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Addiction
court hears first case |
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The UK's first family drug and alcohol court
is due to open in London with the aim of helping parents beat
addictions so they can keep their children [BBC, UK] |
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Making
the suit fit |
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Making service user involvement into an active
local force in Wolverhampton meant introducing structure, accountability
- and a lot of creativity, as DDN found out [Drink & Drugs
News, UK] |
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Changing
the rules on alcohol |
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Is an across-the board increase in tax really
the answer? asks Kevin Wilson [Drink & Drugs News, UK] |
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Uncharted
waters |
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No one wants to stifle innovation, but many
in the field are concerned at the lack of regulation alternative
therapies on offer for drug and alcohol problems. David Gilliver
looks at how the door is open for the public to be fleeced -
and worse [Drink & Drugs News, UK] |
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Group
action |
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In a 'fact file' special, we've rounded up
progress reports from some of the many active service user groups
around the country [Drink & Drugs News, UK] |
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Rules
of engagement |
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Many people feel that services need to become
more culturally sensitive and aware in order to engage people
from BME communities in treatment. David Gilliver hears some
of the arguments [Drink & Drugs News, UK] |
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Letters |
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Responses to recent DDN features [Drink & Drugs
News, UK] |
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Classifying
cannabis |
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There are numerous very compelling reasons
for restoring cannabis to Class B [Letter - Times, UK] |
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Cannabis
Vs Alcohol - there's nowhere to hide |
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In what can only be described as a disturbing
trend, the amounts of UK citizens who are dying as a result of
alcohol abuse has doubled over 15 years [Cannazine, UK] |
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Preventing
Alcohol and Drug Misuse in Young People |
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Adaptation and Testing of the Strengthening
Families Programme. 70-page PDF [AERC, UK] |
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Implementation
of the Licensing Act 2003 |
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A national survey. 58-page PDF [AERC, UK] |
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Compact
Aware? |
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Jess Crocker from the National Council for
Voluntary Organisations (NCVA) answers queries about the the
COMPACT and its uses [Lifeline Project, UK] |
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Athletics
chief calls for police to charge drug cheats |
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Niels de Vos, the chief executive of UK Athletics,
is demanding that the use of drugs in track and field become
a criminal offence [Guardian, UK] |
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Vancouver's
supervised injection facility granted six-month lease on life |
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Addiction should be a matter, primarily, for
the Chief of Medicine rather than the Chief of Police. While
internationally renowned for its social kindness, Canada has
not been without its share of disgraceful political mistakes
in the not too distant past. 13-page PDF [Harm Reduction Journal] |
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A
qualitative study of overdose responses among Chicago IDUs |
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Overall, our small study found that the overdose
prevention efforts build on extensive knowledge possessed by
IDUs. Teaching IDUs how to use naloxone is an effective risk
reduction strategy. 16-page PDF [Harm Reduction Journal] |
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Prevention
campaign found to positively affect teens' attitudes about
smoking |
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Youth smoking prevention campaign found to
positively affect teens' attitudes about smoking [American Legacy
Foundation] |
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National
Drug Strategy 2004–2009 |
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Annual Report July 2005–June 2006 to
the Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy. 112-page PDF [National
Drug Strategy, Australia] |
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Celebrity
meltdowns trigger rehab surge |
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Sydney's drug and alcohol rehabilitation services
have been swamped with calls from troubled addicts in the past
few weeks, forcing one centre to close its books [SMH, Australia] |
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Alcohol
Guidelines based on strong evidence |
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The National Health and Medical Research Council
(NHMRC) has reinforced the quality and accuracy of its draft
alcohol guidelines, saying they are based on the best available
scientific evidence [NHMRC, Australia] |
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World
Health Organisation calls unanimously for global strategy on
alcohol |
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Lists the strategies to reduce the harmful
use of alcohol [Institute of Alcohol Studies, UK] |
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The
Journal of Global Drug Policy and Practice |
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Current issue: Harm Reduction – the Idea and the Ideology,
When Harm minimization is not harm minimization – Australia
as a Case Study, A Brief History of the Tension Between Federal
Drug Laws and State and Local Policy, Putting ethics in its place – right
at the heart of drug policy debates, History of Harm Reduction
- Provenance and Politics, Part 3 [Journal of Global Drug Policy
and Practice] |
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