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Voices
for Choices conference |
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The National Treatment Agency is proud to support
'Voices
for Choices', the second national service user involvement
conference being held in Birmingham on 29 January 2009 [NTA,
UK] |
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DrugScope
highlights concerns over trends in ketamine use |
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An investigation by DrugScope’s Druglink
magazine [1] has revealed concerning trends in the use of the
Class C drug ketamine, with users taking higher doses of the
drug and more people injecting the substance [DrugScope, UK] |
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DrugScope
responds to publication of Welfare Reform Bill |
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DrugScope has responded with concern after
the Welfare Reform Bill was laid before Parliament for its First
Reading. The Bill includes a number of reforms that will affect
drug users [DrugScope, UK] |
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Makes
you sick, doesn't it? Part 1 |
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Yes, I'd been given the only barrister in town
who was a member of Al-anon. It was a brave attempt, but the
judge wasn't buying it. He wasn't about to set a precedent like
that [Tom's Blog, Wired In] |
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Questions
the NTA must answer |
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There are many more questions we would like
to ask, but 20 is a more realistic target on which to start the
new year [Addiction Today, UK] |
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Effects
of beverage alcohol price and tax levels on drinking |
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A large literature establishes that beverage
alcohol prices and taxes are related inversely to drinking [Addiction
Journal] |
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Question
time |
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Former TV news presenter Ed Mitchell on how
alcoholism and debt left him sleeping rough [Guardian, UK] |
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GP
in call for urgent action on substance abuse by kids |
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A leading Northern Ireland health agency and
a GP last night called for more work to be done to prevent children
aged 12 and younger using drugs and drinking alcohol.[Belfast
Telegraph, UK] |
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Campaign
against recreational cocaine use deemed a success |
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A €636,940 campaign last year aimed at
dispelling the myths around cocaine use has been described as
a success by the Health Service Executive, with nearly three-quarters
of under-35s agreeing that the poster ads would make them think
differently about the dangers of the drug [Irish Medical Times] |
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New
Information Briefs |
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New Information Briefs Provide
Employers Valuable Advice on Cost Effective Ways of Helping Employees
Needing Substance Abuse Treatment [SAMHSA, USA] |
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Join
Together merges into CASA |
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The National Center on Addiction and Substance
Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University announced today that Join
Together will be merged into CASA and David L. Rosenbloom,
Ph.D., will become the President and Chief Executive Officer
of CASA [CASA, USA] |
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Drinking
restrictions to become WA law |
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New drinking restrictions are set to be introduced
across the north of Western Australia to help deal with Aboriginal
alcohol abuse and lawlessness [The Age, Australia] |
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Humane
drug policies and ECAD’s World Mayors' Conference on
Drugs |
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According to the conference programme,
'The aim of the Conference is to manifest its full support of
the UN conventions ahead of the UN General Assembly Special Session
on Drugs (UNGASS) in March 2009.' The event 'will focus on the
importance of maintaining restrictive and human drug policies
both nationally and internationally.' We are very interested
to see how these two goals may be reconciled [IHRA] |
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