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Shocking toll of drug use by Scots children
Seeded on Sun Nov 1, 2009 10:35 PM EST (dailyexpress.co.uk)
MORE than 2,000 Scottish children as young as 10 have been treated for alcohol and drug addiction in the past five years, it was revealed yesterday.
Four Prohibition Pragmatists And A Drug War Whore
Seeded on Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:36 PM EDT (blog.norml.org)
A quick review from this week's avalanche of cannabis-related news, comes a stark contrast that reveals: Four Prohibition Pragmatists And A Drug War Whore
Scientists study possible health benefits of LSD and ecstacy
Seeded on Sat Oct 24, 2009 6:46 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
A growing number of people are taking LSD and other psychedelic drugs such as cannabis and ecstasy to help them cope with a variety of conditions including anorexia nervosa, cluster headaches and chronic anxiety attacks.
High society: Britain's drug-taking clubbers
Seeded on Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:15 PM EDT (The Times)
It's Friday midnight and, in the corner of a vast Manchester nightclub, I'm having an earnest discussion with Becky, a sensible, homely-looking woman in her mid-30s, who has two lines of cocaine and several Ecstasy tablets coursing around her bloodstream.
UK fatties demand 'hate crime' status for lardo-baiting
Seeded on Mon Oct 19, 2009 4:24 PM EDT (The Register (UK))
Woebegone British swingbellies have launched a campaign against anti-lardo "hate crime" and discrimination, even as a survey of possibly gutbusting Germans has revealed that being "overweight" is actually not a health hazard.
Revealed: Drug users in Scotland spend £1.4bn every year to feed thir habits
Seeded on Wed Oct 7, 2009 4:05 PM EDT (dailyrecord.co.uk)
SCOTLAND'S drug users are spending an astonishing £1.4BILLION a year to feed their habits. And the drugs scourge leaves the nation with a £3.5billion annual bill. The harrowing scale of the illegal drugs industry was revealed yesterday in a new Government report.
Half of addicts quit after 6 months of treatment
Seeded on Fri Oct 2, 2009 7:58 AM EDT (PhysOrg.com)
Experts warned, however, that the danger of relapse means permanently kicking the habit probably requires ongoing care. A senior U.S.
It's time for a U-turn on drugs
Seeded on Mon Sep 14, 2009 4:27 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
The Adam Smith Institute today urges the next government to rethink policy from first principles. Its book, Zero Base Policy, will nowhere be more controversial than on narcotics. It suggests that Britain's drug policy is "one of the most spectacular failures in history.
Heroin addicts' 'shooting galleries' move one step closer as government told 'they work'
Seeded on Mon Sep 14, 2009 4:07 PM EDT (the Mail online)
Legalised heroin 'shooting galleries' where hardcore addicts are given drugs for free on prescription have won the backing of Government advisers, bringing a UK-wide network a step closer.
Over-the-counter painkillers can cause addiction in three days
Seeded on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:11 PM EDT (Telegraph)
The drugs, which contain codeine and include brand names such as Nurofen Plus and Solpadeine Plus, are sold over the counter and are routinely used to ease headaches, back problems and period pain.
Doubt cast on cannabis, schizophrenia link
Seeded on Thu Sep 3, 2009 2:42 PM EDT (CBC)
A British study has cast doubt on the supposed link between cannabis use and schizophrenia, but at least one Australian researcher says the study needs more evidence.
Mastering Your Own Mind
Seeded on Sun Aug 30, 2009 2:14 PM EDT (psychologytoday.com)
Back when my son was 8 years old, he called 911 after I took away his Game Boy. I wish I'd been studying Buddhism back then, because I probably could have handled it a lot better. I suspect I wouldn't have yelled at him while the dispatcher was still listening.
The monkeys with three parents that could stop mothers passing on incurable diseases
Seeded on Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:30 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
Four baby monkeys created in a laboratory in the United States could hold the key to the eradication of a class of incurable genetic diseases, scientists revealed today.
Sharp incease in fatal cocaine and heroin overdoses, discloses ONS
Seeded on Wed Aug 26, 2009 2:59 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
Deaths from cocaine and heroin overdoses rose sharply last year, according to the Office for National Statistics, reaching their highest level since 2001.
To Help Heroin Addicts, Give Them... Prescription Heroin?
Seeded on Thu Aug 20, 2009 7:44 PM EDT (discovermagazine.com)
Researchers have found a way to reduce the ill-effects of heroin addiction and to generally keep the addicts out of trouble, but there's a catch: The solution is to give the addicts injections of a pure form of pharmaceutical heroin twice a day.
Reuters: Pot Kills Cancer But Don't Even Think About Using It!
Seeded on Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:47 PM EDT (blog.norml.org)
It was just yesterday that I was lamenting about the mainstream media's failure to report on the anti-cancer properties of cannabis. And then along comes Reuters with this:
If Cannabis Smoking Didn't Adversely Impact Lung Function You Would Have Read About It, Right?
Seeded on Tue Aug 18, 2009 7:50 PM EDT (blog.norml.org)
To follow up on yesterday's blog post, here are the findings of yet another just published study that the mainstream media will undoubtedly ignore.
Cannabis 'may' guard against osteoporosis
Seeded on Thu Aug 13, 2009 10:00 AM EDT (Scotsman.com News)
CANNABIS could protect bones from weakening in later life, scientists said today. A study on mice showed that while properties of the plant can reduce strength in the young, it may guard against osteoporosis.
Danger of just two fizzy drinks
Seeded on Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:08 PM EDT (express.co.uk)
JUST two cans of fizzy drink a day can cause severe long-term liver damage. Sugar-laden drinks have now been found to cause a condition normally the result of chronic alcohol abuse. In severe cases fatty liver disease can even lead to victims needing a transplant.
'Rabbit hutch planning' forcing residents into cramped houses with no room to cook or unwind
Seeded on Tue Aug 11, 2009 12:21 PM EDT (the Mail online)
Families are living in 'rabbit hutch Britain' as new homes provide the smallest rooms in Europe, a new report warns. Newly-built properties are so cramped that they do not provide enough space to cook, have guests round or relax, the Government's design watchdog said.
Marijuana's New Risks, Need for Stronger Weed
Seeded on Thu Aug 6, 2009 6:09 PM EDT (ABC News)
Vicki, a 53-year-old former rock promoter married to a stand-up comic, started smoking weed when she was just 13. marijuana The American Psychological Association may include cannabis withdrawal syndrome in its new diagnostics manual.
Why it's time to end the war on drugs
Seeded on Sun Aug 2, 2009 7:08 PM EDT (FT.com)
Carlisle Racecourse, near the border between England and Scotland, is not usually regarded as one of the world's great centres of progressive thought. It is not even one of the great centres of British horse racing.
Pot shot: Scientists find cannabis trigger for forgetfulness
Seeded on Sun Aug 2, 2009 6:18 PM EDT (PhysOrg.com)
The discovery could help open the way to drugs that have marijuana's desired pain-killing properties but without its amnesic side effects, according to the paper, published in the journal Nature Neuroscience.
NHS faces unprecedented financial challenge, warns report
Seeded on Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:35 PM EDT (New Statesman Contents)
Health service must dramatically improve productivity to prepare for "financial freeze" The NHS must prepare for the greatest financial challenge in its history from 2011, a new report has warned.
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