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Today I’ve got an article from a guest blogger Stephen Bamber. Stephen normally writes the great Recovery focused blog The Art of Life Itself, but I recently asked him if he would like to write a piece for Injecting Advice on how he thinks needle programmes fit into the idea and ethos of Recovery [Injecting Advice, UK]
Contrary to what is commonly assumed, psychoactive drugs do not produce fixed and predictable psychological effects that are dependent purely on their chemical properties [Wired In]
Considers the views of the philosopher Douglas Husak on the justice of drug laws in America [Wired In]
Looks at factors that have influenced the development of laws regulating recreational drug use, in particular influential happenings in America [Wired In]
As the anthrax situation worsens and we get the first cases appearing in England (London and Blackpool) there is still a lot of confusion over the finer details of the outbreak, especially the details on the routes of drug administration [Injecting Advice, UK]
Traces the history of cocaine, linking the Incas, Freud, Thomas Edison, Sherlock Holmes and Coca Cola [David Clark, Wired In]
Looks at how heroin has been used and viewed since it was first synthesised, and briefly describes the development of the heroin problem in America and the UK [Wired In Article]
Provides insights into how opium and morphine have been used and considered at various times in history. [David Clark, Wired In]
by William L White and John F Kelly: The language used to label alcohol and other drug (AOD) problems exerts a significant influence on people experiencing such problems and on how professional helpers, policy makers, and the public view such people [Faces & Voices of Recovery, USA]
The Law Commission’s current review of the Misuse of Drugs Act is a rare opportunity for New Zealand to drag its drug laws into the 21st century [New Zealand Drug Foundation]
Since releasing the Overdose Workshop in mid January its been viewed over 1000 times. So I’ve decided to provide some more supporting resources for it [Injecting Advice, UK]
The little-told story of how the U.S. government poisoned alcohol during Prohibition with deadly consequences [Slate, USA]
Introduces a classification of psychoactive drugs based on their major mode of impact on the mind, and briefly illustrates the multitude of factors that influence the way that a drug can affect a person and ultimately contribute to a drug problem [David Clark, Wired In]
As you’ll know if you’ve spent any time either working in a needle programme or injecting there are many different kinds of needle available [Injecting Advice, UK]
The results from the most comprehensive international survey of well-being to date have been used to construct the first ever set of national well-being indicators [nef, UK]
Sets out a radical proposal to guide the direction of modern societies and the lives of people who live in them. In contrast to a narrow focus on economic indicators, it calls for governments to directly measure people’s subjective well-being: their experiences, feelings and perceptions of how their lives are going [the national economic foundation, UK]
Over the coming months, we will be writing and publishing on this site a good deal of material focused on drugs and alcohol, substance use-related problems, addiction, treatment and recovery that will help family members and others gain a better understanding [David Clark, Wired In]
In 2008, nef was commissioned by the UK Government’s Foresight Project on Mental Capital and Well-being to review the inter-disciplinary work of over 400 scientists from across the world. The aim was to identify a set of evidence-based actions to improve well-being, which individuals would be encouraged to build into their daily lives [the new economics foundation, UK]
Over the past 30 years, the poisonous effects of Afghanistan’s narcotics industry have steadily transformed Iran’s law enforcement and border security institutions, forcing drastic changes in the way Iran deals with what has become a burgeoning transnational narco-insurgency on its southeastern frontier with Pakistan and Afghanistan [World Politics Review]
by William L White and Larry Davidson: Structural differences pose the main challenge to integrating the mental health and addiction fields [Behavioral Healthcare, USA]
