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New
Daily Dose Sponsors |
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A big Thank You to the continuing and new sponsors
of Daily Dose - read more on Professor David Clark's blog [the
prof speaks out] |
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How,
ultimately, cocaine killed Mark Speight, just as it killed
his girlfriend Natasha Collins |
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Of all those whose lives have been torn apart
by the senseless death of Mark Speight, none can be suffering
as badly as Carmen Collins. These words are not chosen lightly
[Daily Mail, UK] |
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Cannabis
inquests |
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In an increasing number of inquests on deaths
involving young people in road traffic collisions, I find that
toxicological tests on the driver show that cannabis has been
present. Letter from HM Coroner for Pembrokeshire [Times, UK] |
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Mandatory
drugs testing for Scotland’s police forces |
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All Scotland's police forces are to introduce
mandatory drugs tests in an attempt to stamp out substance abuse
[The Herald, Scotland, UK] |
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Livingstone
in row over 'legalise ecstasy' call |
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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] |
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Coke
is so last year as posh hedonists turn to crack |
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Around the dinner tables of Chelsea they're
handing round pipes like their Fifties forebears' after-dinner
mints [Independent, UK] |
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Families
and Drugs Partnership seminars Leeds and London |
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The partnership and practice seminars were
informative and highly participative [Home Office, UK] |
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Substances
of Misuse |
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The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
has updated the list Substances of Misuse. 2-page PDF [RPS, UK] |
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Drink
with mother |
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You expect your parents to teach you things.
But alcoholism? [Guardian, UK] |
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A
little alcohol 'increases breast cancer risk' |
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Women who drink more than a glass of wine a
day could be significantly increasing their risk of developing
breast cancer, a study warns today [Telegraph, UK] |
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Is
the alcohol industry increasing the size of the deal ... to
enhance priming? |
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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] |
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Wine
to be served in thimbles |
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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] |
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Alcohol
Intake and Blood Pressure |
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A Systematic Review Implementing a Mendelian
Randomization Approach [PLoS] |
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Engagement
pt 94 |
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Vernon Coaker made a presentation on at the “Tackling
drugs reducing crime conference” in Notingham this week
... But true partnership should engage everybody - he talks about
tackling drugs without any reference to engaging drug users themselves
[Cannabis Harm Minimisation] |
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Like
all drunks, we're in denial about reality |
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As female celebrities glamourise alcohol addiction
and we, the media, collude by plugging their books and failing
to ask tough questions around their addictions [Independent,
Ireland] |
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Health
Canada panel gives injection site favourable review |
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Group of experts finds Insite is having a positive
impact and even saving lives [Vancouver Sun, Canada] |
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How
NZ fell prey to the demon P |
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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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Nurses
to help out in drunk tanks |
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Nurses will soon be placed in police stations
to help manage the growing number of drunks locked up in cells
to sober up [Stuff.co, New Zealand] |
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Nothing
About Us Without Us |
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Greater, meaningful involvement of people who
use illegal drugs: A public health, ethical, and human rights
imperative (International edition). 83-page PDF [Canadian HIV/AIDS
Legal Network, International HIV/AIDS Alliance, Open Society
Institute] |
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