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Publication of Daily Dose will be suspended
at the end of March pending adequate funding - details
here |
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TDPF
says: Help save Daily Dose from closure |
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It is the editorial genius of Jim and the rest of the Wired
Initiative team that means it outstrips any of the automated
parliamentary news filter services Transform have used in the
past, as well as automated news search services like Lexis Nexis
- and these cost serious money ... That's why everyone
loves it and everyone uses it - from Whitehall and Government,
through the treatment field, and across the non-government sector
[TDPF, UK] |
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Vulnerable
suffer as charities try to survive |
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I have witnessed enough over the years to know
that the reality is that charities now have no option but to
use a large percentage of their time, energy and resources to
find funding [Letter, Herald, UK] |
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Leading
questions |
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Jean Collingwood, chief executive, Drinkaware
Trust [Guardian, UK] |
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The
treatment and supervision of drug-dependent offenders |
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A 88-page PDF review of the literature prepared
for the [UK Drug Policy Commission] |
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Reducing
Drug Use, Reducing Reoffending |
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Consultations with key stakeholders to inform
the UK Drug Policy Commission report. 14-page PDF [UK Drug Policy
Commission] |
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Early
intervention key to tackling anti-social behaviour in young
people |
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Youth Taskforce Action Plan targets 1,000 of
the most challenging individuals [Department for Children, Schools
and Families, UK] |
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More
Doherty-style drug tests on way |
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Petty criminals in the Lothians are to be hit
with tough anti-drugs orders similar to those used against rock
star Pete Doherty [Evening News, UK] |
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Warning
over solvent chemicals used in recreational drugs |
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The EU drugs agency issued the warning after
carrying out an assessment on the drugs, technically known as
GBL and 1,4-BD. The chemicals are used in the manufacture of
another drug, GHB (Gamma-Hydroxybutyric Acid), commonly known
as liquid ecstasy [Irish Examiner] |
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Trends
in treatment for problem alcohol use in Ireland, 2004 to 2006 |
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Health Research Board publishes preliminary
figures. 32-page PDF [Health Research Board, Ireland] |
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Europe
- a smoke-free zone by 2009? |
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There is a clear trend towards smoke-free environments
throughout Europe. Many countries have introduced nationwide
smoking bans but there are still improvements to be made [European
Parliament] |
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Report:
$42.5M for specialty courts could keep thousands out of prison |
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Judges say pumping money into Nevada's specialty
courts could significantly reduce the load on the state's prisons
[Nevada Appeal, USA] |
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ADHD
and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders: New Clinical Insights
and Emerging Therapies |
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This newsletter will provide an overview of
the latest research on ADHD and co-occurring SUD. It will review
factors that contribute to an increased risk of SUD in ADHD individuals.
16-page PDF [ASAM, USA] |
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The
DASIS Report: Employment Status and Substance Abuse Treatment
Admissions, 2006 |
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Of the substance abuse treatment admissions
aged 18 to 64 reported to SAMHSA's Treatment Episode Data Set
(TEDS), 31% in 2006 were employed full- or part-time at the time
of admission, 33% were unemployed, and 36% were not in the labor
force [SAMHSA, USA] |
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Wire
v. The Media on Drugs II: You're Right, David Simon, We Suck |
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Addiction is a massively complex social problem
-- but the sad thing is that rather than suggest solutions, the
press is busy looking for stories to plug into its prize-seeking
formula [Maia Szalavitz blog, Huffington Post, USA] |
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Mexico
death toll rises as drug gangs return fire |
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The drugs business in Mexico already profoundly
affects its northern neighbour. US officials say 90 per cent
of coc-aine entering the country comes from Mexico, which is
also an important supplier of methamphetamine [FT, UK] |
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Brazil's
first magazine on drug dependence |
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A publication aimed at helping family members
and friends of individuals who struggle with dependence, "Anônimos" ("Anonymous"),
was launched this week in Brazil with UNODC support [UNODC] |
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First
coca crop found in Brazilian rainforest |
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Drug cartels have moved into Brazil's Amazon
and are producing cocaine deep in the rainforest, opening a new
frontier in South America's narcotics trade [Guardian, UK] |
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Ecstasy
takes women 'higher and lower' |
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Women who take ecstasy get a more euphoric
drug high than men and suffer a much harder comedown in the days
after, an Australian review has found [The Age, Australia] |
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Calls
to get tough on RailCorp drug use |
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The NSW government is failing to take action
against the increasing number of rail staff affected by drugs
and alcohol, because it is scared of a union backlash, the opposition
says [The Age, Australia] |
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Drug
Foundation cautions 'careful' party pill use |
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The Drug Foundation is cautioning users on
'careful' use of party pills containing benzylpiperazine (BZP)
as Easter approaches, and Parliament this week passed a Bill
making BZP-based party pills illegal from 1 April [Scoop, New
Zealand] |
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Students
play truant to work in Helmand’s poppy fields |
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Children working in poppy fields not only miss
out on their education and do an onerous job over long hours,
but are also vulnerable to drug addiction, particularly during
harvest season, experts say [IRIN, Afghanistan] |
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Vietnam
sentences Australian heroin trafficker to death |
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An appeal court in Vietnam has sentenced an
Vietnamese-Australian woman to death for heroin trafficking after
prosecutors appealed against her original life sentence, a court
clerk said Wednesday [Yahoo News] |
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"Nothing
Less": Improving drug dependence treatment |
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A new, joint UNODC-World Health Organization
(WHO) discussion paper, "Principles
of Drug Dependence Treatment," (32-page PDF) highlights
nine key principles for effective treatment of drug dependence
[UNODC, WHO] |
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