Portugal’s Innovative Drug Policy Offers Hope* - Portugal was traditionally one of the European countries with the lowest levels of drug use, until the 1980s and 1990s, when problematic drug abuse, especially of heroin, became a major problem.
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It’s important to challenge those who seek to demonise parents who use alcohol and drugs as “bad parents”, according to Donna Ribton-Turner, Director Clinical Services at UnitingCare ReGen.
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Our reflection on Mothers' Day and some recent stigma-challenging media coverage on the parenting capacity of people who use alcohol or other drugs. Delete the scoop?
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THE Australian drug market appears to be flooded with ice, with the average strength of the substance doubling in most jurisdictions within 12 months and the majority of the 809 labs busted being small "addict-based" operations. Via Lives Lived Well Delete the scoop?
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More homes with clandestine drug laboratories have been uncovered and performance-enhancing drug seizures are on the rise, according to an Australian Crime Commission report. Delete the scoop?
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Six amateur Queensland rugby league players will on Monday be banned for two years for testing positive to an illegal stimulant. Delete the scoop?
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WE are good at running around. Again another weekend of major community marathon runs. Delete the scoop?
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OPINION: Is this the start of the legalisation of cannabis in Australia? An inquiry has recommended allowing its use for medicinal purposes. Delete the scoop?
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AMBULANCE statistics show drug-related jobs outstripped alcohol-related call-outs in the Swan Hill municipality during 2011/2012. Delete the scoop?
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GIRLS as young as 13 are undergoing rehab for alcohol addiction. Delete the scoop?
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In order to avoid exposing vulnerable groups such as children and young adults to alcohol advertising, industry groups have developed their own self-regulation guidelines. Delete the scoop?
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A backpacker has died while trekking through the Indonesian jungle after she drank suspected tainted alcohol, police say. Delete the scoop?
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THE man tasked with helping to return a Tory majority in 2015 has not been given a security pass to Downing Street, British prime minister David Cameron says. Delete the scoop?
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The AFL Players' Association has made concessions in its voluntary illicit-drug test agreement with the AFL as a result of the proportion of failed tests more than tripling last year. Delete the scoop?
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The Gillard government has sought legal advice over whether it could block a Northern Territory government plan to transform a federally funded health building to a secure facility where problem drunks would be forced to undergo rehabilitation. Delete the scoop?
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SYRINGE vending machines and 24-hour access to sterile injecting gear are among the radical proposals to clean up Melbourne's heroin hot spots. Delete the scoop?
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Review by Organisation of American States on illicit drugs 'could mark beginning of the end' of prohibition Delete the scoop?
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Canberrans are paying more for cocaine than the rest of the country, according to new figures from the Australian Crime Commission. Delete the scoop?
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VICTORIANS will lead an extraordinary push to raise the legal drinking age to 21. Delete the scoop?
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UNDERAGE drinking in Ballarat will be under the spotlight this year as researchers work to establish whether there has been an increase in the region. Delete the scoop?
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Research shows that the earlier the age at which youth take their first alcoholic drink, the greater the risk of developing alcohol problems. Delete the scoop?
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THOUSANDS of babies are being born to mothers with mental health disorders, according to a new report. Delete the scoop?
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During the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, the high consumption of alcoholic drinks is the main responsible factor for the increase in traffic accidents. Drunk d... Delete the scoop?
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The only reason we know definitively that AFL players have been increasingly dabbling in illicit drugs is thanks to the players themselves.
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Nice to see some coverage of the AFL's illicit drugs policy that keeps things in perspective. Delete the scoop?
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Carlton & United Breweries has sought to reduce expected criticism of its return as sponsor of one-day internationals in Australia by using the deal to promote one of its lower-alcohol beers. Delete the scoop?
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