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Addiction
is a social problem, not a medical one |
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Scotland needs an army of 750 new drugs workers
if the escalating problem of substance misuse is to be tackled
effectively, according to the Scottish Drugs Forum [The Herald,
UK] |
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Blunkett
goes head to head with Government over plans to raise cannabis
to class B status |
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David Blunkett has criticised a government
plan to take a tougher line on cannabis, saying that reversing
his decision to downgrade the drug to class C would send mixed
legal signals [Independent, UK] |
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Home
Office / Treasury - Stocktake of Anti-Drugs Interventions and
Cost-Effectiveness (2003) |
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This 58 page report has recently been released
following a Freedom of Information request from Transform [TDPF,
UK] |
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Crime
gangs 'exploit change in cannabis law' |
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Relaxation of the law on cannabis has fuelled
organised crime in the UK, police chiefs will tell an inquiry
panel this week [Telegraph, UK] |
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My
name is Ruth. I have a drink problem. I never touch it |
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What is it about the British that means that
those who give up alcohol are treated as social pariahs? [Observer,
UK] |
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I
was a toxic mum, like Britney, says Leonie Frieda |
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The day my beloved son and daughter were removed
by law from my care, I screamed soundlessly. Never have I known
such pain [Daily Mail, UK] |
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Music
therapy is helping addicts get lives on song |
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Recovering addicts in Glasgow have turned their
nightmare experiences of living with drug and alcohol abuse into
songs [Evening Times, UK] |
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Hit
songs take devil-may-care approach to drugs and alcohol |
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A new study by American academics will reveal
this week that one in three hit songs contains references to
illicit substances [Times, UK] |
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Doctors
treat MS sufferers with cannabis |
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GPs refuse to wait for new spray to be licensed
[Scotland on Sunday, UK] |
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Global
anti-smoking campaign for children |
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A global campaign to protect children against
the dangers of second-hand smoke will be launched tomorrow to
mark World Cancer Day [Herald, UK] |
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