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Rehab
moves from the Priory to suburbia as patient numbers rise
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A big rise in the number of drug and alcohol
addicts entering withdrawal treatments has led to an increase
in residential rehab centres, which have moved away from the
Priory-style model of country house retreats towards using ordinary
houses in suburban streets [Guardian, UK] |
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In
From the Margins - Making Every Adult Matter |
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This report highlights the plight of some of
the most vulnerable people in Britain – adults with complex
problems and multiple needs,who are consigned to the margins
of society 20-page PDF [DrugScope, UK] |
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Anger
at 30% cut in drug support |
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Massive cuts in funding to Suffolk's drug support
agency will have a “devastating” blow on its ability
to treat addicts, it has been claimed. [EADT24, UK] |
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Boozy
Britain's bloody New Year |
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A 999 call every seven seconds in alcohol-induced
mayhem [Mail, UK] |
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JD
Wetherspoon unveils the 99p credit crunch pint |
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Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has said it is dropping
beer prices to encourage more people to the pub [The Publican,
UK] |
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Quitting
the habit |
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As part of a programme of youth prevention
measures announced in May 2008, the Scottish Government will
introduce further legislative controls on tobacco [Scottish Government,
UK] |
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Obama
faces Mexican drug war |
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Cartels' turf fights escalate and threaten
to spread into U.S. [Washington Times, USA] |
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Afghanistan
now a narco-mafia state, ex-minister says |
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Pervasive sytem of bribery and graft throughout
the Karzai government presents an extra hurdle as the U.S. reorganizes
its war efforts [Statesman, USA] |
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Troops
lured by drug trade, report warns |
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Military cites 'high probability' some Canadians
will become drug traffickers while in Afghanistan [The Star,
Canada] |
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Binge
culture curses 'lost generation' |
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A generation of Australian teenagers has been
lost to binge drinking and will not be reached by the Federal
Government's anti-drinking campaign, one of Australia's leading
drug educators warns [The Age, Australia] |
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