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The government is spending £17.6m on alcohol education and information in 2009-10, but this is dwarfed by the UK drinks industry’s £600-800m annual spend on promoting alcohol [Editorial, British Medical Journal, UK]
Although the content of alcohol advertisements is restricted, Gerard Hastings and colleagues find that advertisers are still managing to appeal to young people and promote drinking [British Medical Journal, UK]
When it comes to alcohol awareness, is the government under the influence of the drinks industry? [British Medical Journal, UK]
We are delighted to announce that the Home Office has finally made the report available: Drugs Value for Money Review July 2007 Report. It’s worth a look to discover what the Home Office thinks is too sensitive for public viewing [Transform Drug Policy Foundation, UK]
This report is intended to inform the new Drugs Strategy, scheduled for publication in 2008 [Home Office, UK]
I often said in rehab I would feel like I had achieved one of my biggest goals when I got up on a cold wet morning and HAD to go to work. This might sound strange but I had never done that before. I did what I wanted to do, when I wanted to do it, always on my terms [Carl C, WIred In]
John Varley talks about Barclays approach to dealing with employees with addiction problems, the effects of the global recession on individuals and the environment in which they work {14’13”} [Inexcess TV, UK]
The deaths of Michael Jackson and Brittany Murphy have highlighted the dangers of prescription drugs, and at least 1.5million people are thought to be addicted in the UK [Daily Mail, UK]
Eva Harvey describes how Phoenix Futures has piloted therapeutic communities training for its staff, and extends an open invitation to commissioners [Drink and Drugs News, UK]
This report sets out the key themes from analysis of the consultation findings and our response to them. It also sets out the next steps in the our work on the mandatory code for alcohol retailers [Home Office, UK]
Highlights from the findings of a multi-strand consultation on the issue of a code of practice for alcohol retailers [Home Office, UK]
This Ipsos MORI report accompanies the Home Office response to the consultation on the code of practice for alcohol retailers [Home Office, UK]
When Labour fought the 2001 general election it sent out a text message to first-time voters at 10pm on the Saturday before polling saying: “Cldnt gve a XXXX 4 lst ordrs thn vte labr on thrsday 4 extra time.” [Guardian, UK]
Alcohol was involved in nearly two thirds of self harm cases which were recorded as part of a pilot programme in the Western Health Trust area [BBC, UK]
The latest Know the Score awareness campaign highlighting the dangers of taking cocaine launched today [Scottish Government, UK]
The seven deaths over the past three weeks must serve as a dire warning to law makers that their policy on drugs is a failure [The Journal, UK]
Over 20% of women smoke throughout pregnancy despite the known risks to mother and child [Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, UK]
It was a medical mystery. In the summer of 2008, a man and woman, both in their 20s and both cocaine users, were separately admitted to a Canadian hospital with unremitting fevers, flulike symptoms and dangerously low white-blood-cell counts [Time, USA]
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has increasingly placed its bets on treating cocaine addiction with a vaccine rather than an anti-craving medication [Addiction Inbox, USA]
Health experts have called for the Big Day Out music festival to drop its sponsorship deals with major alcohol companies or lift the admission age from 15 to 18 [Sydney Morning Herald, Australia]
