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British Medical Association Scotland Response To Health Committee’s Report On Alcohol Bill

Welcoming the publication of the Health Committee’s Stage 1 Report for the Alcohol Bill yesterday [Thursday 27 May 2010], Dr Brian Keighley, Chairman of the BMA in Scotland, said: “This report provides a thorough and detailed description of the evidence given to the Health Committee…

Statistics on Alcohol, England 2010

Children, Young People and Alcohol: Pan-London Guidance

Guidance on children and young people's alcohol issues has been released this month by the London Joint Action Group (JAG) on alcohol.

Brain’s Response To Alcoholism Cues Reduced By Opioid-Blocking Medication, McLean Hospital Study Finds

Researchers at Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital have produced the first evidence that the opioid blocker extended-release injectable naltrexone (XR-NTX) is able to reduce the brain’s response to cues that may cause alcoholics to relapse…

RCN Responds To NHS Statistics On Alcohol Abuse, UK

Commenting on new alcohol statistics published by the NHS Information Centre, Dr Peter Carter, Chief Executive & General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), said: “The amount of people drinking to excess continues to be a serious and widespread concern.

Montana And Other States Struggle To Contain Medical Marijuana Boom, Related Violence

The Wall Street Journal: “Fourteen states plus the District of Columbia have passed laws intended to give certain ill people legal access to medical marijuana. But, in many instances, municipalities are left to figure out how to implement state laws that are often vague when it comes to the day-to-day operations of the medical-pot business…

Alkermes Announces Priority Review By FDA For VIVITROL(R) For Opioid Dependence

Alkermes, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALKS) announced that the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for VIVITROL® (naltrexone for extended-release injectable suspension) for opioid dependence has been designated a priority review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…

AAPCC Members Warn Of Danger Of Contaminated Cocaine

Toxicologists across the country are sounding the alarm about a contaminant increasingly found in cocaine that is impairing cocaine users’ immune systems, subjecting them to various infections and, in some cases, causing death. The U.S.

Experts Warn Increasing IDUs In Eastern, Southern Africa Could Threaten HIV/AIDS Fight

An increase in the number of injection drug users (IDUs) in eastern and southern Africa stands to harm efforts to control the spread of HIV/AIDS in the region, warned experts gathered at the World Forum Against Drug conference in Sweden on Monday, Agence France-Presse reports…