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Daily
Demise |
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Unless there is an upturn in our search for
sponsorship then Daily Dose will cease publication at the end
of the month [Editor] |
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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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Drug
treatment at the crossroads: where next ? |
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Press release - Over three-quarters of the
public support the provision and funding of treatment for individuals
wanting to overcome drug dependency, according to a poll published
today by leading drugs information and policy charity [DrugScope,
UK] |
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Does
new guidance on needle exchange go far enough? |
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NICE guidance aims to reduce the spread of
bloodborne viruses – but should more key groups be included
[Nursing Times, UK] |
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Cocaine
link to violent behaviour |
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Figures from Greater Manchester Police suggest
that 41% of people arrested for violence had taken cocaine or
crack cocaine, by itself or with other drugs [BBC, UK] |
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A
moment of selfish pleasure ruined my life |
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Mark Hennessy was 40 when he took ecstasy before
a night out. A month later he woke up on life-support [Guardian,
UK] |
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EU
law may block SNP alcohol price plan |
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The Scottish government’s radical plan
to introduce a minimum price for the sale of alcohol is almost
certain to fall foul of European law, a group of legal experts
has concluded [Times, UK] |
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Rise
in alcohol illness in young |
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The number of 11 to 18 years old in London
admitted to hospital for alcohol-related illnesses has risen
[BBC, UK] |
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Prohibition
for French teenagers as new laws approved to curb 'le binge |
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France is now battling such an epidemic of
teenage binge-drinking that parliament this week approved new
laws to curb alcohol sales to the young [Guardian, UK] |
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Concern
over 'e-cigarette' sales |
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Ministers are being urged to restrict the sale
of 'electronic' cigarettes amid fears they could be harmful [BBC,
UK] |
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Update
from Day 2 of the CND High Level Meeting in Vienna |
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The second, and final, day of the United Nations’ High
Level Meeting on Drugs – part of the 52nd Session of the
Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) – saw some lively discussion
and debate, the adoption of a much maligned Political Declaration
on Drugs, and an uneasy consensus between the Member States [IHRA] |
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Hard
Times and Drug Law |
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A Q&A With "Dry Manhattan" Author
Michael A. Lerner, author of the terrific book Dry Manhattan:
Prohibition in New York City [Drug Law Blog, USA] |
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Obama’s
Drug Policy |
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Which way is the Obama administration heading
in dealing with illict drugs? [New York Times, USA] |
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Fears
in U.S. drug war will destabilize Mexico |
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Concern about a potential failed state - not
Pakistan, not Somalia, but California's neighbor Mexico - is
mounting in Washington as an all-out war involving 45,000 Mexican
military personnel fails to quell rising drug violence that is
spilling from such Mexican cities as Tijuana into the United
States [SF Gate, USA] |
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Mexico's
Powerful Drug Cartels May Be Joining Forces |
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As the violence in Mexico spikes, four major
drug cartels that are fighting each other for territory and smuggling
routes may be forming alliances with each other [FOX News, USA] |
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Alcohol
could get smoker-style warnings |
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Health warnings - such as those contained on
cigarette packets - could be slapped on all alcoholic drinks
as part of a deal to get the Federal Government's alcopops tax
through the Senate [The Australian] |
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Government
in deadlock on alcopops tax |
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Negotiations between a key crossbench senator
and the Rudd Government over the alcopops legislation have become
deadlocked [The Australian] |
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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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