Monday, December 11, 2006
RCMP takes a swipe at B.C. injection site
Mounties say Insite's lower risk encourages drug use
Peter O'Neil
Vancouver Sun
December 11, 2006
Judge criticizes lack of spaces for teen addicts
Jail not a substitute for treatment centres, judge says after trying to find girl a placement
Ottawa Citizen
Paula McCooey
December 9, 2006
Canada needs nat'l drug policy
STEVEN HEYWOOD
Parksville Qualicum News
December 8, 2006
Cocaine ring smuggled drugs to Canada via 'torpedo'
CBC News
December 8, 2006
Legislating for Health and Human Rights: Model Law on Drug Use and HIV/AIDS
Canadian HIV/AIDS Network
December 2006
Boozy nights cost Aussies 2.6 million mornings after
Reuters
December 11, 2006
Ice addicts flood injection rooms
Andrew Chesterton and Sharri Markson
Daily Telegraph
December 11, 2006
Alcohol the leading killer of adults in Finland
CTV News
December 9, 2006
Teenagers on binge should learn to drink wine, say MPs
Charles Bremner
The Times
December 8, 2006
Click here for drug offenders in your area
Internet listings have popular appeal, but do they really protect the public?
Kari Huus
MSNBC
December 7, 2006
Criminal Justice Drug policy in Ireland (link to PDF, 8 pages)
Drug Policy Action Group
2006
National Survey on Drug Use & Health (NSDUH): Summary of Methodological Studies, 1971-2005 (link to PDF, 144 pages)
United States Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies
September 2006
Friday, December 8, 2006
A fresh look at the war on drugs
Frustration over attitudes about substance abuse led to documentary
TIM ARSENAULT
Chronicle Herald
December 8, 2006
Damage done - the drug war odyssey (airing December 9 on Global)
Aussie court drops drug charges against Canadian
CTV News
December 8, 2006
Finding shelter in the political storm
Sullivan presses for help from Ottawa; Strahl says national strategy is needed
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
December 8, 2006
NSLC launches Holiday Get Home Safely Campaign (link to PDF, 2 pages)
Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation
News Release
December 7, 2006
ANBL launches important responsibility campaign for the holidays
Alcool NB Liquor
December 7, 2006
Dismantling of Two Cocaine Importation Rings by the RCMP
CNW Group
December 7, 2006
There are no quick fixes for alcohol or drug impaired drivers
CNW Group
December 7, 2006
National Safe Driving Week Focuses On Being Responsible Host
Government of the Northwest Territories
Press Release
December 5, 2006
Trouble seen for solitary, substance-using teens
Reuters Health
December 7, 2006
Afghan drugs a worry as Pakistanis confront AIDS
Reuters Health
December 6, 2006
Methamphetamine abuse and addiction (link to PDF, 8 pages)
Research Report Series
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Revised September 2006
Thursday, December 7, 2006
Date rape drug campaign targets potential attackers
CBC News
December 7, 2006
Neighbours tire of crack dealing
Eighteen arrested in north-end raids
PAUL CHERRY
The Gazette
December 7, 2006
Dozens charged with drunk driving in last week
CTV News
December 6, 2006
Aboriginals battle rise of HIV infections
Injection drug use, unprotected sex increasing problem among youth
ROBYN YOUNG
Chronicle Herald
December 5, 2006
Do Ontario and its Gaming Venues Owe a Duty of Care to Problem Gamblers? (link to PDF, 4 pages)
Research Summary
Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre
Final Report (link to PDF, 25 pages)
February 2006
Kids' motives for prescription drug abuse vary
Anne Harding
Reuters Health
December 6, 2006
Alcohol deaths prompt emergency state in Siberia
Reuters Health
December 6, 2006
Early drinking boosts risk of later alcohol abuse
Anne Harding
Reuters Health
December 6, 2006
2006 Drug Czar Conference: A Reflection on Three and a Half Decades of National Drug Policy (link to PDF, 1 page)
CESAR Fax
Center for Substance Abuse Research
University of Maryland
Volume 15, Issue 48
December 4, 2006
Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Tobacco use is a strong indicator of other substance use and risky behaviour among 15-19 year olds, says new report by the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (link to PDF, 2 pages)
News Release
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA)
December 6, 2006
Risks Associated with Tobacco Use in Youth Aged 15-19 (link to PDF, 8 pages)
Poll: most blame drugs for B.C. homeless problem
CTV News
December 5, 2006
DEAD END STREETS
In the first part of a Globe series on homelessness in Vancouver, MARK HUME looks at the complex life and tragic death of a promising would-be musician
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
December 4, 2006
First responders for young people (link to PDF, 36 pages)
Visions
BC's Mental Health and Addictions Journal
BC Partners for Mental Health and Addictions Information
Vol. 3, No. 2
Fall 2006
Mother care
Linda Jackson
Guardian
December 6, 2006
Drink and drugs pupils excluded
BBC News
December 6, 2006
Fewer babies being exposed to alcohol before birth
Martha Kerr
Reuters Health
December 5, 2006
Tuesday, December 5, 2006
No jail time for Grand Manan rioters
CBC News
December 4, 2006
Cocaine use on the rise in northern Manitoba
CBC News
December 4, 2006
Drug-stealing cop's dismissal sends a message: prosecutor
CBC News
December 4, 2006
Pediatricians say ads contribute to eating disorders, alcohol abuse
CBC News
December 4, 2006
Drink and Drugs News (link to PDF, 24 pages)
Federation of Drug and Alcohol Professionals (FDAP) and WIRED, UK
December 4, 2006
CentreLines (link t PDF, 8 pages)
Newsletter of the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC)
University of New South Wales (Australia)
November 2006
Head of drugs body scathing over policy
By MARTYN McLAUGHLIN
The Herald
December 5, 2006
YMCA tells the Executive: You've got wrong policy on young offenders
By Aura Sabadus
The Scotsman
December 5, 2006
Festive overdose risk highlighted
BBC News
December 4, 2006
|
|