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HoC
Welfare Reform Bill Committee - video |
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Drugscope evidence starts at 1hr 25mins [Parliament,
UK] |
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Cocaine
battle ‘may be unwinnable’ |
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David Liddell, director of the Scottish Drugs
Forum, described the use of cocaine as a "cultural phenomenon" and
admitted it was increasingly "difficult and politically
risky" to get the right help and information to users [The
Herald, Scotland, UK] |
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Dealing
with drugs |
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The question for governments at both Westminster
and Holyrood is how to most effectively minimise the harm that
results from illegal drug use [The Herald, Scotland, UK] |
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Editorial:
Drugs drive politicians out of their minds |
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We need a rational debate about the true damage
caused by illegal drugs - which pales into insignificance compared
with the havoc wreaked by legal drugs such as alcohol and tobacco.
Until then, we have no chance of developing a rational drug policy
[New Scientist, UK] |
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Ecstasy
risks |
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But a quick check of the sources suggests that
Professor Parrott may be making some errors himself [Mark Easton's
UK, BBC blog, UK] |
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Cannabis
and the risks: facts you need to know |
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Nothing in life is totally risk-free and all
these potential hazards need to be put in context - the vast
majority of people who try cannabis will come through the experience
unscathed. But for some, particularly those who use it regularly,
it will leave a permanent scar that could cost them their friends,
family, career and possibly even their lives [Times, UK] |
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Get
smart about drugs |
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A resource for parents [DEA, USA] |
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Cocaine
cheaper than lager and wine as drug price falls by half |
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The Home Office has admitted that the street
price of both cocaine and heroin has fallen by nearly half in
the last ten years, making the most dangerous illegal drugs cheaper
than they have ever been [Telegraph, UK] |
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Extra-strong
incense drug warning |
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A synthetic drug that is up to five times as
powerful as cannabis is being sold legally in Britain, as incense
[BBC, UK] |
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Outcomes
maintained when UK alcohol unit cut day programme by 4 weeks |
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The unit cut inpatient stays from eight to
four weeks and its day programme from ten to six weeks, with
no significant detriment to drinking outcomes. Print publication
2004 [Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK] |
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Compulsive
Gambling |
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15 million people display some sign of gambling
addiction [Addiction Inbox, USA] |
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Former
Latin American Presidents call for a ‘paradigm shift’ |
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The Latin American Commission on Drugs and
Democracy has released a statement this week saying that prohibition
has failed and calling for a 'broad debate about alternative
strategies' [TDPF, UK] |
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DDx/Comorbidity
Roundup |
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January 2009 edition of DDx/Comorbidity Roundup.
Focus on Improved Services Measure and the range of well aligned
responses to coexisting disorders being deployed in New Zealand
[Dual Diagnosis, Australia and New Zealand] |
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Paying
smokers to quit “boosts success” |
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Dangling enough dollars in front of smokers
who want to quit helps many more succeed, an experiment with
hundreds of General Electric Co. workers indicate [The Age, Australia] |
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