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The
Big Question: Do we need a new debate about relaxing drugs
policy in Britain? |
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The UK has one of the most punitive sentencing
structures for drugs in Europe … It is very difficult to
establish how effective this policy is. Since 1971, when the
Misuse of Drugs Act was enacted, there has never been any rigorous
official assessment of its efficacy [Independent, UK] |
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Controversial
police chief Richard Brunstrom backs claim that Ecstasy is
as safe as horse-riding |
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The North Wales Chief Constable backed the
comments by Professor David Nutt about the illegal rave drug
after chairing a discussion on the issue as he co-presented the
Jeremy Vine show on BBC Radio 2 [Daily Mail, UK] |
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Now
Home Office drugs adviser wants to downgrade LSD from A to
B |
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LSD, the powerful hallucinogenic drug made
famous by The Beatles, should be downgraded from a Class A drug,
according to the Government's drugs adviser [Telegraph, UK] |
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Truth
is the foremost casualty in the war on drugs, says drugs think
tank |
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Parliament is reveling in moral grandstanding
and populist posturing by eschewing the science on ecstasy ...
Given that the Government overruled the ACMD on cannabis classification,
and has made it clear that whatever the evidence ecstasy’s
classification won’t change, this entire exercise was doomed
before it began [TDPF, UK] |
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Moral
drugs message for students |
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A campaign highlighting the ethical impact
of cocaine abuse is being targeted at university students [BBC,
UK] |
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Adult
psychiatric morbidity in England, 2007 |
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Results of a household survey 274-page PDF
[The Information Centre, NHS, UK] |
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Released
this morning, she hopes to be back in jail tonight |
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Product of the English system for young offenders:
Sharon's story [Guardian, UK] |
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Johann
Hari: Obama and the lethal war on drugs |
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With the global economy collapsing all around
us, the last issue President Barack Obama wants to talk about
is the ongoing War on Drugs. But if he doesn't – and fast – he
may well have two collapsed and haemorrhaging countries on his
hands [Independent, UK] |
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How
Brain Science Began |
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Civilization’s debt to opium [Addiction
Inbox, USA] |
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The
NSDUH Report: Trends in Nonmedical Use of Prescription Pain
Relievers: 2002 to 2007 |
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The rate of past month nonmedical use of pain
relievers did not differ significantly between 2002 and 2007
among the overall general population aged 12 and older but did
differ by age group during this period [SAMHSA, USA] |
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New
Statewide Indiana Poll Finds Strong and Growing Voter Support
for Smokefree Workplaces |
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Strong majority of voters want the right to
breathe clean air inside all workplaces, including restaurants,
bars and casinos [RWJF, USA] |
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Alcohol
major addiction problem |
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Alcohol, not methamphetamine, remains the major addiction problem
in New Zealand, the Alcohol Drug Association said [Stuff.co,
New Zealand] |
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