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		<title>Alcohol and the adolescent: addressing the binge society</title>
		<link>http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/alcohol-and-the-adolescent-addressing-the-binge-society/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 09:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Royal Society of Medicine are holding a conference on young people&#8217;s drinking.  They say:
We are being bombarded by reports in the media about young people having trouble as a result of binge drinking. We know that there is evidence of a real problem, not just a media campaign. So how should we understand this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drugeducationforum.wordpress.com&blog=1167587&post=2739&subd=drugeducationforum&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Conference &#8211; Alcohol, drugs and anti-social behaviour in rural areas</title>
		<link>http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2009/04/07/conference-alcohol-drugs-and-anti-social-behaviour-in-rural-areas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mentor UK are holding a conference on Alcohol, drugs and anti-social
behaviour in rural areas.
The event will take place in Nottingham on 11 June.  The flyer points out:
Rural areas, coastal towns, ex-mining areas and market towns continue to experience significant problems from drug and alcohol abuse, and from associated anti-social behaviour. Recent Home Office funding, which [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drugeducationforum.wordpress.com&blog=1167587&post=2506&subd=drugeducationforum&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>PSHE education- Putting Policy into Practice &#8211; Conference</title>
		<link>http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/pshe-education-putting-policy-into-practice-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:43:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Via email I&#8217;ve had details about the PSHE Association&#8217;s annual meeting.  They say:
The second annual PSHE Association conference will provide an excellent opportunity to explore and develop curriculum practice within PSHE education. Workshops will be experiential and designed to support and improve classroom practice. A range of cross-phase workshop topics will be on offer including [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drugeducationforum.wordpress.com&blog=1167587&post=2440&subd=drugeducationforum&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Presentation to VNGOC Policy Forum</title>
		<link>http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2009/03/18/presentation-to-vngoc-policy-forum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:53:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was asked to make a presentation to the Vienna NGO Committee on Narcotic Drugs as part of a session they had on good practice in cyberspace, which I did yesterday.
As you&#8217;ll see from the slides below my talk was about this blog and the Forum&#8217;s website and I then went on to make some [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drugeducationforum.wordpress.com&blog=1167587&post=2353&subd=drugeducationforum&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Presentation to Hope UK&#8217;s Family Conference</title>
		<link>http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2009/03/04/presentation-to-hope-uks-family-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was asked to talk about the national drug and alcohol policies at a conference organised by one of our members, Hope UK.
As I hope I explained during my talk, there were all sorts of things I left out that maybe ought to be in the presentation &#8211; for example the ACMD and the Youth [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drugeducationforum.wordpress.com&blog=1167587&post=2272&subd=drugeducationforum&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Conference &#8211; The youth of today: yobs or future leaders?</title>
		<link>http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2009/03/03/conference-the-youth-of-today-yobs-or-future-leaders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
The ESRC has what looks like it might be an interesting series of conferences, but this one stood out:
Whether there is biological evidence to explain why teenagers are linked with undesirable behaviours will be the focus of an event on 11 March. Drawing on cutting edge research evidence from leading experts the discussion will look [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drugeducationforum.wordpress.com&blog=1167587&post=2269&subd=drugeducationforum&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Conference &#8211; Youth Alcohol and Crime</title>
		<link>http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2009/03/01/conference-youth-alcohol-and-crime/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 07:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been asked to bring your attention to the Youth Alcohol and Crime conference that is being put on by the Alcohol &#38; Health Research Unit at the University of the West of England.
The organisers say:
Heavy drinking, sometimes associated with crime and disorder, causes great concern, both within the United   Kingdom and in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drugeducationforum.wordpress.com&blog=1167587&post=2258&subd=drugeducationforum&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Working with young people about drugs and alcohol &#8211; Regional workshops</title>
		<link>http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2009/01/18/working-with-young-people-about-drugs-and-alcohol-regional-workshops/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 10:17:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been asked to draw your attention to a number of regional workshops being put on by DrugScope:
DrugScope are holding a series of five one-day regional workshops for those who work with young people around drugs and alcohol. Using DrugScope’s recently published Essential guide to working with young people about drugs and alcohol (PDF 273KB) [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drugeducationforum.wordpress.com&blog=1167587&post=2084&subd=drugeducationforum&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cannabis Interventions &amp; Young People &#8211; Training</title>
		<link>http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2008/11/12/cannabis-interventions-young-people-training/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been sent the details of a couple of training opportunities focusing on interventions with young people around cannabis use.
Both are in Halifax

26th November 2008 9.30-4.00pm The Enterprise Centre Halifax
11th December 2008 9.30-4.00pm The Enterprise Centre Halifax

Cost: £120.00 per Delegate, Lunch, Refreshments, and a Cannabis Toolkit.  I&#8217;m told that places are limited.
Download the booking form [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drugeducationforum.wordpress.com&blog=1167587&post=1909&subd=drugeducationforum&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Drugs, Race &amp; Discrimination &#8211; Release Conference</title>
		<link>http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/drugs-race-discrimination-release-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:18:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve had the following through and thought it may be of interest to readers:
National drugs charity Release is offering free places to 16-24 year olds to attend its annual conference on Thursday 18 September 2008 at the Hampstead Theatre in London &#8211; details can be found at Release Conference 2008.
The conference will focus on race [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drugeducationforum.wordpress.com&blog=1167587&post=1632&subd=drugeducationforum&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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