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Saving
Daily Dose |
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Read the latest update on [the prof speaks
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Drug
use warning adds fuel to row over new Salvation Army centre |
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A Salvation Army centre for the homeless has
warned people using the service to stay clear of drugs [Edinburgh
Evening News, UK] |
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Over
60 and heading for rehab |
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It is not just the young who are binge drinking.
Increasing numbers of older people are becoming alcoholic [Guardian,
UK] |
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Licensing
Act review followed by further measures to address alcohol
related disorder |
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The report emphasises the root and branch approach
that the government is taking towards alcohol harm across all
sections of society [Alcohol Policy, UK] |
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Spy
kids snare rogue booze sellers |
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A dozen licensed premises in Scotland face
prosecution for selling booze to under-age drinkers after police
used "spy kids" to catch rogue traders [Evening Times,
Scotland, UK] |
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Alcohol
law claims only one victim |
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Only one person has been found guilty of selling
alcohol to a drunk person since the 2003 Licensing Act was introduced,
a minister has admitted [Times, UK] |
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Marijuana
Madness: Paypal Cannabis Hypocrisy Continues Unabated |
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In an instant we were shut down, as PayPal,
an eBay company, had frozen our trading account and when we politely
enquired as to why this was, bearing in mind cannabis seeds are
legal in the UK, we were told it was as a result of PayPal company
policy [Canna Zine, UK] |
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Britain's
drugs policy will help cyclists to clean up |
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Young athletes are being taught that doping
will not be tolerated and are given all the help they need to
resist temptations [Times, UK] |
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IHRA
at the 51st Session of the CND |
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Highlights at the 2008 meeting [IHRA] |
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Budget
cuts put drug addict's lifelines on the line |
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Proposed funding cuts to successful drug treatment
programs may leave thousands untreated ... Proposed cuts at the
corrections department - which could total almost $30 million
- would eliminate all substance-abuse treatment for prison inmates
and those on probation [Miami Herald, USA] |
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Tell
the Judiciary to Stop Stalling and Save Lives |
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Maryland could become the second state in the
country to pass a Good Samaritan bill. The bill would allow people
witnessing an alcohol or drug overdose to call for help without
fear of being punished for possession of small amounts of drugs
[DPA, USA] |
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Barney
Frank to Introduce Bill to Decriminalize Possession of Small
Quantities of Marijuana |
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A change in the federal law around marijuana
would not involve "getting away with" anything. It
would simply acknowledge that arresting more than 800,000 people
a year for marijuana offenses is not a good use of societal resources
[Drug Law Blog] |
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The
Underage Drinking Problem |
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Acting Surgeon General Kicks Off 1,600 Town
Hall Meetings Throughout The Nation To Address The Underage Drinking
Problem [SAMHSA, USA] |
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The
Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce
Underage Drinking |
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Full text of the Call to Action and the action
guides [Department of Health & Human Services, USA] |
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Alcohol
consumption: the good, the bad, and the indifferent |
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Alcohol consumption guidelines reflect the
current scientific understanding of both the benefits of moderate
alcohol consumption and the detriments of immoderate alcohol
consumption. 9-page PDF [Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism] |
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Medical
Marijuana Users: Social Networking Website for Patients Acknowledges
You! |
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A new social networking website PaientsLikeMe.com
could be a great resource for those interested in sharing experiences
about marijuana as medicine [D'Alliance, USA] |
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Government
won't up drinking age |
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The federal Government has ruled out raising
the legal drinking age and taxes on alcohol in the fight against
binge drinking [The Australian] |
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State
already cool on teen alcohol fines |
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In 2006 a Victorian parliamentary committee
recommended a similar law, but the State Government rejected
it, saying police had indicated it would be unenforceable [The
Age, Australia] |
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Aussies
mull 'rotting liver' photos on booze |
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People don't want to see an image of a rotting
liver while they wine and dine, a leading alcohol expert says
in response to the Australian government's proposed cigarette-style
warning labels on alcohol packages [Stuff.co, New Zealand] |
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Egypt:
Water pipe smoking a significant TB risk |
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The smoking of the traditional `shisha' water pipe is increasingly
emerging as a significant health risk in Egypt, due to air-borne
tuberculosis (TB) transmission from pipe sharing and uncontrolled,
manual preparation of the pipe [IRIN] |
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