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An
addiction to behaving badly |
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There is a mixture of guilt and incapacity
that, in our generation, we attach to a condition called alcoholism.
Yet many people think of alcoholism as an illness [Telegraph,
UK] |
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Alcohol:
Make mine a single |
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The other day my girlfriend gave me a pedometer
- a device that tells you how many paces you take strolling to
the pub. Sadly, when I attached it to my belt I couldn't see
it [Telegraph, UK] |
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Informing
Consumers about Beverage Alcohol. |
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This report focuses exclusively on factual
information about alcohol beverages and how it is currently provided.
12-page PDF [International Center for Alcohol Policies] |
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Alcohol
Beverage Labeling Requirements by Country |
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General information required for on-product labeling in 43
nations and the European Union [International Center for Alcohol
Policies] |
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Rehabilitation,
reoffending and drug reduction targeted |
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Justice secretary Jack Straw's proposals to
target drug dependency among prisoners have been given a lukewarm
welcome reception by campaigners [Community Care, UK] |
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Drug
Use in Irelandand Northern Ireland |
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First Results from the 2006/2007 Drug Prevalence
Survey. 20-page PDF [NACD, Ireland, UK] |
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Can
I confront worker over drug use? |
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I suspect one of my employees may be taking
drugs. Can I just confront this employee or are there proper
HR procedures that I need to go through? [FT, UK] |
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Chambers
threatens legal action |
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UK Athletics' chief executive, Niels de Vos,
had stressed that Chambers would not be welcomed back to the
British team because he has not been on the official drugs register
since November 2006 [Guardian, UK] |
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Bad
science: Cannabis casualties, hybrid cars, and cubic litres |
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There are no difficult ideas in this column.
Like, for example, when I tell you about the Daily Telegraph
front page headline which says "Abuse of cannabis puts 500
a week in hospital", and it turns out they're actually quoting
a figure from a report on the number of people having contact
with any drug treatment service of any variety [Guardian, UK] |
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Addict’s
mother: there is life after drugs |
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Susan was one of several hundred parents who
last night attended an annual service in Dublin for all families
affected by addiction and in memory of those who have died from
drugs [Irish Examiner] |
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Doctors
call for clarity on drugs |
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Doctors called for greater transparency in
pharmaceutical companies' dealings with the NHS after the government
insisted the health service should co-operate more extensively
with the industry [FT, UK] |
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HIV
rate soars among Vancouver's native drug users |
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Startling new research reveals that aboriginal
drug users living in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside are contracting
HIV-AIDS at twice the rate of non-aboriginal users [Globe and
Mail, Canada] |
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Hillary
and Obama, Ignore the Sleazy Pollsters Who Want You to Cave
on Drug Reform |
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The Dem candidates have good positions on medical
marijuana, but they need to stand up for comprehensive changes
in our drug laws [AlterNet, USA] |
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Between
Barack and a hard place |
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Barack Obama is the first major Presidential
candidate to endorse marijuana decriminalization since Jimmy
Carter did 32 years ago [Canna Zine] |
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Ibogaine
and Addiction |
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Can a psychedelic shrub diminish drug cravings?
[Addiction Inbox, USA] |
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Asia
must act now to stem HIV epidemic |
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Just one in every 30 injecting drug-users in
Asia has access to assistance programs to prevent the spread
of HIV, making the world's most densely populated region increasingly
vulnerable to an epidemic, the UN has warned [SMH, Australia] |
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Drug
epidemic is robbing SA of its kids |
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South Africa is rapidly losing its youth -
and thereby its future - to drugs. This is the view of the South
African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (Sanca)
following warnings from Pretoria police and non-government organisations
that drugs are wiping out our children [IOL, South Africa] |
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Heath
Ledger: Campaign to bury drug video |
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Some of the biggest stars in Hollywood were behind a campaign
to force Entertainment Tonight to dump a video of Heath Ledger
discussing drugs at a party, it has been revealed [Telegraph,
UK] |
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