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Daily
Dose sponsorship - an attractive "New DDeal" |
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Wired In, via our charity Wired International
Ltd., is looking for financial sponsorship to help us maintain
and further develop Daily Dose during the period April 1st 2009
to March 31st 2010. Please click on the headline to read more
about our new sponsorship deal and click here to
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of sponsors and enhance their profile in the field. Please remember,
sponsorship is our lifeblood. |
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Mind
your mental health - warning on cannabis targets teenagers |
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The £2.2m government campaign is targeted
at 11-18 year olds [Guardian, UK] |
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Drugs
policy descends (further) into farce |
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This was the week British drugs policy finally
dropped any pretence of being evidence based and officially became
an issue of political posturing, of “sending out messages” and
of basing laws on what Mr Brown’s government thinks is “unacceptable” [UKCIA] |
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Revealed:
true scale of nation over the limit |
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Every man and woman over 16 in Scotland is
downing an average of 23 units of alcohol a week, shocking new
government figures have revealed [Scotland on Sunday, UK] |
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DfT
consultation on drink driving ends 27th February |
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Those who want to see the drink drive limit
reduced have until 27th February to respond to the Department
of Transport's consultation on road safety compliance [Alcohol
Policy UK] |
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Please
check out twitter accounts |
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I've spent a little time this morning setting
up a couple of twitter accounts to help keep people informed… And
increase our networking capability… [David Clark Blog,
Wired In] |
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Melt |
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To really change it is not enough to learn
new ways, we must let go of old, useless habits. As I begin to
climb out of depression, I see the tools that I have gathered
on the journey… [GuyinGHo Blog, Wired In] |
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Mayor
takes action to end rough sleeping in London by 2012 |
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The Mayor was speaking at the launch of the
London Delivery Board, which brings together key stakeholders
focused on ending rough sleeping [Homeless Link, UK] |
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Labour's
welfare reform chief defects to the Conservatives |
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The architect of the government's controversial
welfare reforms, David Freud, has defected to the Tories [Guardian,
UK] |
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Research
shows success of optional education courses for binge offenders |
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Dacorum Borough's Alcohol Diversion Scheme
has shown that optional educational courses can be an effective
way of engaging with binge drinkers, changing their behaviour
and reducing violence and disorder [CRP, UK] |
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Turning
crack dealers into chief executives |
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Convicted felons could be America's most overlooked
talent pool [BBC, UK] |
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In
a Likely Obama Pick, Some Find Hope for a Shift in Drug Policy |
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The anticipated selection of Chief Kerlikowske
has given hope to those who want national drug policy to shift
from an emphasis on arrest and prosecution to methods more like
those employed in Seattle: intervention, treatment and a reduction
of problems drug use can cause, a tactic known as harm reduction
[New York Times, USA] |
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Critics
Say Smoking Bill Is Weak Ban |
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The seeds of the compromise bill were planted
in the fall, when Philip Morris lobbyists distributed the outlines
of what they would support in any proposal to ban smoking in
bars and restaurants in Virginia [Washington Post, USA] |
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Massacre
raises concerns that Mexico drugs war is out of control |
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Twelve people were gunned down in southern
Mexico at the weekend in a massacre that brought the number of
drugs-related murders so far this year to more than 800 [Financial
Times, UK] |
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Substance
abuse the tip of the iceberg |
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The first study profiling young people who
attend alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment services in New
Zealand has revealed a number of areas that need to be addressed
in order to provide more effective treatment for this age group
[Science Alert, Australia] |
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Ban
tobacco displays to reduce youth smoking |
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The Smokefree Coalition is calling on the Government
to show it is serious about reducing youth smoking rates by banning
displays of tobacco packets [Scoop, New Zealand] |
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