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| Archived Daily News - 19th
January 2009 |
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Gas
on a low flame |
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… recovery for me is not about struggling
to stay sober or clean (although not using or drinking is still
at the top of my daily 'to do' list). It's about living life
to the full. It's about connecting: to others, to myself, to
things bigger than me. It's about putting something back. It's
about being grateful for a new chance [Peapod blog, Wired In] |
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About
heroin (Part 2) |
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The use of street heroin is often associated
with a particular lifestyle, which involves activities and relationships
that revolve around a daily existence of obtaining funds to purchase
heroin, acquiring the drug, and then administering it and experiencing
the effects [Wired In Community article] |
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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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Home
Office Cannabis potency study |
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It’s opportune to take a look at some
of the evidence the government has about the cannabis trade in
the UK, which will throw some light on just how little they really
know about the euphemistically termed “controlled” drugs
scene [UKCIA] |
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The
Home Office cannabis potency study |
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In 2006, the Advisory Council on the Misuse
of Drugs (ACMD) reviewed the classification of cannabis (Reference
1). One of the recommendations was that a further study should
be carried out to determine the market share of different types
of cannabis and their potencies. In view of current scientific
interest in the role of CBD, it was decided that this should
also be measured. 20-page PDF [Home Office, UK] |
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NHS
East conducts alcohol survey |
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People in the East of England are being asked
how much they drink and how they think alcohol problems can be
tackled [BBC, UK] |
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Random
drug, alcohol testing of teachers debated across U.S. |
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Teachers in this small rural town's school
district are awaiting a state appeals court ruling to see if
they'll be required to submit to random tests for drugs and alcohol
[USA Today] |
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Marijuana
monopoly |
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The US Drug Enforcement Administration dealt
a major blow to science with its decision to preserve the National
Institute on Drug Abuse's monopoly on the supply of marijuana
available for FDA-approved research [Letter - Boston Globe, USA] |
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Ad
campaign aims to curb binge drinking |
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The NSW government hopes a new $1 million anti-binge
drinking campaign will deter risky drinking behaviour that kills
more than 200 young people each year [The Age, Australia] |
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