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Two
topics from Professor David Clark's blog last week |
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What can we do, to reduce the incidence of
drug overdose?
and We must modify our treatment system so that it can effectively
help people recover from the chronic
disorder addiction [the prof speaks out, blog, UK] |
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NTA
Annual Report 2006/07 |
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Better treatment - Better outcomes. 16-page
PDF [NTA, UK] |
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An
Evaluation of the Structured Deferred Sentence Pilots |
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The implementation, operation, estimated costs
and preliminary outcomes of the Structured Deferred Sentence
(SDS) pilots in Angus, Ayrshire and Highland [Scottish Government,
UK] |
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Early
exit: estimating and explaining early exit from drug treatment |
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This paper identifies characteristics of people
most likely to drop out of treatment prematurely in English drug
treatment services and highlights a range of possibilities for
improving services [Harm Reduction Journal] |
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Get
a free copy of Shelter's publications catalogue 2008 |
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Fill in your details and we'll send you a copy
of our new publications catalogue, with the latest good practice,
policy and research reports, advice guides, legal subscription
titles and ROOF magazine. Please feel free to order extra copies
to pass on to your colleagues [Shelter, UK] |
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Drugs
policy: civil society can play a key role say MEPs |
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In adopting a report on the Green Paper on
the role of civil society in drugs policy in the European Union,
the European Parliament indicates that civil society has an essential
role to play in promoting the emergence, definition, implementation,
assessment and monitoring of drug policies [European Parliament] |
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Alcohol
Related Harm in Ireland |
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A Health Service Executive Report. 48-page
PDF [Health Service Executive, Ireland] |
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New
secure professional website for individuals working in the
field of substance use |
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The secure service offers downloadable resources,
chat areas etc. Register for this service by sending an email
to helpline@dap.ie with
your name, organisation, email address and telephone number and
we will then contact you to complete your registration [drugs.ie,
Ireland] |
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‘50
Best’ Document Collection on Alcohol Harm Reduction |
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In April 2008, IHRA launched the fourth in
a series of ‘50 Best’ document collections – this
time focusing on Alcohol
Harm Reduction [IHRA] |
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2007
National Drug Strategy Household Survey: first results |
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Comparisons with previous surveys are presented,
along with population estimates of the numbers of consumers of
tobacco, alcohol and illicit drugs. 290KB
PDF without questionnaire [AIHW, Autralia] |
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National
Drug Policy 2006-2011: Report on Consultation Feedback |
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It encompasses views expressed by stakeholders
at the thirteen meetings, hui and fono throughout the country,
and in the ninety-five written submissions on the Consultation
Document [National Drug Policy, New Zealand] |
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