to tell them that having a medical degree does not protect you from alcoholism and other drug addiction [David McCartney, Wired In]
When many of us go into therapy we do so in the hope of getting some quick release from the distress that we are experiencing. We are very aware that therapy is costing us in terms of time, maybe money and a lot energy: and understandabably we want some immediate results [Martin Bailey, Wired In]
Now then. Here we are again – seven days of highs and lows, thrills and spills, mind over matter and questions on the meaning of it all. Yes it’s Sunday, it’s something o’clock (depends on what time new puppy drops off) and it’s here, live and direct, the Wired In community weekly round up [Michaela, Wired In]
William says he would fight to raise standards in support services and also for the right to support the legitimacy of methadone as having a role in long term recovery {0’35”} [Film Exchange on Alcohol and Drugs, UK]
Coverage of the Road to Recovery Merseyside event starts next week on Tuesday 2nd February. The week begins with highlights of the first morning session {0’58”} [Inexcess TV, UK]
In a new policy briefing, the Mental Health Foundation today called for more to be done to look after the mental health of military veterans. Although the Mental Health Foundation welcomes recent initiatives to expand the mental health support available to veterans, it believes that support services remain patchy and that several critical factors still need to be addressed [Mental Health Foundation, UK]
The Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury today jointly issued new rules providing parity for consumers enrolled in group health plans who need treatment for mental health or substance use disorders [Medical News Today, UK]
So why is cannabis illegal? This is a really simple question which should be easy to answer, but it’s not really [UKCIA, UK]
The latest confirmed case was a drug user who died on 12 December – the earliest death linked to the outbreak, although the connection has only just been proven [The Scotsman, UK]
Doctors are calling for a ban on the latest “legal high” craze to sweep Scotland – the plant food mephedrone [Herald Scotland, UK]
A total of 1,132 substance abuse treatment facilities (or 8 percent of all substance abuse treatment facilities) operated an Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) in 2008, a percentage that has remained constant since 2002 [SAMHSA, USA]
He said alternative development programs “must involve the communities, giving them ownership and the ability to shape programs. The strategy in San Martin has a lot of promise” [Time, USA]
The Government’s $6million extra for child protection will increase the number of public servants rather than tackling the problem [Sydney Morning Herald, Australia]
A report exposing the spreading opium fields in the north-eastern corner of the military-ruled Burma has brought to light an equally revealing story. It was produced by a team of ethnic women who risked their lives to document the heroin-filled world they inhabit [IPS News]
The Human Rights Impact Resource Centre provides centralised access to a broad range of information and expertise on human rights impact assessment (HRIA) [Human Rights Impact]
