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The government should ban the alcohol industry from sponsoring any sporting event in the interest of preventing harm, international medical experts say today [Guardian, UK]
Bill White article: Systems transformation efforts to shift addiction treatment from a model of acute stabilization to a model of sustained recovery management and to nest addiction treatment within a larger recovery-oriented system of care are underway at federal, state, and local levels, but these innovations to date have focused on the redesign of adult services [Faces and Voices of Recovery, USA]
The rest of part one is devoted to a one to one interview with Nick Mercer who is both entertaining and passionate and talks to George Williams about his own journey and his contribution to treatment and recovery developments in the recent past {21’10”} [Inexcess TV, UK]
Transform Drug Policy Foundation will launch their internationally groundbreaking book ‘After the War on Drugs: Blueprint for Regulation’ on 12th November 2009 at 11.15am, at the House of Commons, London and at 11.00am at the DPA Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico [International Drug Policy Consortium]
The SIPS (Screening and Intervention Programme for Sensible Drinking) team presented some updates on the IBA research at the 6th Annual Conference of INEBRIA which took place at the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK on 7th-9th October, 2009 [Alcohol Learning Centre, UK]
In Philadelphia a transformation of systems pertaining to addiction treatment and management is taking place. The problems identified there parallel many of the ones we face here. Their systems were sick. Our systems are sick [Peapod, Wired In]
I went to the job centre yesterday and signed off, I had been claiming I.B. [Incapacity Benefit – ed] for more than 5 years. It was a wonderful feeling and another goal I have achieved that I thought would take me at least another 12 months [Carl C, Wired In]
I’ve been doing my Step 1 for well over a month and it’s finished. Today I meet with my sponsor to go through it. I’d like to say I found the experience easy, but it has been difficult seeing how my addiction affected me and everyone involved [Mark Burns, WIred In]
A multi-million dollar attempt to equip US communities to tackle substance misuse only succeeded in reducing alcohol-related traffic deaths when treatment initiatives were supplemented by measures to limit the availability of alcohol. Print publication 2005 [Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK]
Analyses of 48 US after-school projects for 9-18-year-olds at high risk of drug problems found that only interactive, well structured projects with supported and engaged staff curbed progression to more frequent substance use. Print publication 2005 [Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK]
In todays podcast we’re talking about filters for injecting [Injecting Advice, UK]
Even if you accept the idea that the war on drugs cannot be won and that legalisation could be the answer, persuading people that real life is better than narcotics is not an easy job, writes Clive James [BBC Magazine, UK]
Alan Johnson remains unrepentant over the controversial sacking of his chief adviser on drugs and is surprised about the outcry from scientists over the decision [Independent, UK]
One of Scotland’s most senior former judges has called for the legalisation of heroin and other illicit drugs [Times, UK]
The October edition of the Drug Strategy Unit’s newsletter [Home Office, UK]
[Substance Misuse Management in General Practice, UK]
The National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE), along with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and representatives from 15 nationally recognized prevention, health professional and child advocacy organizations, are launching Maximizing Your Role as a Teen Influencer: What You Can Do to Help Prevent Teen Prescription Drug Abuse [Medical News Today, UK]
Some dude outside my supermarket just asked me to sign a petition to legalize marijuana. Apparently he was so high that he forgot he’s in California, where pot is already more legal than budget-balancing [Time, USA]
The serious consequences of long-term cannabis use in indigenous communities are beginning to show, with an alarming surge in the rate of chronic mental health conditions among those who started smoking the drug at an early age [The Australian]
Flying with Paper Wings is anything but a misery memoir. Glittering with black humour and without self-pity, it shifts other people’s perceptions of mental distress beyond kindness, compassion, sympathy and fear into some deeper perception [The Age, Australia]
