Footnotes
1) Newspaper Article: Between the Lines [Howard Parker: Guardian April 2007]
Between the Lines [Howard Parker: Guardian Article New Society April 18 2007]
2) Book: Illegal Leisure; The Normalisation of Adolescent Drug Use [Parker H, Aldridge J, Measham F, Haynes P Routledge 1998]
Illegal Leisure; The Normalisation of Adolescent Drug Use [Parker H, Aldridge J, Measham F, Haynes P Routledge 1998] Oxford Journals: Review |
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Charities unite in opposition to government drugs policy >>
24th April 12 – An alliance of influential charities has condemned a key government drugs strategy document, calling it an "ideological attack" on proven addiction treatments and "dangerously and deeply flawed". It warns that ministers will be putting lives at risk if proposed plans to push through "abstinence-based" approaches go ahead. Leading Drug Charities Plan Merger >>
23rd March 12 – DrugScope and eATA, the two leading charities representing the UK drug and alcohol treatment sector have announced plans to merge. Full details of the merger can be found at www.drugscope.org.uk/Resources/Drugscope/Documents/PDF/CharitiesMergeNewsReleaseMarch2012.pdf. Live Blog & Daily Coverage of the 55th Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna >>
16th March 12 – Coverage of the 55th Commission on Narcotic Drugs is available to view online with daily updates covering the last five days of talks. The blog can be viewed in full at the following adress; www.cndblog.org/2012/03/cnd-day-5-red-cross-side-event-urgent.html ‘Safe ketamine’ referred to drug expert >>
6th March 12 – The Home Office has referred methoxetamine (also known as mexxy or MXE), which is being sold as ‘safe ketamine’, to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) for its views on controlling it |