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Drug
treatment at the crossroads: what it's for, where it's at and
how to make it even better |
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This DrugScope Report
PDF (2.1MB) reflects on the results and prospects of drug
treatment in the UK ten years on from the introduction of the
national drug strategy in 1998 [DrugScope, UK] |
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NTA
response to DrugScope report on drug treatment |
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The NTA has welcomed the publication of the
report as an important contribution to progressing drug treatment,
and has said that it will consider all its recommendations [NTA,
UK] |
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Will
Government set drug-free targets for treatment? |
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At the stroke of a pen or tap of keyboard,
the DoH and NTA could set a target which would begin a renaissance
of recovery from drug problems throughout the country, stop the
decline in residential treatment and fund innovative community-based
treatments which lead to many more people leaving treatment drug-
and alcohol-free [Addiction Today, UK] |
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UKDPC
Special Edition of 'Safer Communities' |
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Features a paper by US academics Jonathan Caulkins
and Peter Reuter 'Towards a harm-reduction approach to enforcement'
followed by responses from four different perspectives. 44-page
PDF [UKDPC] |
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The
other half of the equation: employers’ readiness to recruit
problem drug users |
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Argues that more attention needs to be given
to addressing employers' concerns about risks associated with
hiring recovering drug users and challenging negative stereotypes
and stigma if ambitions to get this group back to work are to
be realised. 6-page PDF [UKDPC] |
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Response
from the RCGP Substance Misuse Unit in relation to the Treatment
Outcome Profile criminal justice question |
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The Royal College of General Practitioners
(RCGP) Substance Misuse Unit (SMU) was approached by the NTA
to provide a response on the issue of the ethics of recording
of criminal activity on GP systems. 4-page PDF [SMMGP, UK] |
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Anabolic
Steroids in the UK |
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The aim of this article is to provide an overview
of anabolic steroids, including: 1) who uses them and why; 2)
how the drugs are used; 3) the prevalence of use in the UK; 4)
the risks to health; and, 5) basic harm reduction advice. 9-page
PDF [SMMGP, UK] |
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UNODC
launches 2009 Annual Report |
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The Annual Report 2009 also provides glimpses
of other projects, resource mobilization, strategy implementation
and development of strategic partnerships. 58-page PDF [UNODC] |
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UN
Commission on Narcotic Drugs meets to address world drug problem |
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The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs
(CND) opened in Vienna today to review the effectiveness of drug
control [UNODC] |
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The
global drug charade |
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Flying in the face of all the evidence, the
UN is about to recommit to the tried and failed approach - Mike
Trace [Guardian, UK] |
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Fear
prevails at the UN as voices for drug law reform are smeared |
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... a concerted effort has been made by Antonio
Maria Costa the executive director of the UN Office on Drugs
and Crime (UNODC), to smear those calling for reform as “pro-drug” [TDPF,
UK] |
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United
Nations drug policy review: Out of ideas and out of touch |
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As political leaders from around the world
gather in Vienna on 11-12 March to review the last decade of
international drug control, and set a framework for the next
ten years with the signing of a Political Declaration, any hopes
for progress or a new pragmatism in approaches to the world drug
problem are fading fast [IDPC,
TNI/UNGASS] |
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Update
from the Commission on Narcotic Drugs |
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The European Union (EU) made a strong defence
of harm reduction, and Brazil’s powerful speech claimed “The
aim of a world free of drugs has proven to be unobtainable and
in fact has led to unintended consequences [IHRA] |
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False
Consensus of UN Negotiations Exposed |
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At the adoption of the political declaration
by the UN, the German delegation raised their flag and made the
following statement ... The aforementioned states declare that
they will interpret the term 'related support services' used
in the Political Declaration and the plan of action as including
measures which a number of states, intergovernmental organisations
and NGOs call harm reduction measures [CND Blog] |
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New
UN drug policy will undermine HIV prevention |
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A new United Nations declaration on drug control
policy will significantly undermine harm reduction and HIV prevention,
professional groups and human rights activists warned this week
[Aidsmap, UK] |
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Injecting
drug use and HIV: Interview UNAIDS Prevention Chief |
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In an interview, Mr Michael Bartos, UNAIDS
Prevention Chief, shares his thoughts on the Commission’s
progress in addressing the link between injecting drugs and HIV
[UNAIDS] |
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Clarifying
Rationale for Research and Development Funding Decisions Would
Increase Accountability |
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We are recommending that the ONDCP Director
identify the role that different factors played in funding decisions,
and document the basis for selecting specific R&D project
concepts for funding, including the rationale for selecting certain
project concepts over others. ONDCP agreed with the findings
and recommendation in this report and stated that identifying
and documenting the director’s decision making process
should promote greater transparency in funding decisions and
accountability for the best use of R&D funds. 52-page PDF
[United States Government Accountability Office] |
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White
House Announces New Director of ONDCP |
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Vice President Biden announced today that President
Obama will nominate Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske as the
new Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy [ONDCP,
USA] |
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New Edition
of The Tobacco Atlas Catalogues Catastrophic Toll of Tobacco
Worldwide |
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The American Cancer Society and the World Lung
Foundation publish The Tobacco Atlas, Third Edition [Tobacco
Atlas] |
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WHO,
UNODC and UNAIDS Launch Target Setting Guide for Injecting
Drug Users |
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The World Health Organization, the United Nations
Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Joint United Nations
Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) have released a new technical
guide for countries on how to set ambitious yet achievable national
targets for the scaling-up of essential HIV prevention, treatment
and care services for people who inject drugs [IHRA] |
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UNODC
and WHO launch joint drug dependence treatment programme |
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UNODC and the World Health Organization (WHO)
are launching a Joint Programme on Drug Dependence Treatment
and Care today, at a side event to the High-Level Segment of
the ongoing UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs [UNODC] |
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African
Union Commission and UNODC launch joint project to combat drugs
and crime in Africa |
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At a side event to the High-Level Segment of
the fifty-second session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs,
the African Union Commission (AUC) and UNODC today launched their
joint project to support the implementation of the AU Plan of
Action on Drug Control and Crime Prevention [UNODC] |
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Myanmar:
HIV awareness key among injecting drug users |
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Government figures suggest there are around
70,000 registered drug users in the country, with the vast majority
of newly registered addicts using heroin [IRIN] |
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