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An Ideas Wales Policy Discussion Paper from Julian Buchanan and colleagues [Idea Wales, UK]
The Department of Health, therefore, commissioned Campden BRI (then the Campden & Chorleywood Food Research Association) to undertake a large-scale independent market survey, carefully designed to assess the breadth and depth of implementation of the voluntary agreement across the UK and to determine the extent to which the Government‟s alcohol labelling agreement with industry was being followed [Campden BRI, UK]
This consultation is intended to obtain views and information from stakeholders on the options to improve unit and health information in the labels of alcoholic drinks [UK Government]
The Review followed the publication of the global Commission on Social Determinants of Health, also chaired by Sir Michael Marmot and published by the WHO. The CSDH advocated that national governments develop and implement strategies and policies suited to their particular national context aimed at improving health equity [University College of London, UK]
This paper outlines the process, key findings and recommendations from the Advisory Group on Homelessness and Substance Misuse [Scottish Drugs Forum, UK]
In a report issued today, UNODC projects stable cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan this year (measured in hectares), with a possible decrease in production (number of tons) [United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime]
‘Controlling and regulating drugs’ (NZLC IP16, Wellington 2010) is an Issues Paper which traces the history of drug policy and regulation in New Zealand, and reviews the current approach to drug control and regulation [Law Commission, New Zealand]
By increasing cigarette taxes by $1 per pack, the states could raise more than $9 billion in new annual revenue to help close severe budget shortfalls, while also reducing smoking and saving lives, according to a new report released today by a coalition of public health organizations [Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, USA]
The aim of this study was therefore to assess the current knowledge, attitudes and practices of GPs concerning brief alcohol intervention and to examine whether these had changed over the last ten years and in light of recent health policy initiatives [Alcohol Education Research Council, UK]
50 people gathered at Cumberland Lodge to discuss the UK‟s drug control system and how it could be improved [Cumberland Lodge and UKDPC, UK]
The national strategy for self-directed support in Scotland has been developed to help take forward the personalisation of health and social care services in Scotland [Scottish Government, UK]
Provides the knowledge essential to help people reduce, cease, or manage their cannabis-use problems. The manual aims to provide facts, figures, and useful techniques to assist clinicians in providing evidence-based treatments for cannabis users wishing to change the patterns of their use. The manual also provides a number of worksheets to use with cannabis clients [National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre, Australia]
More than 18.4 million full-time employees aged 18 to 64 (15.5 percent of the full-time adult workers in that age range) had no health insurance coverage [SAMHSA, USA]
The Guidelines are based on the best available evidence and draw upon the experience and knowledge of clinicians, researchers, consumers and carers [National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Australia]
A framework and supportive resource for professionals that identifies the technical and behavioural abilities (specific, measurable skills, knowledge, attitudes and values) required to perform optimally in the substance abuse field [Canadian Network of Substance Abuse and Allied Professionals]
What do people in prison have to say about the Canadian government’s unwillingness to permit the distribution of clean needles in prison? How has this policy, that denies the realities of injection drug use in prison, affected individuals who are struggling with drug addiction? [Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network]
The meeting’s aims were as follows: 1) To explore the Council’s views regarding the pros and cons of supporting smokers to quit and promoting the switch to ‘safer’ products such as medicinal nicotine. 2) To obtain a report that will be of use to NICE in developing its future strategy for developing guidance on tobacco control [NICE, UK]
The evidence shows clearly that the cheaper the price of alcohol, the more that we consume. This increase in consumption has resulted in an increase in the harm that is being recorded across the spectrum of health and social issues [Alcohol Focus Scotland, UK]
IDPC has produce this short guide to provide logistical information to NGOs and civil society actors planning to attend the 54th session of the CND in Vienna from 8th to 12th March 2010 [International Drug Policy Consortium]
This new tobacco control strategy for England establishes a vision of eradicating tobacco harms and creating a smokefree future, so that we can support people to live healthier and longer lives [Department of Health, UK]
