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| Archived Daily News - 25th
April 2008 |
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What
can we do, to reduce the incidence of drug overdose? |
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I emphasised that we need an understanding
and responsible society, and this can only be achieved by increasing
awareness about drug overdose [the prof speaks out, UK] |
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Flagship
Addiction Treatment Training Centre Opens in Warminster |
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On 17th April Action on Addiction's new Centre
for Addiction Treatment Studies officially opened its doors to
students [Action on Addiction, UK] |
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Boris
Johnson calls for cannabis legalisation |
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Boris Johnson has become one of the first senior
Conservative Party politicians to call for the legalisation of
cannabis for medicinal use [Telegraph, UK] |
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Alcohol
duty rise could worsen binge drinking, says Punch boss |
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Giles Thorley, chief executive of Punch Taverns,
warned yesterday that the 6% rise in alcohol duty announced in
the March budget could even encourage excessive drinking because
customers may choose to buy cheaper booze from supermarkets and
drink heavily at home [Guardian, UK] |
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Mental
illnesses linked to drug use are up after cannabis downgrade |
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The number of people admitted to hospital with
mental illness has shot up since the laws on cannabis were relaxed,
according to figures released Wedneday [Daily Mail, UK] |
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Parent
Awareness of Youth Use of Cigarettes, Alcohol, and Marijuana |
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Mothers were more likely than fathers to be
aware of their child's substance use in the past year regardless
of the household having only the mother or both parents [SAMHSA,
USA] |
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Big
advance in war on Afghanistan poppy |
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Opium production in Afghanistan is expected
to fall significantly this year, with British and Afghan anti-drug
efforts finally taking hold following record harvests [Telegraph,
UK] |
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