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Background
briefing |
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Professor David Clark reflects on different
circumstances related to the treatment of substance use problems
[Drink and Drugs News, UK] |
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Deadly
serious |
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Some countries give the death sentence for
possession of an amount of drugs that won't even merit a custodial
sentence elsewhere. David Gilliver looks at how the field and
human rights campaigners are coming together to tackle this 21st
century barbarism [Drink and Drugs News, UK] |
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Getting
it right for women |
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Ignoring women's specific needs can leave them
highly vulnerable to relapse. Maggie Semmens and Claire Clarke
share how they became more responsive to women in Clouds' mixed-sex
treatment centre [Drink and Drugs News, UK] |
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Art
comes to life |
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Occupational therapy can open up a more creative
route to recovery, as Jenny Lancaster explains with the help
of service user Gillian Mowberry [Drink and Drugs News, UK] |
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We
did it! |
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Our regular columnist Daren Garratt reflects
on our first user involvement conference on 31 January, when
service users joined professionals and policymakers for a lively
day of debate [Drink and Drugs News, UK] |
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Letters |
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Responses to recent DDN features [Drink and
Drugs News, UK] |
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Hepatitis
C in England |
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The Health Protection Agency Annual Report
2007. 72-page PDF [HPA, UK] |
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A
Practical Guide for Dealing with Alcohol Related Problems:
What You Need to Know |
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The aim of this Guidance is to outline the
tools and powers available to practitioners and the key legislative
provisions to tackle alcohol misuse strategically, signposting
as necessary to more detailed guidance, which already exists.
28-page PDF [Home Office, UK] |
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Home
Secretary's speech on underage drinking |
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This is the full text of the Home Secretary's
speech of 6 February 2008 to police, local authorities, and members
of the alcohol brewing and retail industries discussing tough
new measures designed to tackle teenage drinking. 14-page PDF
[Home Office, UK] |
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The
Market for Amphetamine-type Stimulants and Their Precursors
in Oceania |
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This study examines the market for amphetamine-type
stimulants (ATS) in Oceania including Australia, New Zealand,
and the Pacific Islands, and the involvement of criminal organisations
in that market. 149-page PDF [Australian Government] |
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Afghanistan:
economic incentives and development initiatives to reduce opium
production |
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This report is about how to progressively reduce over time
Afghanistan’s dependence on opium – currently the
country’s leading economic activity – by development
initiatives and shifting economic incentives toward sustainable
legal livelihoods. 126-page PDF [Department for International
Development, UK and the World Bank] |
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WHO
Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2008 |
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This landmark new report presents the first
comprehensive worldwide analysis of tobacco use and control efforts
[World Health Organisation] |
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