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0-50mins Sir Richard Branson Global Commission on Drugs and Ruth Dreifus ex Swiss Prime Minister argue that the war on drugs has failed.
At 51mins in Dame Ruth Runciman and Roger Howard from the UK Drugs Policy Commission argue against polarised debate.
Well worth watching - shows how difficult it is to achieve open debate and free thinking.
Key underlying themes stifling debate: - Ultimately abstinence must be achieved, people must be deterred from taking illicit drugs, and anything other than prohibition sends the 'wrong' message.
[NB Ends 1hr. 21min when Cressida Dick, arrives and talks about terrorism]
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Considerable attention is given to addressing the physical and psychological aspects of drug dependence - some suggest it's a disease called 'addiction'.
If you want to follow the PREZI Slide Presentation used in the lecture (can also be copied and used): http://prezi.com/p3fuglzqymmg/barriers-to-recovery-stigma-discrimination/
If you just want the audio of the lecture - a podcast:
Niamh Eastwood, David Nutt, on BBC Radio Discussion on Coercive Abstinence for People on State Benefit - jump to 19mins. LINK ABOVE BROKEN USE THIS LINK: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00s16sq/Drivetime_with_Eddie_Nestor_Neets_the_welfare_system_and_deaf_children/
Our favorite magician has uncorked one hell of a righteous rant about our pot-smoking president and his life-destroying Drug War hypocrisy 
Sugar is one of many new addictive substances that are stealthily taking over our lives – and this white powder is a slow killer. 
On October 27, 1970, the Nixon administration implemented the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 - the rest is history 
Trayvon Martin's autopsy shows he had marijuana in his system [AND YOUR POINT IS?] the night he was killed by neighbourhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, and a gunshot to his chest came from close range, 
There is an inescapable conceptual struggle when dealing with America's volatile history of, and attitudes toward, substance use. The see-sawing battles and divergences in opinion over the meaning of addiction, however, describe an ideological tussle among warring worldviews, not something we ordinarily think of in association with medical advances. But this conceptual struggle is inescapable when dealing with America's volatile history of, and attitudes towards, substance use. 
'An open door to drug smugglers: Air travellers carrying cannabis let off with slap on wrist'
Inspectors found that at Gatwick, where small amounts of cannabis were discovered, passengers were not even detained by officials.
[Seem a little inconsistent given the big sell on Duty Free Other Drugs?] 
A strange new epidemic has broken out - scientists call it the "Post-Retirement Drug Policy Enlightenment Syndrome" (PRDPES).
It is most prevalent among former law enforcement officials and former political decision makers. The most vulnerable are those who have previously made a significant contribution to the global war on drugs. Symptoms of the disease are remorse, turning against conventional beliefs, radical improvement of cognitive functions and a strong incentive to promote drug policy reform. 
IDHDP’s purpose is to increase the participation of medical doctors in drug policy reform, gap between evidence based practice and drug policy... this links to their Resources and Publication Library 
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) has undertaken a review of naloxone and evidence shows it reduces drug related deaths and therefore should be more widely available in the UK. 
The drug czar says that addiction is a medical condition, but it's certainly the only medical condition with which you get diagnosed not by a doctor but by a judge in criminal court based solely on the fact that a cop found marijuana in your pocket one single time. 
The ayahuasca drink is made from the stem of the ayahuasca vine. Sometimes, but rarely, the drink is made from the vine alone; almost invariably other plants are added. |
From the farmers to the traders, the cartels to the consumers, we assess the efecctiveness and the economics of the 'war on drugs'. 
Even when 'addicted' to a substance I've always thought set (person) and setting (environment) tend to be the most influential. Good to see this new definition will include addiction without the need for a substance. 
Interactive: Shape the evolution of the drug debate in Australia with our wiki timeline of key events. 
Antonio Maria Costa, the former head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime argues that countries that rely primarily on law enforcement to deal with drug addicts and their associated crimes, rather than treating users as sufferers, perpetuate an expensive cycle of addiction, crime, incarceration and recidivism. 
Drug policies may have less impact on cannabis use than is currently thought. In 2001 Portugal decriminalised possession of all drugs ![BMJ Blog: UK Drug driving [Moral Panic = poorly considered knee jerk response?] | Drugs, Society and Human Rights | Scoop.it](http://img.scoop.it/pgJQkspej4xjUZDK_QMiOzl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVaiQDB_Rd1H6kmuBWtceBJ)
Enforcing the law on drug driving has not been a problem historically of either political will, or policing priorities. 
Presentation from the Hot Topics Legal Highs seminar May 2012... to see the presentation click on the 'Presentation' button top right Each part has been filmed in different country, using different cameras and different file format. An Interview with Dr John Foster (Principal Research Fellow of the University of Greenwich - School of Health and Social Care) discussing the culture of alcohol, preloading and drinking games The real stories of the war on drugs - 88yr old Bob Wallace, and his 85yr-old girlfriend, Marjorie Ottenberg invented and sold Polar Pure - until the DEA got involved and made it a controlled drug! The real drug war stories 
Statement by Ethan Nadelmann of the Drug Policy Alliance on the case |
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