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The NSW Premier, Kristina Keneally, has banned alcohol at all RTA promotions, admitting that alcohol supplied at a young driver safety event this year sent a ‘‘very confusing message’‘ [Sydney Morning Herald, Australia]
Joe Gerstein, founder of the Smart Recovery treatment programme that is spreading from the US as an alternative to AA, explains why he rejects the myth that alcoholism is a ‘disease’ to be endured rather than cured [Guardian, UK]
The UK’s only residential rehab centre for young people worked where other schemes failed. But short-termism has closed it [Kathy Gyngell, Guardian, UK]
The home affairs select committee (HASC) yesterday published its report on the cocaine trade, and what a woeful job they have done… The current report lacks evidence, contradicts current expert thinking and, frankly, panders to a “tough on drugs” stance that by their own admission does not work [Niamh Eastwood of Release, Guardian, UK]
The federal law that mandates harsher prison terms for people arrested with crack cocaine than for those caught with cocaine powder is scientifically and morally indefensible. Bills to end the disparity are pending in both the House and Senate [New York Times Editorial, USA]
The UK’s only residential centre for young people whose lives are blighted by drugs and alcohol has been forced to close its doors [Guardian, UK]
My own view is that “harmful use” – whether of cocaine, alcohol, over-eating, or any other self-destructive behaviour – is a symptom of an underlying malaise [Telegraph, UK]
Until we know the real harm of legal recreational drugs such as mephedrone, they should be put into a holding ‘class D’ [David Nutt in Guardian, UK]
The truly alarming statistic that at least 900 children in Scotland are suffering severe damage caused to the brain and organs before birth by foetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and that thousands of others have learning and behavioural difficulties as a result of their mothers’ drinking during pregnancy must concern us all [Herald Scotland, UK]
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The UK’s last specialist residential rehabilitation and detox clinic specifically for teenagers addicted to alcohol or drugs is closing today [BBC, UK]
Though the Cambodian government says its 11 state drug treatment centers are all voluntary, a report released by New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) last month says only 1-2% of drug users enter Cambodia’s drug rehabilitation facilities by choice [Time, USA}
Does this sound like anyone you know? Darryl is 35, has a steady job, a stable home and good marriage, enjoys a few beers in front of the TV most nights – doesn’t have what most people would call a drink problem [The Age, Australia]
West Australian premier Colin Barnett has defended his health minister’s decision to send a young drug abuser to New Zealand for her second liver transplant [Perth Now, Australia]
Yet according to s forthcoming presentation by Professor Gerry Stimson, executive director of the International Harm Reduction Association, globally just three US cents a day is spent per injecting drug user in low and middle-income countries on measures to prevent the spread of HIV [Guardian, UK]
But with about 10% to 15% of Americans, mostly middle-aged or older, suffering from chronic pain severe enough to interfere with daily life, figuring out which pain medications work best — and which are safest — is of crucial interest [Time, USA]
The number of Scots with chronic liver disease — which is associated with binge-drinking — has almost trebled in the past 15 years, giving the nation the second-highest rate in Europe [Times, UK]
We should think very carefully before we start routinely taking drugs such as Modafinil to boost cognitive function [Guardian, UK]
What’s worse: declaring war against a social problem or calling for a Marshall Plan to solve it? Both are enduring and popular metaphors. Unfortunately, both lead to bad government decisions [npr, USA]
Calls for action as crime hits six times worldwide average [Scottish TV, UK]
