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Victims
of a failing war on drugs |
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As the Suffolk Stranger was being sentenced,
the Home Office slipped out this written answer on the street
price of heroin [The Spectator, UK] |
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Real
people - Suffolk |
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The heartbreaking story of the murders of 5
young women in Suffolk highlights the importance of what we’re
doing working in drug prevention [Eric Carlin's blog - Mentor,
UK] |
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Hard-line
anti-drugs plans to hit dealers |
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The Home Secretary Jacqui Smith will target
drug dealers with new powers designed to attack the profitability
of their illicit trade [Independent, UK] |
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Prescription
drugs: legal and lethal |
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Forget heroin and cocaine. The dangerous drugs
claiming the lives and minds of the stars are prescription painkillers
and a new class of happy pills that doctors are handing out by
the million [Times, UK] |
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All-day
drinking 'a failure' |
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Home Office review says law switch has led
to upsurge in early morning crime; Up to 16% of people in assessed
areas are indulging more than ever [Independent, UK] |
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Shops
and supermarkets to take strong drink off shelves |
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Supermarkets and off-licences are joining forces
with council officials to tackle street drinking by taking super-strength
lager and cider off their shelves [Independent, UK] |
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Leading
article: Café society will have to wait |
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The idea that relaxing the licensing hours
would lead to the growth here of a Continental-style café culture
was fanciful [Independent, UK] |
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Editor-At-Large:
Don't blame the young: we're a nation of boozers |
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We should look to our own behaviour – not
that of teenagers or pop stars – if we are to tackle the
alcohol problem [Independent, UK] |
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Women
drinkers to be target of ad campaign |
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Women in their thirties and forties are to
be targeted in a government anti-drinking advertising campaign
[Observer, UK] |
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'The
doctors gave me three days to live' |
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How she went from a couple of drinks to seeing
life fall apart because of alcohol [Observer, UK] |
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Women:
the hidden risks of drinking |
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Drink-related liver problems are no longer
the domain of middle-aged men. More and more women of all ages,
especially among the middle classes, are drinking excessively,
both for enjoyment and to cope with the increasing stresses of
modern life [Observer, UK] |
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Drink
sends 1,000 children a year to hospital |
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Doctors said that without urgent action the
spread of drinking among Britain's children would "destroy
a generation" [Telegraph, UK] |
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BMA
wants its own late alcohol licence |
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The British Medical Association has been accused
of hypocrisy for applying for an extension to the drinks licence
at its headquarters, while campaigning for tougher action on
Britain's binge-drinking epidemic [Telegraph, UK] |
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It
didn't stop Irish drinking, it won't stop us |
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Drink is dearer in Ireland but people still
drink more of it [Telegraph, UK] |
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The
Government Ignores Evidence In Dealing With Alcohol Problems |
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I am delighted to note that the BMA have taken
up the challenge and published recommendations which support
those of the Alcohol Health Alliance [Medical News Today, UK] |
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The
BBPA comments on British Medical Association report |
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The evidence offered by the BMA for many of
their assertions is both flawed and flimsy [BBPA, UK] |
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LSD
breakthrough for mental health patients |
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Research unveils link between hallucinogen
and psychotic delusions [The Herald, UK] |
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P
impact alarms judge |
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Couples are increasingly citing use of the
drug methamphetamine or "P" as a reason for seeking
protection orders, divorce and sole custody of children [Stuff.co,
New Zealand] |
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Alcohol
as bad as drugs say experts |
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Delegates at a top level conference gathering
in New Zealand this week have criticised the country's laws saying
they criminalise recreational users while making the most dangerous
drug - alcohol - easily accessible to the young [TVNZ] |
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