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January 2012

January 21, 2012: DRUG STRATEGY PROGRESS, AND MOVING FORWARD – THE HOME OFFICE VIEW
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It is one year since the Drug Strategy was launched. Gus Jaspert, head of drugs and alcohol in the Home Office, recaps progress to date – and identifies some of the challenges to be faced in the year to come*....

January 16, 2012: PREVENTION MUST BE PUT INTO CONTEXT
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A common definition of prevention is “educating youth to abstain” – but this is doubly erroneous, explains Peter Stoker. First, all age groups can benefit. Second, education is only part of a process which also encompasses knowledge, attitudes and behaviour....

January 15, 2012: PREPARE FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF 2012
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Leading personalities in the field of addiction treatment and recovery use their insights and inside information to predict what they consider will be the major opportunities and threats of the year to come. Prepare now. Print-friendly version: Download Addiction Today...

January 6, 2012: LAURA LOVES, LAURA LOATHES
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Laura Graham gives a personal perspective on the news, trends, people and events she encounters as she travels across the country. This article first appeared in the January 2012 issue of Addiction Today journal. The start of a new year...