Monday, September 12, 2011
A joint BDA (British Dietetic Association) and Alcohol Concern Cymru briefing paper on Alcohol and Calories has been released. Alcohol Concern say many of us are taking in more calories in the form of food and drink than our bodies can use – and a major part of this is increasing levels of alcohol consumption. The briefing paper states 'Amongst adults who drink, alcohol accounts for nearly 10% of their calorie intake, yet many people have little idea how many calories they are consuming in the form of alcoholic drinks.
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Tagged alcohol, alcohol-concern, binge drinking, bodies, briefing-paper, BZP, calories-page, form, health, little-idea, more-calories, number, resources, their-calorie, tool-calculates
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A new report from Alcohol Concern looks at how children and young people are at risk of being exposed to alcohol marketing and pro-drinking messages via the internet.
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Tagged alcohol, alcohol-concern, being-exposed, exposure, facebook, frequent, looks-at-how, media, policy, private-members, sharing-sites, social-networking, such-as-youtube, unauthorised
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Scientists at Anglia Ruskin University have revealed for the first time the serious long-term health risks associated with Benzylpiperazine (BZP), dubbed the “new ecstasy”. BZP was a popular legal high before it was reclassified as a controlled substance in December 2009…
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Tagged anglia, benzylpiperazine, BZP, controlled-substance, high-before, long-term-health, new-ecstasy, popular-legal, scientists-at-anglia, the-serious, time-the-serious, university
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Abstract: Background: BZP-party pills are yet another ‘designer drug’ which mimics the stimulant qualities of amphetamines and MDMA/Ecstasy. As legal markets for the substance have developed in the last decade (especially amongst young people) so has public and governmental concern.Methods: This article provides a summary of the available international research on benzylpiperazine (BZP) and its popular use in the compound form known as ‘party pills’
Also filed in Evidence Base, Harm Reduction
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Tagged article, BZP, compound, drug, harm-reduction, increasing, literature, market, prevalence, review, social, stimulant, substance
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Saturday, February 13, 2010
Patterns of benzylpiperazine/trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine party pill use and adverse effects in a population sample in New Zealand – Drug and Alcohol Review. Alarge legal market for party pills containing benzylpiperazine (BZP) and trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine (TFMPP) developed in New Zealand after 2004. The use of these party pills has been associated with adverse health effects. The purpose of [...]
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Conclusion: These data provide a unique insight into the tension between positive and negative harm reduction messages relating to the legal nature of psychoactive drugs and as such begin to fill an information void in this area. The legal status of these ‘party pills’ conveys mixed messages to young people and whilst being seen as potentially safe and of good quality, this often leads to higher than ‘recommended’ doses being used.
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Tagged conveys-mixed, international, legal, legal-status, not-breaking, party-pills, positive-harm, such-begin, tension-between, unique-insight
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