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A review of the literature for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (part one): Looks in detail at the influences on children, including family processes and structures, peers, marketing and cultural representations, and other major forces such as religion, school and community [Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK]
Reviews what interventions have been attempted to try to prevent excessive use of alcohol by young people, summarises the findings and suggests how a universal prevention programme might be delivered [Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK]
The reviews focused on the alcohol-related risks facing young people, the reported effects of national and local programmes on problems arising from alcohol use by young people, and the effectiveness of national policies to reduce alcohol-related harm among young people [Institute of Education, University of London, UK]
In this edited transcript of the 2009 Eve Saville lecture Professor Nutt discusses drug regulation and control, drugs politics and suggests a way forward on the drugs debate [Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, King’s College, UK]
Bruce talks about a paradigm shift from the ‘official’ view of drug use. He talks about ‘dislocation’. People have to part of a community, family, value system, spiritual beliefs… ‘if people don’t belong they are hurting…in the sense they are not going to be contributing..’ {7’23”} [Film Exchange on Alcohol & Drugs, UK]
George Williams hosts the first Inexcess Question Time. On the panel with George is Mark Gilman North West Manger of the NTA, Deirdre Boyd editor of Addiction Today and board member of ARF (the Addiction Recovery Foundation), and Ed Mitchell, previously national news broadcaster now Editor…{57’04”} [Inexcess TV, UK]
On a more positive note, I have used a lot less in the last month. The perfectionist in me wants not to have used at all. I tell myself to let it go, that what I do today is far more important – I have a say in what I do – or don’t do – today. I can’t unchoose choices already chosen, they belong to the past and cannot be changed [Zephora, Wired In]
Just as our partners and families become skilled at ‘waiting’ (waiting for us to come home; waiting for us to get honest and tell the truth for once; waiting for us to die of our illness; waiting for us to get better etc), so we become experts at unreliability [Androcles, Wired In]
The collision between science and politics over cannabis resulted partly from a government belief that voters thought cannabis was becoming more dangerous and wanted tougher action [Mark Easton, BBC, UK]
The problem with cannabis in the real world is that fact that although illegal, millions of people use it and a massive unrestrained, unregulated uncontrolled illegal trade funds organised crime as it supplies a product of uncertain strength, type and purity to anyone with £10 including children [UKCIA, UK]
Classification isn’t all-important. What’s crucial is that we recognise cannabis does increase the risk of schizophrenia [Guardian, UK]
From 2010/11 funding for under-18’s drug and alcohol treatment will be reallocated using a new formula to reflect more accurately the levels of need among young people for specialist services [NTA, UK]
The minority SNP government’s plans to adopt a minimum price for alcohol appear doomed after Labour’s appointment of a new shadow health secretary who is strongly against the move [Times, UK]
The Government’s chief drug adviser has suggested that Ecstasy, LSD and cannabis are less dangerous than both alcohol and cigarettes [Times, UK]
Testimony presented before the California State Assembly Public Safety Committee on October 28, 2009 [RAND Corporation, USA]
Informing you of the latest clinically relevant research on alcohol, illicit drugs, and health [Boston University Medical Campus, USA}
There are new movements in the WTO negotiations, also on the issue with the greatest relevance for alcohol policy; namely the Disciplines on Domestic Regulations [Alcohol, Drugs and Development]
As Congress weighs the cocaine sentencing disparity, it should remember crack’s dangers [Editorial, Washington Post, USA]
Smoking of crack cocaine was found to be an independent risk factor for HIV seroconversion among people who were injection drug users. This finding points to the urgent need for evidence-based public health initiatives targeted at people who smoke crack cocaine [Canadian Medical Association]
Senior officials from Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan met in Vienna on 27 October 2009 for a ministerial meeting of the UNODC-brokered Triangular Initiative [United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime]
