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Providing
opportunity, choice and hope |
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In November last year, I spoke at the Annual
Conference of the Federation of Drug and Alcohol Professionals
(FDAP) ... Please take a look at my presentation and
let me know what you think [the prof speaks out, UK] |
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Cannabis:
From Gordon Brown to James Langton |
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I happen to be reading an excellent book on
cannabis by James Langton, "No Need for Weed: Understanding
and Breaking Cannabis Dependency" [the prof speaks out,
UK] |
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Drink
Nation: Scotland's alcohol abuse costs £2.25bn a year |
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Liver cirrhosis deaths have soared in Scotland
over the past 30 years, while falling across Europe, prompting
calls for urgent action to tackle the alcohol epidemic [Independent,
UK] |
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MP
calls for alcohol ad ban at sports events |
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A ban on alcohol advertising at sporting events
is being demanded by a Labour MP in an attempt to tackle binge
drinking among young people [Independent, UK] |
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Late-night
alcohol disorder zones 'will fail' |
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Labour's plans to curb binge drinking with "alcohol
disorder zones" are unduly bureaucratic and likely to be
ineffective, according to a parliamentary committee [Telegraph,
UK] |
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Councils
'fail' on youth drinking |
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More than a third of councils in Scotland have
not suspended a single shop license in the past five years for
sales of alcohol to underage drinkers [BBC, UK] |
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Alcohol
intervention |
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While banning advertising and price regulation
have a role to play, all too often treatment options are ignored.
Emily Frith Public affairs manager, Turning Point [Letter - Guardian,
UK] |
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Network
No 22 |
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Latest Newsletter [SMMGP, UK] |
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Can
needle exchanges match up to the challenge of hepatitis C? |
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First part of a major series analysing whether
needle exchanges can counter arguably the greatest threat now
facing drug injectors in Britain - the hepatitis C epidemic and
the liver disease it brings in its wake. Print publication 2003,
free PDF 5 May 2008 [Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK] |
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Flaws
overlooked in search for prevention 'magic bullet' |
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The Midwestern Prevention Project gained pride
of place in US guides, received accolades from experts, and was
the original model for the English national drug education trial,
yet the evidence for this US school-community programme was seriously
flawed. Print publication 2003, free PDF 5 May 2008 [Drug and
Alcohol Findings, UK] |
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Continuous
Transdermal Alcohol Monitoring: An Agency Administrator's Guide |
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This document has been written for agency
administrators who are implementing CAM in their agency to supervise
offenders. It is important that administrators gain familiarity
with the research on continuous alcohol monitoring, the technology,
and its applications prior to reviewing this document. 34-page
PDF [Traffic Injury Research Foundation, Canada] |
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Expert:
Safe injection site improves 'public order' |
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Vancouver's safe-injection site has not lowered
or increased crime in the area, but has slightly reduced public
drug use and saved taxpayers' money in health costs, according
to a new report [CTV, Canada] |
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New
CSAP Director Named |
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Frances M. Harding as director of the Center
for Substance Abuse Prevention [SAMHSA, USA] |
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Identifying
Solutions to Build Consensus on Opioid Use in Pain Management |
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A key challenge is the lack of scientific studies
that have evaluated long-term safety and efficacy of opioids
for non-cancer pain. Another challenge is the undeniable problems
of substance abuse, addiction and drug diversion, all of which
necessitate regulatory scrutiny of prescribers. 16-page PDF [American
Pain Foundation] |
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Human
Rights Watch, Sentencing Project Release Reports on Racial
Disparities in Drug War Policing |
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Large disparities persist in the rate at which
blacks and whites are arrested and imprisoned for drug offenses,
even though the two races use illegal drugs at roughly equal
rates [Drug Law Blog, USA] |
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Video
Cases: Helping Patients Who Drink Too Much |
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Four engaging, 10-minute video cases in a
variety of settings [NIAAA, USA] |
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Gender
gap in alcohol drinking, dependence shrinks |
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There have been marked increases in alcohol
consumption and alcohol dependence among U.S. women, particularly
among white and Hispanic women born in the U.S. after World War
II [Reuters, USA] |
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Treatment
Service Users Project Final Report |
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Unfortunately, for too long now many drug treatment
service providers have looked on from the sidelines at the developments
in involving communities and consumers in the planning and delivery
of services. 117-page PDF [Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug
Users League (AIVL)] |
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The
Effectiveness of the Illicit Drug Diversion Initiative in Rural
and Remote Australia |
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An evaluation of the effectiveness of the Council
of Australian Governments’ (COAG) Illicit Drug Diversion
Initiative (IDDI) in rural and remote areas of Australia. 240-page
PDF [AIHW, Australia] |
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Call
for marijuana to be sold by Australia Post - Audio |
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Dr Alex Wodak, director of the alcohol and
drug service at Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital, has long been
an advocate for an evidence based harm minimisation approach
to drugs. Now, he's calling for marijuana not only to be legalised,
but to be sold at Australia Post offices as well [ABC Radio,
Australia] |
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Methadone
Maintenance Therapy Launched in Vietnam |
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In April 2008, after several years of preparation,
the Vietnamese Ministry of Health officially began a new national
Methadone Maintenance Therapy pilot programme by opening the
first two clinics in Hai Phong [IHRA] |
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UNODC
Receives Grant from OPEC Fund to Improve Drug Treatment |
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The OFID grant, of $3 million, will enable
UNODC to expand drug prevention and treatment opportunities to
individuals who are vulnerable to the spread of HIV [UNODC] |
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