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Penultimate Weekly
Dose |
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Publication of Daily Dose will be suspended at
the end of March until adequate funding can be found - Full
details here |
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New
Drug Strategy Guide - Hot Off The Press
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Its out - the LDPF Interim Update to the Guide
to the National Drug Strategy. Produced by the LDPF and supported
by the RSA [Sara McGrail, UK] |
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Reducing
Drug Use, Reducing Reoffending |
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Are programmes for problem drug using offenders
in the UK supported by the evidence? Summary - Full
Report [UKDPC] |
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The
treatment and supervision of drug-dependent offenders |
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A 88-page PDF review of the literature prepared
for the [UKDPC] |
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Trends
in treatment for problem alcohol use in Ireland, 2004 to 2006 |
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Health Research Board publishes preliminary
figures. 32-page PDF [Health Research Board, Ireland] |
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EU
drugs agency reports emerging trend in use of GBL |
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Concerns are increasing in the EU about the
use of chemicals employed in the manufacture of the recreational
drug GHB. The statement comes in a new 32-page PDF report GHB
and its precursor GBL: an emerging trend case study, published
today by the EU drugs agency [EMCDDA] |
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Latin
American Drugs I: Losing the Fight |
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Crisis Group’s detailed study is divided
into two complementary reports published simultaneously. This
report principally examines the scope of the problem, including
a detailed examination of cultivation and trafficking. 42-page
PDF [International Crisis Group] |
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Latin
American Drugs II: Improving Policy and Reducing Harm |
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This report analyses policies and their political
and social ramifications and presents policy recommendations.
52-page PDF [International Crisis Group] |
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What
Works? Effective Public Health Responses to Drug Use |
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Through hard experience, we have learned much
about the nature of addiction and what works in prevention and
treatment. 15-page PDF [ONDCP, USA] |
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ADHD
and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders: New Clinical Insights
and Emerging Therapies |
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This newsletter will provide an overview of
the latest research on ADHD and co-occurring SUD. It will review
factors that contribute to an increased risk of SUD in ADHD individuals.
16-page PDF [ASAM, USA] |
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"Nothing
Less": Improving drug dependence treatment |
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A new, joint UNODC-World Health Organization
(WHO) discussion paper, "Principles
of Drug Dependence Treatment," (32-page PDF) highlights
nine key principles for effective treatment of drug dependence
[UNODC, WHO] |
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