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		<title>Two views on ecstasy classification</title>
		<link>http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2009/02/20/two-views-on-ecstasy-classification/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:53:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First Kathy Gyngell on the CPS blog:
Let us be quite clear what the &#160;ACMD’s ‘ask’ of the Home Secretary was&#8230; It was to promote a government sanctioned ‘never say no’ culture with respect to our youth. &#160;It was no less than an attempt to seduce or even bully her into a process of liberalisation creep. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drugeducationforum.wordpress.com&blog=1167587&post=2208&subd=drugeducationforum&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The impact of positive and negative ecstasy-related information on ecstasy use among college students: Results of a longitudinal study</title>
		<link>http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2009/01/26/the-impact-of-positive-and-negative-ecstasy-related-information-on-ecstasy-use-among-college-students-results-of-a-longitudinal-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m grateful to Ben for sending me the link to an abstract of some American research looking at the impact of messages around ecstasy on college age students.
The study found:
Individuals who had heard a greater number of negative messages were significantly more likely to use ecstasy, even controlling for positive messages, prior ecstasy use, peer [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drugeducationforum.wordpress.com&blog=1167587&post=2098&subd=drugeducationforum&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ecstasy Review</title>
		<link>http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2008/09/29/ecstasy-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ACMD&#8217;s review of ecstasy gets a lot of media coverage so I thought I&#8217;d look at what we know about young people&#8217;s understanding and use of the drug.
The last annual survey of 11 to 15 year old young people suggested that 75% were aware of the drug.  They said:
There has also been a steady [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drugeducationforum.wordpress.com&blog=1167587&post=1706&subd=drugeducationforum&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pathways to Problems Event</title>
		<link>http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2008/06/02/pathways-to-problems-event/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:52:40 +0000</pubDate>
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I was one of the speakers at yesterday&#8217;s Pathways to Problems event and I thought I should share my slides.
I&#8217;d been asked to reflect on what we understand by effective drug education, and to highlight some of the evidence that seems to have emerged since Pathways to Problems was published.
The essence of the argument that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drugeducationforum.wordpress.com&blog=1167587&post=1344&subd=drugeducationforum&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ACMD Pathways to Problems Conference &#8211; Monday June 2nd 2008</title>
		<link>http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/acmd-pathways-to-problems-conference-monday-june-2nd-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 16:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been asked to let you know about this conference &#8211; at which I&#8217;ll be speaking amongst a range of much better known speakers:

The original Pathways to Problems report, published in 2006 made recommendations to reduce the hazardous use of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs by young people in the UK

The Pathways to Problems Conference [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drugeducationforum.wordpress.com&blog=1167587&post=1321&subd=drugeducationforum&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reclassification Reaction</title>
		<link>http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/reclassification-reaction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 14:22:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Frankly it&#8217;s been a bit daunting trying to get a grip of all the reaction out there, but with no promises about chronology here&#8217;s what I&#8217;ve seen:
Bolton MP slams &#8216;pointless&#8217; cannabis decision &#8211; The Bolton News carries Brian Iddon&#8217;s views, which include the need for better drug education.
Are voters getting drugs message? -The BBC&#8217;s home [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drugeducationforum.wordpress.com&blog=1167587&post=1266&subd=drugeducationforum&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cannabis Returns to Class B</title>
		<link>http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/cannabis-returns-to-class-b/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 11:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you&#8217;ll no doubt have seen the ACMD report, Cannabis: Classification and Public Health, and the government&#8217;s announcement that cannabis is to be reclassified has been the subject of a lot of media reporting.
If I have time today I&#8217;ll try and capture all of that, but before I do that I thought it would be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drugeducationforum.wordpress.com&blog=1167587&post=1264&subd=drugeducationforum&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The only message being sent is of cowardice and stupidity</title>
		<link>http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/the-only-message-being-sent-is-of-cowardice-and-stupidity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Simon Jenkins writing in the The Guardian about cannabis classification says:
Even if the fall in consumption is not due to the 2004 reclassification, there is no evidence that reclassification increased harm. The fall was probably due to more education about the dangers of abuse, as occurs with bad news stories about ecstasy and LSD. Consumption [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drugeducationforum.wordpress.com&blog=1167587&post=1241&subd=drugeducationforum&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cannabis in the News (2)</title>
		<link>http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/cannabis-in-the-news-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More coverage of the decision facing the government on the classification of cannabis:

Channel 4 &#8211; Brown set to ignore drug advice
Daily Star &#8211; Brown &#8216;To Toughen Cannabis Laws&#8217;
Independent &#8211; Brown to push for cannabis reclassification
Daily Mail &#8211;  Cannabis U-turn: Four years on, Brown concedes it was a mistake to go soft on drug
Guardian &#8211; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drugeducationforum.wordpress.com&blog=1167587&post=1233&subd=drugeducationforum&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cannabis in the News</title>
		<link>http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2008/04/28/cannabis-in-the-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Classification makes the news in a number of papers, they all are agreed that the government are going to reclassify cannabis, and that the ACMD don&#8217;t share that assessment:

The Mirror &#8211; Gordon Brown in cannabis row snub
The Guardian &#8211; Call for science to rule on risk of illegal drugs
The Daily Telegraph &#8211; Gordon Brown to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drugeducationforum.wordpress.com&blog=1167587&post=1229&subd=drugeducationforum&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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