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Daily Dose funding
- Important announcement on Monday |
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Drink-fuelled
antics? Not our fault, say students |
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College leaders have attacked firms organising
pub crawls. But the companies say it is student unions themselves
that foster the worst excesses [Observer, UK] |
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Drugs,
desertion leave Army short of soldiers |
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The Army's most hard-pressed fighting units
are losing more than 1,000 troops a year through drug abuse and
desertion [Telegraph, UK] |
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Methadone
user numbers under fire |
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The former head of the Scottish Crime and Drug
Enforcement Agency has claimed the number of addicts on methadone
is "ridiculous" [BBC, UK] |
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Prison
drug seizures 'up on 2007' |
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Drug seizures at the Isle of Man prison have
already exceeded the total found in 2007, the government says
[BBC, UK] |
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Huge
underground drugs factory found |
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Officers believe the factory - eight connected
shipping containers submerged beneath a field - could have been
operating for more than 20 years [Observer, UK] |
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Diagnosis
and management of alcohol use disorders |
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Healthcare professionals have a vital role
to play in implementing secondary prevention, and in identifying
those who need specialist treatment [Abstract - BMJ, UK] |
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Tackling
alcohol misuse in the UK |
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Higher alcohol taxes and restricting availability
are more likely to succeed than partnerships with industry [Editorial
- BMJ, UK] |
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A
Rumsfeldian attack on mothers-to-be |
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The new warning that pregnant women should
avoid booze is not evidence-based – rather it springs from
the relentless moralisation of pregnancy [Spiked, UK] |
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A
generation of youth are being ‘raised online’ |
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Many young people are effectively being ‘raised
online’ spending in excess of 20 hours a week using sites
such as bebo, Myspace, Facebook and YouTube, according to new
research to be published by the Institute for [Public Policy
Research, UK] |
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Beyond
2008: An International NGO Forum |
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The current global review is allowing NGOs
in nine regions of the world to reflect on their contribution
to the world’s response to drugs as well as to begin building
new relationship that will lead to improved responses in the
future. The Vancouver consultation was one of two held in North
America. 31-page PDF [Centre for Addictions Research of BC, Canada] |
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Drug
rehab centre at a crossroad |
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Set up by a passionate MLA, it has helped former
addicts regain their lives piece by piece, but success brought
new challenges [Vancouver Sun, Canada] |
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Consequences
of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use in the District
of Columbia |
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This is the latest in a series of reports produced
by the DC Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (DCEOW). These reports
compile available data on the consumption of alcohol, tobacco,
and other drugs and the consequences of use of these substances
in the District of Columbia. 80-page PDF [CESAR, USA] |
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District
of Columbia Epidemiological Profile |
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Prevention-focused epidemiological profiles
for the District of Columbia that identifies and prioritizes
the consequences of illicit drug, alcohol, and tobacco use in
the District. 93-page PDF [CESAR, USA] |
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Patterns
and Trends of Substance Abuse in Washington, D.C. |
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A brief overview of trends in substance-related
crime, HIV/AIDS, mortality, and use by various populations. 2-page
PDF [CESAR, USA] |
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Youth
and Drugs in Washington, D.C., 1999–2006 |
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Youth drug use in the District of Columbia.
1-page PDF [CESAR, USA] |
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Prescription
for Pain |
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YouTube video about anti-depressants and their
side effects [YouTube] |
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CHAADA |
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CHAADA is a newly founded membership organization
whose founders have all had personal experiences with psychiatric
medications and treatment and are dedicated to raising awareness
concerning the dangers of prescription psychiatric medications
and the deceptive practices occuring within the psychiatric profession
[CHAADA, USA] |
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Do
Kennedy and Waxman know about electronic or e-cigarettes? |
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Is Philip Morris using Senator Kennedy and
Representative Waxman to guarantee the cigarette's survival?
[Why Quit News, USA] |
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Carey
admits to binge drinking |
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Former AFL footballer Wayne Carey has revealed
that binge drinking caused all his problems [The Age, Australia] |
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Binge
drinking crisis overstated: Hockey |
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Australia isn't in the grip of a binge drinking
crisis and placing graphic warning labels on packaging could
be an over-reaction, opposition health spokesman Joe Hockey says
[The Age, Australia] |
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