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Offenders'
lives painted on cells |
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Charlie, 41, an ex-crack and heroin addict
has created the first storyboard which will be reproduced on
cell tiles [BBC, UK] |
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New
data from the British Crime Survey on drug-related crime |
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The British Crime Survey data indicates a 21
per cent increase in drug offences. However, the Home Office
research clearly suggests a link between this overall increase
and the introduction and growing use of police powers to issue
cannabis warnings [Drugscope, UK] |
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Crime
in England and Wales: Quarterly Update to September 2007 |
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This update presents the most recent crime
statistics from two different sources: the British Crime Survey
(BCS) and police recorded crime [Home Office, UK] |
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Alcohol-related
deaths 'rising' |
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Office for National Statistics figures show
there were 13.4 alcohol-related deaths per 100,000 population
in 2006 - up from 12.9 in 2005 [BBC, UK] |
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Alcohol-related
death rates continue to rise |
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The alcohol-related death rate in the UK continued
to increase in 2006, rising from 12.9 deaths per 100,000 population
in 2005 to 13.4 in 2006. 3-page PDF [Office for National Statistics,
UK] |
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Scots
alcohol death rate twice that of UK |
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The rate of alcohol-related deaths in Scotland
is rising – and is more than double the rate for the UK
as a whole, figures out yesterday showed [Scotsman, UK] |
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Crackdown
on boozing on streets |
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Glasgow's ban on boozing in the street is set
to be toughened [Evening Times, Scotland, UK] |
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Mentor
UK launches CHAMP awards for youth alcohol projects |
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Mentor UK, the leading drug and alcohol misuse
prevention charity for children and young people, is calling
on the public, professionals and young people to nominate projects
for the Mentor UK CHAMP Awards [Mentor, UK] |
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Cannabinoids
for chronic pain |
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Is effective but research is needed to decide
which subgroups of people benefit most [BMJ, UK] |
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UK
Cannabis Classification: a Flawed Debate |
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The original decision to move cannabis down
from B to C does not seem to have affected young people's cannabis
use. Therefore moving it up again would also probably have limited
effect [Lancet - via UKCIA, UK] |
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APPG
for Involuntary Tranquilliser Addiction |
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We would like to inform you that the All Party
Parliamentary Group for Involuntary Tranquilliser Addiction has
now employed Michael Behan as a part time researcher to work
for the group in the office of Jim Dobbin MP [House of Commons
- via benzo.org, UK] |
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Drug
Use in Ireland and Northern Ireland |
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First Results from the 2006/2007 Drug Prevalence
Survey. 20-page PDF [NACD, Ireland] |
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No
time for complacency on drugs use, says Carey |
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Drugs strategy minister Pat Carey yesterday
said he was “very concerned” at the sharp rise in
cocaine use and said action was being taken [Irish Examiner] |
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Skip
whistleblower and focus on prison drugs |
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It's hard to turn prisoners around with drugs
rampant [The Province, Canada] |
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Ottawa
vows crackdown on child drug mules in prison |
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Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day says he's
already working to ensure children aren't used as unwitting mules
to sneak illicit drugs into federal prisons [Vancouver Sun, Canada] |
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The
NSDUH Report: Nicotine Dependence: 2006 |
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Based on SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use
and Health, of the 61.6 million persons aged 12 or older who
in 2006 smoked cigarettes in the past month, 57.7% (35.5 million)
met the criteria for nicotine dependence in the past month [SAMHSA,
USA] |
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The
Institute for Addiction and Recovery at Rhode Island College |
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The Institute for Addiction and Recovery at
Rhode Island College was established to strengthen the state’s
capacity to assist individuals and communities with addiction
recovery efforts [Faces & Voices of Recovery, USA] |
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Cigarettes
Leave Deadly Path By Purging Protective Genes |
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Without this gene we not only lose a bit of
youthfulness -- but the lungs are left open to destructive inflammation
and diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
and lung cancer [Science Daily, USA] |
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Heavy
drinking tied to heart risks later |
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People who drink heavily in their youth may
have a higher risk of developing a collection of risk factors
for heart disease and stroke, new research suggests [The Age,
Australia] |
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Drug
abuse,HIV/AIDS rising in NE despite awareness |
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North East India has been identified as one
of the most vulnerable regions with regard to drug abuse and
spread of HIV/AIDS, though it boasts of more than 90 per cent
literacy rate and equal awareness levels regarding drug abuse
and HIV/AIDS [Web India] |
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Urgent
Request from the UN Reference Group on HIV and IDU |
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The Reference Group to the United Nations on
HIV and Injecting Drug Use – based at the National Drug
and Alcohol Centre in Australia - are currently looking for data
from around the world. The role of the Reference Group is to
advise the UNODC, UNAIDS and WHO on issues relating to injecting
drug users and to help to guide strategies for scaling up effective
activities to prevent HIV amongst this population [IHRA] |
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