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Medicinal cannabis review delights Hemp Embassy (NSW)

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NIMBIN's Hemp Embassy has reacted with delight to the announcement of a parliamentary inquiry on the use of medicinal cannabis in NSW.
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We should help, rather than stigmatise, vulnerable parents (Aus)

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.

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Purity on the rise as ice tops the drugs wave (Aus)

Purity on the rise as ice tops the drugs wave (Aus) | Alcohol & other drug issues in the media | Scoop.it
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.

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Home drug labs at record levels (Vic)

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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.
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Six Queensland rugby league players to cop two year drug bans for stimulant use

Six Queensland rugby league players to cop two year drug bans for stimulant use | Alcohol & other drug issues in the media | Scoop.it
Six amateur Queensland rugby league players will on Monday be banned for two years for testing positive to an illegal stimulant.
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Alcohol and drugs make a dangerous cocktail (NSW)

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WE are good at running around. Again another weekend of major community marathon runs.
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Legalising cannabis for recreation is the obvious next step (Qld)

Legalising cannabis for recreation is the obvious next step (Qld) | Alcohol & other drug issues in the media | Scoop.it
OPINION: Is this the start of the legalisation of cannabis in Australia? An inquiry has recommended allowing its use for medicinal purposes.
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Ambulance stats: More drugs call-outs than alcohol (Vic)

Ambulance stats: More drugs call-outs than alcohol (Vic) | Alcohol & other drug issues in the media | Scoop.it
AMBULANCE statistics show drug-related jobs outstripped alcohol-related call-outs in the Swan Hill municipality during 2011/2012.
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Girls in rehab for alcohol problems says Esther Foundation (Aus)

Girls in rehab for alcohol problems says Esther Foundation (Aus) | Alcohol & other drug issues in the media | Scoop.it
GIRLS as young as 13 are undergoing rehab for alcohol addiction.
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Alcohol advertising pre-disposes young people to have favorable attitudes toward drinking (USA)

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.
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Backpacker dies on Indonesian island

A backpacker has died while trekking through the Indonesian jungle after she drank suspected tainted alcohol, police say.
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Cameron denies Crosby works for UK govt

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.
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Spike in party drug use forces AFL's hand (Aus)

Spike in party drug use forces AFL's hand (Aus) | Alcohol & other drug issues in the media | Scoop.it
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.
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Plibersek considers blocking NT rehab centre over safety concerns

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.
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Syringe machine push for addicts in Melbourne's heroin hot spots

Syringe machine push for addicts in Melbourne's heroin hot spots | Alcohol & other drug issues in the media | Scoop.it
SYRINGE vending machines and 24-hour access to sterile injecting gear are among the radical proposals to clean up Melbourne's heroin hot spots.
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Western leaders study 'gamechanging' report on global drugs trade

Western leaders study 'gamechanging' report on global drugs trade | Alcohol & other drug issues in the media | Scoop.it
Review by Organisation of American States on illicit drugs 'could mark beginning of the end' of prohibition
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Canberra cocaine users facing the highest prices in the country

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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.
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Campaign to raise legal drinking age to 21 (Vic)

Campaign to raise legal drinking age to 21 (Vic) | Alcohol & other drug issues in the media | Scoop.it
VICTORIANS will lead an extraordinary push to raise the legal drinking age to 21.
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Spike in new parent mental health issues (WA)

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Ice and marijuana tying up ambulance services in southeast (Vic)

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Researchers study underage drinking in Ballarat (Vic)

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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.
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First alcoholic drink during puberty increases risk of alcohol problems (Germany)

Research shows that the earlier the age at which youth take their first alcoholic drink, the greater the risk of developing alcohol problems.
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Mums face mental illness (Aus)

Mums face mental illness (Aus) | Alcohol & other drug issues in the media | Scoop.it
THOUSANDS of babies are being born to mothers with mental health disorders, according to a new report.
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The Beer Turnstile Antarctica (Brazil)

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...
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Instant disclosure of illicit drug breaches is not the answer

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.

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Beer sponsor returns at mid-strength for one day internationals (Aus)

Beer sponsor returns at mid-strength for one day internationals (Aus) | Alcohol & other drug issues in the media | Scoop.it
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.
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