Disadvantage, Drugs and Gaol: Re-thinking Indigenous Over-representation in Prison The author argues that there is the need for a more focused approach; one where key priorities involve reducing Indigenous drug and alcohol abuse, improving Indigenous school performance and raising the level of Indigeno...
there is broad scientific consensus that population-level approaches, including controls on alcohol pricing [26,27], advertising [28,29,30], and availability [31] are needed to reduce alcohol-related harm. Recent analyses of policy developments in Scotland [32], Ireland [33...
Chlordiazepoxide (Librium), Diazepam (Valium), or Oxazepam (Serax) - used to treat symptoms such as disrupted sleep, anxiety and muscle spasms, reduces risk of convulsions. Anticonvulsants - e.g. Carbamazepine (Tegretol), Oxcarbazepine (Trileptal), or Gabapentin (Neurotonin) - secondary drugs ...
Over the past four decades there has been a sharp increase in the affordability of alcohol in the United Kingdom (UK) [1]. This fall in the price of alcohol in relation to income has coincided with an increase in the aggregate levels of alcohol consumption and alcohol related harm in the...
S.4 Sex (+drugs + alcohol) South Somerset Mind Annual General Meeting 2012. Supporting Young People Under Stress Working with Coaching: “What’s competence got to do with it?” Disabled Women: Our Bodies, Our Rights. Working in partnership ...
within the context of Scotland, an abstinence-based culture appears to be the status quo for alcohol support services. Anecdotally, this has been attributed to limited funding and resources for support for alcohol dependence and initiatives, such as wet centers, where alcohol would be allowed, as...
Do ‘environmental bads’ such as alcohol, fast food, tobacco, and gambling outlets cluster and co-locate in more deprived areas in Glasgow City, Scotland? Health Place 2018, 51, 224–231. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed] Maguire, E.R.; Burgoine, T.; Penney, T.L.; Forouhi, N...