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Archived Daily News - 13th April 2008
   
 
Livingstone in row over 'legalise ecstasy' call
Ken Livingstone came under fresh pressure last night when it emerged that his allies in the Green Party are calling for the legalisation of ecstasy [Telegraph, UK]
 
Coke is so last year as posh hedonists turn to crack
Around the dinner tables of Chelsea they're handing round pipes like their Fifties forebears' after-dinner mints [Independent, UK]
 
Families and Drugs Partnership seminars Leeds and London
The partnership and practice seminars were informative and highly participative [Home Office, UK]
 
Substances of Misuse
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain has updated the list Substances of Misuse. 2-page PDF [RPS, UK]
 
Is the alcohol industry increasing the size of the deal ... to enhance priming?
Now let's get this right. We are talking about the selling of a drug here, a drug which is known to produce a strong priming effect. For many people, drinking alcohol results in a desire to drink even more alcohol. Selling larger glasses of wine increases the likelihood of the priming effect [the prof speaks out, UK]
 
Wine to be served in thimbles
I did not go into medicine to tell you how to run your life. I am frustrated by the government’s attempts to turn me into a medical Stalinist. Ian Gilmore should go back to his day job. This is not a job for doctors [NHS Blog Doctor, UK]
 
Alcohol Intake and Blood Pressure
A Systematic Review Implementing a Mendelian Randomization Approach [PLoS]
 
How NZ fell prey to the demon P
In just five years, the drug P has made big inroads into New Zealand society. John McCrone investigates the power of methamphetamine [stuff.co, New Zealand]
 
   

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