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Cocaine's
brain effect revealed |
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Brain scans have revealed a possible biological
basis for cocaine addiction which may explain why some get hooked,
while others can use the drug socially [BBC, UK] |
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It's
adults, not young people, who are a public menace |
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Perhaps today's report [from the Children's
Society] will pose the toughest challenges so far. Its
findings are about lifestyle, and they deal with, among other
things, attitudes to alcohol, drugs and sex, revealing that
the vast majority of children and young people approach these
issues with a high level of common sense [Guardian, UK] |
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Anti-depressants
'of little use' |
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New generation anti-depressants have little
clinical benefit for most patients, research suggests [BBC, UK] |
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The
depressing truth about GPs and taking pills |
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As the incidence approaches epidemic status,
and in the light of a report published today by Hull University,
it is ever more important for doctors to diagnose the illness
carefully, and make any prescription warily - Dr Michael Ingram
is a full-time GP [Telegraph, UK] |
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Tomorrow's
Strategy Today |
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The new drug strategy will be launched by the
Home Office on Wednesday ... I thought I'd let you know in advance
what the reactions will be across the field [Sara McGrail, UK] |
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More
Evidence on Effective Alcohol Education |
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The people at the Australian National Drug
Institute have been in touch about the SHARHP project which is
looking at school based education as a way of reducing the harm
caused by alcohol [Drug Education News, UK] |
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MacAskill
wants alcohol tax rise |
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Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has called
for a big increase in the cost of alcoholic drinks [BBC, UK] |
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Alcohol
Labelling Bill [HL] 2007-08 |
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The Bill would require alcoholic drinks to
be labelled with the following warning: GOVERNMENT WARNING: Avoid
alcohol if pregnant or trying to conceive [Parliament, UK] |
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ASDA
gets tough on alcohol sales |
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Supermarket giant will ban sales between midnight
and 6am [The Publican, UK] |
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Asda
bans shooters to deter bingeing |
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A leading supermarket chain is to stop selling
shot-sized "shooter" alcopops popular with young teenagers
as part of a drive to stamp out underage drinking [Guardian,
UK] |
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Strong
drinks removed from shops |
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Strong drinks such as super-strength lager
and cider will no longer be sold in areas troubled by street
drinkers in parts of central London [BBC, UK] |
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12
kids in court on same day |
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And every one was drunk when they committed
a crime [Mirror, UK] |
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Step-parents
influence teenage smoking behaviour |
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Smoking by a non-biological parent is as influential
as smoking by biological parents in determining whether their
teenager smokes, reveal the results of a Cancer Research UK study
[Cancer Research, UK] |
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An
Executive Summary of the Process Evaluation of the National
Drug Awareness Campaign 2003 – 2005: |
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The purpose of this commissioned research was
to track the process of the first National Drugs Awareness Campaign
and to evaluate its development and delivery Summary [National
Advisory Committe on Drugs, Ireland] |
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Craig
Jones speech from Vancouver UN beyond 2008 conference |
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The following was delivered on the morning
of Feb 5. 2008 to a UN-sponsored Conference called "Beyond
2008" the theme of which was (roughly) "How can we,
the UN, help you, the voluntary sector in Canada, more aggressively
and effectively prosecute the global war on drugs?" [TDPF,
UK] |
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Substance
abuse among seniors rising: addictions foundation |
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Substance abuse among seniors has become a
silent epidemic, according to people at a workshop in Winnipeg
[CBC, Canada] |
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A
Twice-Told Tale of Addiction: By Father, by Son |
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Both Sheffs have books just out — each,
coincidentally, beginning with an epigram from John Lennon [New
York Times, USA] |
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Strategies
to control bupe abuse outlined |
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Amid growing illegal sales and abuse of buprenorphine,
top federal officials outlined yesterday action they might take
to curb problems with the addiction-treatment drug, including
more precise detection methods, improved training of doctors
and stronger warning labels for patients [Baltimore Sun, USA] |
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Counting
the Homeless to Help End Their Plight |
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In recognition of the principle that you cannot
manage what you do not measure [New York Times, USA] |
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What
Addicts Need |
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Addiction isn't a weakness; it's an illness.
Now vaccines and other new drugs may change the way we treat
it [Newsweek, USA] |
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Sadly,
There is No Magic Bullet |
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Addiction is not solely a disease of the brain.
The case for holistic treatment [Newsweek, USA] |
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American
Pot Smokers Providing Over $8 Billion of Revenue to Drug Cartels |
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When Americans spend money on illegal drugs,
they are providing financial support to groups that use violence
and terror as a way of doing business [Pushing Back, ONDCP, USA] |
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Beyond
a Quick Fix |
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Needle-Exchange Programs Provide More Than
Clean Syringes [Nurse, USA] |
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U.S.
Congressman Jim Ramstad Elected to CASA Board of Directors |
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The National Center on Addiction and Substance
Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University announced today that United
States Congressman Jim Ramstad (R-MN) has been elected to its
board of directors [CASA, USA] |
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Nonmedical
Stimulant Use, Other Drug Use, Delinquent Behaviors, and Depression
Among Adolescents |
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Over 71% of youth who used stimulants nonmedically
in the past year compared with 34% of youth who did not use stimulants
nonmedically also engaged in at least one of the six types of
delinquent behaviors [SAMHSA, USA] |
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Why
cannabis research is a good idea |
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There is little doubt among responsible researchers
that marijuana--although it is addictive for some people--is
sometimes a clinically useful drug. However, there is little
incentive for commercial pharmaceutical houses to pursue research
on the cannabis plant itself, since they cannot patent it [Addiction
Inbox, USA] |
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CACJ
on Salvia, and Second Thoughts on AB259 |
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The Dallas Morning News had a recent article
on salvia that did a fairly nice job of presenting a range of
perspectives on the drug and the options for regulating it or
criminalizing it. Interestingly, it looks primarily at the proposed
California law on this issue, AB 259 [Drug Law Blog, USA] |
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Alcohol
and pregnancy a confusing mix |
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A NATIONAL education campaign urging pregnant
women to stop drinking is needed to end the confusion surrounding
the issue and put the brakes on the number of expectant mothers
still drinking alcohol [The Australian] |
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Youth
Binge Drinking Culture Must End |
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The AMA is today calling for a partnership
between Government, industry, health professionals and the community
to end the binge drinking culture that is damaging the health
of young Australians [AMA, Australia] |
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Ketamine
to become classified drug |
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Cabinet has approved the classification of
ketamine as a Class C drug, Associate Health Minister Jim Anderton
said today [Scoop, New Zealand] |
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Rehabilitation
Required |
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Russia’s Human Rights Obligation to Provide
Evidence-based Drug Dependence Treatment [Human Rights Watch] |
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Russia’s
neglected drug crisis |
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Heroin has replaced vodka as the recreational
killer of choice ... nor is the government doing enough to tackle
drug addiction [Telegraph, UK] |
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Outpatient
Long-term Intensive Therapy for Alcoholics (OLITA) |
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A successful biopsychosocial approach to the treatment of alcoholism
[Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience] |
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