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The
Wired In 'Way Forward' |
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Please read our strategy and
tell us what you think. And sign
up to our new Recovery Movement. The people affected
by substance use problems need you! Let's make a difference
together!! [the prof speaks out] |
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ACMD
open meeting - 19 May 2008 |
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The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
will be holding its second open meeting on 19 May 2008 [Home
Office, UK] |
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Inspecting
the field - Harm Reduction and Commissioning Systems |
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Last week the Healthcare Commission and
the NTA published their penultimate improvement review. The
review gives us some interesting information about the maturity
of our commissioning systems and the effectiveness of harm
reduction implementation and planning, but does the inspection
report raise more questions than it answers? [Sara McGrail,
UK] |
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Comic
Relief: Alcohol Hidden Harm - Call for bids |
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Comic Relief has supported work around
young people and alcohol for many years and now wants to
fund a number of projects across England for up to three
years that are supporting children and young people living
in families where there is problematic parental drinking
[Comic Relief, UK] |
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'There
is not a God-given right to dispense alcohol' |
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Scotland is boldly taking on the drinks
industry and retailers to tackle its health and social problems.
Will the rest of Britain follow? [Guardian, UK] |
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700%
rise in cocaine users seeking initial treatment |
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A significant jump (695%) in new cocaine
cases, from 43 to 342 [Irish Examiner] |
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Legalise
Cannabis Ireland March 2008 |
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Video Pictures and Report [Indymedia, Ireland] |
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Victoria
to test used-needle drop boxes |
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Victoria is undertaking a pilot project
to rid itself of discarded syringes on city streets [Globe
and Mail, Canada] |
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Insite
is about more than injections, supporters say |
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One young woman credits the centre with
saving her - and a grieving mother wishes it had existed
years ago [Globe and Mail, Canada] |
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InSite
and harm reduction work |
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Last week, I was part of a group of people
that planted more than 800 crosses in a Downtown Eastside
neighbourhood park. This wouldn't be newsworthy if each cross
represented someone who died. The twist is that each cross
represented someone who lived, despite overdosing from drugs
[National Post, Canada] |
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35
Years of Rockefeller Drug Laws, and Hope There Won’t
Be 36 |
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We are now in a moment when the laws are
being scrutinized again, in public hearings organized by
a consortium of six New York State Assembly committees [New
York Times, USA] |
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How
Pot Became Demonized |
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The Fine Line Between Good Medicine and
'Dangerous Drugs' [Alternet, USA] |
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Drug
Czar's Latest B.S. Claim |
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Pot Makes Teens Crazy and Suicidal [Alternet,
USA] |
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Emerging
Transatlantic Drug Threats: Transcript and Video |
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A transcript and video from Director Walters'
recent briefing in emerging transatlantic drug threats at
the Foreign Press Center in Washington, D.C.[Pushing Back,
ONDCP, USA] |
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Colombia
Extradites 14 Paramilitary Leaders |
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The extraditions of so many paramilitary
leaders at once was unprecedented in Colombia’s long
history of trying to dismantle the hydra-headed syndicates
that export cocaine to the U.S. [New York Times, USA] |
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Wada
fires drugs dispute in English football |
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English football has become embroiled in an anti-doping
dispute which risks aggravating relationships between players
and their clubs [Telegraph, UK] |
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