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Young adults in the north west consuming cheap drug ‘bubble’ following Mephedrone ban
Young adults in the north west of England have turned to unidentified white powders following the ban on former ‘legal high’ mephedrone and the falling purity of popular street drugs such as cocaine, according to new research published today in the journal Drug and Alcohol Today | Lancaster University, UK
SMMGP Clinical Update
Papers & Reports October-November 2011 | SMMGP, UK
Liverpool's first dry bar opens
The bar, which has been open since the end of September, is a social enterprise run by a limited company. "We are self-funded, and invest in helping people with drug and alcohol addictions," said Alderdice, who has years of experience running bars in Liverpool | Guardian, UK
Plans to tackle street drinking in Lincoln
A plan to reduce the number of people drinking on Lincoln's streets has been approved by the city council cabinet | BBC, UK
Managing drug and alcohol misuse at work
This report sets out the findings of the CIPD Managing Drug and Alcohol Misuse at Work survey. The analysis is based on replies from 505 UK-based HR professionals in organisations employing a total of more than 1.1 million people | Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, UK
Practical issues in managing drug consumption rooms
Conrad Köckert from De Regenboog Groep in Amsterdam explains some practical issues in helping the smooth operation of the two drug consumption rooms that he manages. Uploaded by Exchange Supplies | You Tube
GPs need awareness about benzodiazepines
GPs generally tend to view benzodiazepines as relatively innocuous and can be unaware of their high level of abuse and street use, the founding Professor of General Practice at University College Cork has warned | Irish Medical Times
Four-fifths of women drank alcohol ‘close to conception’
A total of 81 per cent of women reported alcohol consumption during the peri-conceptual period, the prevalence study of alcohol exposure in pregnancy at the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital has shown | Irish Medical Times
Cheap alcohol blights young lives, says Kenny
The availability of cheap alcohol is blighting and ending young lives, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said | Irish Examiner
Week-long focus on drugs awareness
Music, drama, coffee mornings and information events are taking place across Cork city as part of Drug Awareness Week 2011 | Irish Examiner
Drug treatment court reduces likelihood of reoffending
Offenders diverted to Vancouver’s Drug Treatment Court reoffend less than persons processed through the normal court system, an SFU researcher told the Canadian Centre for Drug Abuse National Conference Monday | Vancouver Sun, Canada
States Embrace Changes to the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Block Grants
SAMHSA made a number of significant changes to increase state flexibility and help prepare states for the expansion of health coverage in 2014 | SAMHSA, USA
California Dispensaries Moving to Block U.S. Marijuana Crackdown
Lawyers for the medical marijuana industry said on Monday that they would seek court orders to halt a threatened federal crackdown on marijuana dispensaries, their landlords and marijuana growers | New York Times, USA
Are Opioid Pain Reliever Deaths an Epidemic?
The CDC recently launched a new campaign to alert the public about deadly risks of opioid analgesics. While the government’s systematic collection and skillful presentation of data are impressive and overwhelming, this may be tilting away from a balanced perspective in order to incite fears of a so-called “epidemic” of opioid misuse, overdoses, and deaths | Pain-Topics, USA
Graphic cigarette labels temporarily blocked by US judge
Images designed to deter people from smoking blocked by judge on grounds that it violates free speech amendment | Guardian, UK