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Methadone ‘stranding’ drug users, insist critics
The use of the heroin substitute methadone to help addicts kick their habit has come under attack with a warning that many drug users are being left “stranded in the system” | The Scotsman, UK
Labour MSP takes fight against methadone barons to Holyrood
Mammoth sums pocketed by Scotland’s 'methadone millionaires' will be probed at Holyrood by Community safety spokeswoman Jenny Marra who insists cash would be better spent on residential treatment | Daily Record, UK
Labour attacked for 'methadone millionaires' claim in drugs debate
Labour has come under fire for describing pharmacists as "methadone millionaires" and claiming they are profiting at the expense of drug addicts | STV, UK
IDHDP newsletter
Volume 7 October 12. Also Resources | International Doctors for Healthy Drug Policies
NHS to trial scanner that can find out in 10 minutes if patient has taken drugs
Experts say the technology could be vital in A&E units, where medics often know very little about the drug history of a patient who has just been admitted | The Mirror, UK
Alcohol and Cancer Risks
A Guide for Health Professionals | Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems, UK
Jody Scheckter's beer label 'breaks rules'
Labelling on bottles of organic beer made by former F1 World Champion Jody Scheckter breaks rules on appealing to children, a watchdog has said | BBC, UK
Revellers who down cheap alcohol before leaving home end up drinking twice as much
Cash-strapped revellers who get drunk on cheap alcohol at home before they go out for the evening are making a false economy, say researchers | Daily Mail, UK
Doctors dismayed as public health committee is scrapped
Subcommittee set up to tackle obesity, alcohol abuse and other public health problems is axed after only two years | Guardian, UK
OxyContin patent expiry poses tough choice for Ottawa
Health Canada urged to delay decision on allowing cheaper generic version of painkiller | CBC News, Canada
The end of the war on marijuana
The historic measure to regulate and tax marijuana in Washington State deserves to be looked at closely as a model of how legalization ought to be designed and implemented elsewhere in America | CNN, USA
Marijuana legalisation
Sometimes Violations of International Law Are Cause for Celebration | Huffington Post, UK
Mexico's new gov to review pot fight after US vote
The legalization of recreational marijuana in the U.S. states of Washington and Colorado will force Mexico to rethink its efforts to halt marijuana smuggling across the border, the main adviser to Mexico's president-elect said | Bloomberg, USA
Binge drinking traps brains in adolescence, Brisbane research shows
A new study has looked at the effect of excessive binge drinking during adolescence on a particular receptor in the brain | The Age, Australia
Plain packaging will lead to stronger tobacco brands: Experts
The federal government's new plain packaging legislation will ultimately lead to more innovative, multi-sensory branding by tobacco companies, according to brand experts | AdNews, Australia