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    Welcome to our Alcohol and Drugs News Page

    In order to bring our visitors the latest news about drugs and alcohol we have placed below some live feeds to the latest news stories.  In addition to our own articles, these news stories are helpful in keeping everyone up to date on the latest drugs and alcohol statistics, trends, information legislation, policy, etc, and provide general commentary.

    Immediately below are live up-to-the-minute drug news articles and this is followed by archives of the most interesting stories.

    Bookmark this page and visit us often to make sure you have the latest drug and alcohol related news at your fingertips!

    Alternatively, visit our alcohol and drug articles page or drug and alcohol videos page.

     

    Drugs in the News

     

    BBC Drugs News
    Country profile: Colombia
    Key facts, figures and dates
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    Rebellin loses drug case appeal
    Italian cyclist Davide Rebellin loses his appeal against being stripped of the silver medal he won in the road race at Beijing Olympics in 2008.
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    Dobriskey spurred by drug cheats
    Britain's world 1500m silver medallist Lisa Dobriskey says her anger over the drug cheats in her event could inspire her to the European title.
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    Campbell backs 'changed' Chambers
    Darren Campbell says he has forgiven Dwain Chambers for the doping saga that cost the former European 100m champion two major medals.
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    European Championships day two as it happened
    Mark Lewis-Francis wins silver in the men's 100m final on day two of the European Championships in Barcelona.
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    Timeline of dissident activity
    A review of dissident activity between March 2009 and the present day.
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    Timeline: Botswana
    A chronology of key events
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    Botswana country profile
    Key facts, figures and dates
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    Gatlin set to return in Estonia
    American sprinter Justin Gatlin is set return from a four-year drugs ban with two races in Estonia next month.
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    Lifter carries weight of past failure
    Weightlifter Hoang Anh Tuan targets medals after a change of heart following his failure in the Southeast Asian games in 2009.
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    Obituary: Alex Higgins
    A look back at the life of snooker superstar Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins, who has died aged 61
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    Timeline: Venezuela
    A chronology of key events
    news.bbc.co.uk

    Afghanistan - Country profile
    Key facts, figures and dates.
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    Afghanistan - Timeline
    A chronology of key events
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    Timeline: Guinea-Bissau
    A chronology of key events
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    Alcohol News

     

    BBC Alcohol News
    Tributes paid to iconic 'Hurricane'
    Tributes are paid to former world snooker champion Alex Higgins, who has died aged 61 after a long battle against throat cancer.
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    Turkey country profile
    Key facts, figures and dates
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    Roberts winning off-field battles
    Gary Roberts is determined to get his career back on track at Port Vale after overcoming alcohol and gambling problems.
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    Magic McIlroy leads at St Andrews
    Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy shoots an opening round of 63 to lead the Open at St Andrews by two shots from Louis Oosthuizen.
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    Tougher search powers: Your comments
    Your comments on more powers to be given to head teachers in England to be able to search pupils.
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    Cost of excessive drinking

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    Tuesday evening's BBC Newsline
    A look ahead to what's on Tuesday evening's BBC Newsline
    news.bbc.co.uk

    Where Jeeves meets a hard-boiled detective
    Writers PG Wodehouse and Raymond Chandler wrote about different worlds, but they shared the same education at one school in south London, says David Cannadine in his Point of View column.
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    Profile: Andy Murray
    From surly teenager to national hero, Andy Murray is a huge tennis talent whose single-minded goal is to win a Grand Slam.
    news.bbc.co.uk

    Catching underage drinkers

    news.bbc.co.uk

    Tuesday evening's BBC Newsline
    A look ahead to what's on Tuesday evening's BBC Newsline
    news.bbc.co.uk

    Huddersfield 16-16 Hull KR
    Huddersfield full-back Brett Hodgson kicks a last-minute penalty to sneak a draw with Hull KR.
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    Can alcohol help a football team's performance?
    England's footballers have finally managed a much-needed win. The secret? A pre-match beer, says the manager. Could it have made a difference?
    news.bbc.co.uk

    The Budget: The full story
    All the key points, analysis and reaction to George Osborne's first Budget as chancellor in the coalition government.
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    The Budget: The full story
    All the key points, analysis and reaction to George Osborne's first Budget as chancellor in the coalition government.
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    News Articles on Drugs and Alcohol - Archives

    The drugs and alcohol news archives is currently being worked on and will be available shortly.

     

    Other drug and alcohol related pages.

    If the drug abuse news articles above don't have the information you are looking for, visit the articles listed down the left hand side of this page.

    Alternatively, our drug testing page may of general interest.  Our home drug tests FAQ page is useful for people interested in home testing and for employers we have a workplace drug testing page, a random drug testing page and a page relating to our drug awareness training courses.

    See also drug information and alcohol information.

     
    		 

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