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The voluntary code will mean an end to alcohol-only advertising on TV and radio by retailers and an end to special offers on alcohol scattered throughout stores [Irish Times]
Pubs and clubs that offer ‘all-you-can-drink’ deals to be threatened with closure [Independent, UK]
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s UK-wide debate to find out what are the social evils of the 21st century. These issues were explored further by key social commentators in a series of debates in 2008, recordings of which are available to download [Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK]
Following a major consultation with leading thinkers, commentators, activists and members of the public, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has brought together the findings in this timely and challenging book [Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK]
Jason Schwarz from Dawn Farm in the States has posted a blog on his experience of methadone treatment in Michigan. I’ve posted it below. What’s our experience in the UK and on Wired In on the subject? Is our experience of medically assisted recovery different? [Peapod, Wired In]
Leading UK addiction expert talks in the “Pathways to Recovery – A Unique Seminar Series” {Click radio button, top right, third speaker} [Pathways Internet Radio, UK]
Robert explains how Scotland’s Futures Forum was developed and what the core’s approaches are [Film Exchange on Drugs & Alcohol, UK]
The AERC Alcohol Academy will be officially launching next month with a conference and workshop event in London. The Academy will operate as a social enterprise set up to facilitate networking and skills development for alcohol coordinators, leads and commissioners [Alcohol Policy UK Blog]
The aim of this study was to identify changes in patterns of alcohol consumption over a 20-year interval among older women and men, and to examine the associations between guideline-defined excessive drinking and late-life drinking problems [Addiction Abstract, UK]
This study examined the real-world effectiveness of a 24/7 free-access, anonymous, interactive, and Web-based self-help intervention called Drinking Less (DL) at http://www.minderdrinken.nl [Medical News Today, UK]
These naive smugglers are typically badly educated single mothers coerced into crime [Guardian, UK]
Supports individuals who have chosen to abstain, or are considering abstinence from addictive behaviors (substances or activities), by teaching how to change self-defeating thinking, emotions, and actions; and to work towards long-term satisfactions and quality of life. Supported by leading experts in US [SMART Recovery, USA]