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‘Successful completion of drug treatment’ will be one of the ‘desired
outcomes’ when new national body Public Health England becomes
operational next year.
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People coerced into drug smuggling by organised criminals are likely
to face shorter prison terms under new guidelines issued by the
Sentencing Council.
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The government’s sensible drinking guidelines should be reviewed, according to a report from the cross-party House of Commons Science and Technology Committee.
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Seventy-five per cent of under-18s leaving drug and alcohol treatment
services in 2010 did so because they no longer needed specialist interventions, compared to 48 per cent five years ago, according to a
report from the NTA.
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The government says it is making £450m available to ‘turn around the
lives of 120,000 of some of the country’s most troubled families’ –
defined as those that have ‘serious problems and cause serious problems’
– by the end of the current Parliament.
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Consideration should be
given to prescribing an alternative to street heroin in the event of
another anthrax outbreak, says a report on behalf of the National
Anthrax Outbreak Control Team (NAOCT) that handled the outbreak of two
years ago (DDN, 18 January 2010, page 4).
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Levels of opium poppy cultivation in South East Asia have ‘significantly’ increased, according to a report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
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TWS
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DDN Christmas Cards 2011
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UK Recovery Federation
The UK Recovery Federation
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bosence
Bosence and Boswyns Treatment Services
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Findings
Drug and Alcohol Findings
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This blog is updated by Re-Solv a charitywhich specialises in the prevention of solvent and volatile substanceabuse.
24 Jun 2011
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NORML is a nonprofit, public-interest lobbythat for more than 30 years has provided a voice for those Americans whooppose marijuana prohibition. We represent the interests of the tens ofmillions of Americans who smoke marijuana responsibly and believe therecreational and medicinal use of marijuana should no longer be a crime.NORML supports the removal of all criminal penalties for the privatepossession and responsible use of marijuana by adults, including thecultivation for personal use, and the casual nonprofit transfers ofsmall amounts.
24 Jun 2011
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Drug Free America Foundation, Inc. is a drug prevention and policy organisation committed to developing, promoting and sustaining global strategies, policies and laws that will reduce illegal drug use, drug addiction, drug-related injury and death.
23 Jun 2011
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MPP and MPP Foundation envision a nation where marijuana is legallyregulated similarly to alcohol, marijuana education is honest andrealistic, and treatment for problem marijuana users is non-coercive andgeared toward reducing harm.
24 Jun 2011
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An entertaining blog from a heroin user that not all junkies are purse-snatching grandmother-killing psychos.
23 Jun 2011
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Programme : eclectic, cbt
Length : 6-12 months
Age : 18 - 65
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Programme : 12 steps, eclectic
Length : 6 months
Age : 20 - 50
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Programme : 12 step
Length : 12 weeks
Age : 18 - 65
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Programme : 12 steps, cbt
Length : 12 weeks
Age : 18 - 65
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Programme : 12 step
Length : 6 weeks
Age : 18+
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9 February 2012
Central London
09 Feb 2012
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22 March 2012
Central London
22 Mar 2012
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16 April 2012 - 20 April 2012
Birmingham
16 Apr 2012
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18 April 2012
Central London
18 Apr 2012
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9 May 2012 - 10 May 2012
Birmingham
09 May 2012
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A resource for service users and service user groups, this directory lists regional and local service user groups across the UK.
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The NCETA is an Australian national education and training body.
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The British Liver Trust is the national charity working to reduce the impact of liver disease in the UK through support, information and research.
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Smart Recovery is a nationwide, not for profit organisation supporting individuals who want to abstain from any type of addictive behaviour or activity.
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Seeks to utilize and integrate the best of the harm reduction, traditional, and scientific treatment approaches to create an effective and compassionate model for the treatment of drug and alcohol addictions
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Charity dealing with solvent and volatile substance abuse
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View both the ten minute edit and full lecture (in four parts) of the Alison Chesney and Eddie Killoran memorial lecture. Hosted by the Conference Consortium, the lecture by former director of IHRA Professor Gerry Stimson was entitled 'Harm reduction: the advocacy of science and the science of advocacy.'
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Service user group Camden Frontline have created a 21-minute film promoting the services available in Camden and demonstrating the work of Camden Frontline.
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Follow Ben in his tragic documentary which followed his addiction to heroin.
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Take a look at some vox pops from April's IHRA conference in Liverpool.
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At the recent UKESAD conference, the organisers were able to catch up with international interventionist John Southworth.
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