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All people in recovery have the story of their journey. Christopher shares his with us and demonstrates that addiction does not discriminate between wealth and poverty… You can be the nephew of the most powerful man on the planet and it will still come and get you. When it does the personal cost is similar [Inexcess TV, UK]
New NHS figures show rise in people admitted to hospital with alcohol-related injuries or conditions, and increase in deaths linked to drinking [Guardian, UK]
The syndrome was also considered to exist in degrees of severity rather than as a categorical absolute. Thus, the proper question is not ‘whether a person is dependent on alcohol’, but ‘how far along the path of dependence has a person progressed’ [Wired In Article]
Early days for the Scottish version of testing for heroin or cocaine use on arrest, but so far it looks like an expensive way to get not very many users in to treatment; in two of the three sites, six to eight times more costly per treatment entry than voluntary arrest referral [Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK]
New controls for a range of substances, including gamma-butyrolactone (GBL), were set out today in two public consultations launched by the Home Secretary Jacqui Smith [Home Office, UK]
As well as this information campaign, Boots has been giving out free sugar-free chewing gum to those collecting methadone on prescription and its little kindnesses like this that showcase what harm reduction really is [Release, UK]
Mike talks about the issues and aspirations people with problems have, and the need for meaningful outcomes that also address social and economic inequality [Film Exchange on Alcohol & Drugs, UK]
Audio and Powerpoint presentation from 2009 National Drug Treatment Conference: The idea of focusing on the person rather than the drug is full of paradox: simple in principle but complex in practice [Exchange Supplies, UK]
Diamorphine is recommended in official NHS guidelines for doctors who are working out of normal hours as the best medication to give a patient who has cardiac pain or is receiving palliative care [Guardian, UK]
Swine flu may have attracted the headlines, but the real killer in Mexico is the savage drugs war that has claimed an appalling 7,600 lives in the last 18 months [Guardian, UK]
This got me thinking about how life after drugs is a bit like that. You need a firm base before you can build up, not so much in the sense of materialistic things but more to do with emotions and feelings. For me, having a sense that it’s ok to feel lousy or happy or absolutely terrified gave me that firm base… [Tony Mulvaterny, Wired In]
Subutex is a high-quality drug for heroin withdrawal. It has its positive impact if it is dosed and used in a good manner. Most Czech Subutex users inject it straight into the vein, often with the common ingredient – plaster. Several of my acquaintances have lost part of a limb because of this [Miky of Czech Republic, Wired In]
States could improve public safety and save millions of dollars by investing in community-based alternatives, according to two new research briefs released today by the Justice Policy Institute (JPI) [JPI, USA]
The brief concludes that most youth could be managed safely in the community through alternatives that cost substantially less than incarceration and could lower recidivism by up to 22 percent [Justice Policy Institute, USA]
the report finds that community-based drug treatment provides bigger crime reduction returns than prison—for every dollar spent on drug treatment in the community, the state receives $18 in benefits [Justice Policy Institute, USA]
In an effort to recast substance abuse as more of a public health problem than a crime, the nation’s newly appointed drug czar has called for an end to talk of a “war on drugs.” [Washington Post, USA]
he Washington consensus on drugs rests on two widely shared beliefs. The first is that the war on drugs is a failure. The second is that it cannot be changed [Foreign Policy, USA]
But what Americans may not know is that many former law enforcement officers have recently stepped forward to speak against the failed War on Drugs [Huffington Post, USA]
Youthbeyondblue’s all about getting the message out there that it’s okay to talk about depression, and to encourage young people and their family and friends to get help when it’s needed [Youthbeyondblue, Australia]
