Tough Love Risk for Drug Addicts


 

Tough love risk for drug addicts – Zero Tolerance, Tough Love, Tough on Drugs, Blinding stupidity – call it what you will. Kudos to SBS for being the only Aussie broadcaster to run this vital item. Australia’s ANCD has supporters of forced detention, random school drug testing, Swedish Zero Tolerance and a cute semantic trick called “Harm Prevention” to hide the nasty reality of behaviour modification. See Also: Anti-drug ‘boomerang’ ads [they return to whack you from behind]; bit.ly UN Right to health now pawn in politics: @ p.3, Sweden’s human rights abuses via “tough” drug policy: bit.ly Harm Reduction & Human Rights: bit.ly Sweden’s Hassela threaten Howard government, demand 3x mean audited funding requirements: bit.ly Global NGO’s & Drug Policy Adherents rebuke prohibition, in favour of rights: bit.ly Drug Free Australia’s push for “high error margin” school drug testing will primarily serve pathology industry: bit.ly Transform UK Blueprint for post prohibition: bit.ly Outstanding Success for Investment – Australia’s Needle Syringe Programs: bit.ly

 

'Faustus' aims to help youngsters resist drugs

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The Paper Windmill Theatre Troupe is planning a series of stage performances called the “Save Faustus” program to help youngsters understand the perils of drug abuse. The troupe plans to stage a three-act drama tentatively titled Young Faustus at 932 …
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Speaker: Drug culture targets youth

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1 drug problem in this area, that alcohol and marijuana use are “right up there,” and that cocaine/heroin use is a smaller but growing problem. CHILL, a youth task force, stands for Communities Helping Improve Local Lives. HEY stands for Helping Engage …
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Patent expiries trigger pain drugs battle

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According to the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC), prescription drug abuse is the fastest growing drug problem in the US. Painkillers such as OxyContin and Opana are among those frequently crushed and then snorted or injected to provide opioid …
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