ABSTRACT Aims To describe some of the variability across the world in levels of quit smoking attempts and use of various forms of cessation support. Design Use of the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project surveys of smokers, using the 2007 survey wave (or later, where necessary)
OptumHealth New Mexico is underwriting a new training program that will help mental health and substance abuse caregivers who serve two important, at-risk populations for mental health and substance abuse issues – Hispanics and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community…
Abstract: Background: In August 2009, Mexico reformed its drug laws and decriminalized small quantities of drugs for personal use; offenders caught three times will be mandated to enter drug treatment.
A study published in the scientific journal Addiction shows that the Mexican government’s recent efforts to control the manufacture of methamphetamine have caused a drop in methamphetamine treatment admissions in Mexico and in neighbouring Texas…
Aims To help counter problems related to methamphetamine, Mexico has implemented interventions targeting pseudoephedrine and ephedrine, the precursor chemicals commonly used in the drug’s synthesis. This study examines whether the interventions impacted methamphetamine treatment admissions[mdash]an indicator of methamphetamine consequences.Design Quasi-experiment: autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA)-based intervention time[ndash]series analysis
Filed in Evidence Base, cocaine
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Also tagged america, cocaine, country, interventions, largest-nations, mexico-or-texas, north-america, possibility, precursor, settings-mexico, texas, unites-states
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In our 2005 study of injection drug users (IDUs) in two Mexico/US border cities, 7% reported paid plasma donation, mainly in the US where it remains legal. This practice was banned in Mexico in 1987. In a response to our paper (), it was suggested that most study participants donated plasma prior to the 1980s before increased safety standards were introduced.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Voters could relax marijuana penalties Stateline.org Proposition 5: Measure requires greater leniency in drug crimes Ventura County (CA) Star S.F. leads way on patient-friendly pot clubs San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, Official: Drug problem in schools Wheeling Intelligencer (WV) As the violence soars, Mexico signals it’s had enough of America’s stupid war on drugs AlterNet A plan to win drug war The Windsor (Canada) Star “Three strikes and out” penalty for cannabis users falls apart The Times (London, England) Afghan minister welcomes NATO’s role in war on drug Xinhua (China) Life in the midst of a drugs war Nouse (York University, UK)
Filed in International News
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Also tagged america, chronicle, drug-crimes, francisco, intelligencer, midst, stupid-war, the-violence, university, ventura-county, violence, windsor
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Since December 2006 about 30,000 troops have entered eight states in Mexico in an attempt to quell drug prohibition violence, but almost 3,000 people have been killed this year due to drug trafficking violence.
The 2008 White House drug control strategy was finally released on Saturday, March 1. As expected, no new policy initiatives or innovative approaches are being proposed.
Filed in International News
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Also tagged africa, angeles-times, caribbean, congress, drug-control, europe, from-the-csdp, from-the-larger, rules-on-online, spending-tables, venezuela, white, white-house
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