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I am most grateful to the Daily Dose for highlighting
Alcohol Articles that I may have missed. What I do appreciate
- and indeed have requested – is the actual reference so
that I can get out the actual scientific article ... It is a
wonderful service – but for the busy clinician the above
does give to me that which can save time – and therefore
Stress. From Robin Touquet, Consultant in Emergency Medicine,
A&E St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington - Instigator of ‘PAT’ and
joint editor of the ABC of Alcohol [Editor] |
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Obituary
- David Shewan |
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David Shewan, who has died aged 43, was an
academic who will be remembered best for his work showing people
use heroin without major harm [The Herald, Scotland, UK] |
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Drugs
seized in street crackdown |
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The campaign in Swansea has been hailed as
a success by South Wales Police who carried out high visibility
patrols [BBC, UK] |
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Boost
for community justice |
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Important links will also be fostered with
community services such as drug and alcohol counselling, housing,
victim support, employment advice and community safety partnerships
[Ministry of Justice, UK] |
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New
support for ex-offenders |
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Shelter has launched a new service called the
Prisoners Advocacy Release Team (PART) to help newly released
prisoners find settled homes and avoid re-offending [Shelter,
UK] |
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A
review of death in or following custody in South Wales police
centres |
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Including refrences to drug use. 47-page PDF
[IPCC, UK] |
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Child-friendly
choice splits pubs |
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New rules introduced in 2005 allow publicans
to choose whether or not they admit under-14s [BBC, UK] |
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Benzos
and SSRIs: Partners in crime – Rose’s story |
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I am the mother of three school age kids. I
am a health professional and before my encounter with prescription
drugs I had a great but sometimes stressful job in Public Health
[TRAP, UK] |
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An
interview with Ken Crosland: Dealing with drink and drugs at
work |
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A year ago the Ark Foundation launched a consultancy
arm to help businesses deal with the problem of drink and drug
dependency in a constructive way. The man behind it is Ken Crosland
[Caterersearch, UK] |
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Last
gaspers |
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Britain, along with other western countries,
is now in the late stages of the typical smoking epidemic [Financial
Times, UK] |
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Smoking
curbs: The global picture |
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Smoking bans around the world as governments seek to improve
the health of their populations [BBC, UK] |
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Talking
to a Doctor about Smoking Makes Quitting Easier |
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84 percent of ex-smokers who consulted with
their doctor or another healthcare professional during their
final successful quit attempt believe that giving up would have
been more difficult if they had tried to quit alone [Yahoo] |
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Working
Out of Poverty |
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A study of the low-paid and the ‘working
poor’. 65-page PDF [IPPR, UK] |
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Social
Marketing Standards |
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The Marketing and Sales Standards Setting Body
will develop new Social Marketing Standards over the next 12
months - A questionnaire has
been developed to collate as much information as possible [MSSSB,
UK] |
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Martina
Hingis shamed as Wimbledon cocaine test is confirmed |
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A two-year ban has been handed out to the 27-year-old
Swiss, who became the world No 1 at 17 and won five grand-slam
titles but whose reputation went up in smoke when she took the
dramatic decision to “out” herself in November, revealing
that an “A” sample had tested positive for the narcotic,
a banned substance [Times, UK] |
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U.S.
drug czar labels Canada ecstasy drug threat |
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Waters warns popularity of chemical high creates
booming export business to States [Edmonton Journal, Canada] |
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Canadian-made,
Meth-laced Ecstasy Being Dumped into U.S. Illegal Drug Markets |
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Ecstasy laced with methamphetamine (meth) has
been entering the United States illegal drug markets, particularly
in northern border states [ONDCP, USA] |
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State-of-the-Art
Approaches to Treatment for People with Co-Occurring Disorders |
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Three new short overview papers provide information
about how epidemiology, services integration and systems integration
research and practices can be best utilized in helping people
with co-occurring substance use and mental disorders [SAMHSA,
USA] |
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The
Anti-Drug Drugs |
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A new generation of vaccines may enable doctors
to inoculate people against addictive substances like cocaine
and nicotine [Newsweek, USA] |
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Mexican
Drug Cartels Threaten Elections |
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Drug cartels are trying to influence the outcomes
of major elections in Mexico by kidnapping and threatening candidates,
according to Mexican Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora [Washington
Post, USA] |
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UNODC
strategy for 2008-2011 |
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A new medium-term strategy (2008-2011) that
is designed to chart the organization's response to the rising
challenges of drugs, crime and terrorism. The strategy will position
the organization in the context of a changing world, where combating "problems
without borders" is a priority for the international community. 12-page
PDF [UNODC] |
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