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The
longest hangover: 'My 23 years as an alcoholic' |
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I'm well aware that a person can be a problem
drinker without ever touching illegal substances, but for me,
and millions of others, alcohol was the ultimate "gateway
drug" [Independent, UK] |
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Drunk
boy, aged 13, rushed to hospital – he's one of 15 under-age
drinkers |
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Sgt Duncan insisted the day was a fairly typical
one since he initiated the undercover foot patrols [Scotsman,
UK] |
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Black
and minority ethnic (BME) groups and new communities |
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We will shortly be starting a new project which
looks at drugs issues within Black, minority ethnic and new migrant
communities. We would like to know if you have any questions
or issues you feel the project should consider, or if you can
highlight sources of unpublished information. Please email us
by clicking here [UKDPC] |
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New
Action on Addiction website launched |
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Following the merger of Action on Addiction,
Clouds and the Chemical Dependency Centre last year our new website
has now been launched [Action on Addiction, UK] |
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Drug
Death Matters - Newsletter |
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This is the fourth issue of a twice yearly
bulletin that will report on progress in relation to the Executive's
Drug Death Action Plan and the work of the National Forum on
Drug-related Deaths. 5-page PDF [Scottish Government, UK] |
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Is
poverty in the UK a denial of people's human rights? |
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Being poor in the United Kingdom can mean being
subjected to discrimination on the grounds of poverty. Both poverty
and discrimination are contrary to the spirit and the terms of
the Universal Declaration on Human Rights [JRF, UK] |
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Chambers
comeback stopped in its tracks by UK Athletics |
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Chambers, who served a two-year ban for failing
a drugs test for tetrahydrogestrinone (THG) in 2003, is making
his second comeback after he was unable to secure a career in
American football [Guardian, UK] |
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Drug
court gives addicts hope |
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Ground-breaking approach puts treatment ahead
of jail [Edmonton Journal, Canada] |
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This
is Your Law On Drugs |
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Despite the failures of Washington’s
drug policy, the Tories are determined that the American-styled
law-and-order approach to drugs will work in Canada [Eye Weekly,
Canada] |
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NIDA's
Draft Strategic Plan |
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Outlines four major goal areas – Prevention,
Treatment, HIV/AIDS, and Cross Cutting Priorities – each
with Strategic Objectives that will guide NIDA's research agenda
for the future. 39-page PDF [NIDA, USA] |
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NIDA
Invites Comments on its Draft Strategic Plan |
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Given recent revolutionary advances in drug
abuse research, NIDA has recently undergone a strategic planning
process gathering recommendations from the National Advisory
Council on Drug Abuse and from ongoing dialogue with our various
stakeholder groups to establish achievable goals and objectives
for the future. Closing date February 6, 2008 [NIDA, USA] |
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Treatment
Practitioner's Research Bulletin |
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Volume 1 No. 2 [Join Together, USA] |
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Alcohol,
Other Drugs, and Health |
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Issue: January-March 2008 [Boston University,
USA] |
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National
Inhalants & Poisons Awareness Week March 2008 |
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A number of tools and resources will be available
at www.inhalants.org to
help coalitions integrate inhalant prevention in their community-wide
drug prevention strategy, including a local coordinator’s
kit [CADCA, USA] |
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Children
of Alcoholics Week February 2008 |
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To learn more about National Children of Alcoholics
Week and about how coalitions can get involved, visit www.nacoa.org [CADCA,
USA] |
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ACLU
Urges Educators to Reject Calls for Suspicionless Drug Testing |
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Controversial Drug Testing Programs under Legal
Challenge in Washington School Districts [ACLU, USA] |
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