With thanks to Drug Blog contributor Paul Gallagher, who posts to the ADCA update list with comprehensive links on current online news and debate in relation to AOD:

*Cannabis and Drug Abuse. How should schools respond?
http://povertydebate.typepad.com/addictions/

*Neurology may better Addiction Therapy:
Nora Volkow, the director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, last night outlined a series of scientific findings which may revolutionize treatment for drug addiction.
http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=518533

*Tobacco HR;
http://www.ihra.net/TobaccoHarmReduction

*Nicotine may increase brain function;
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2007/04/04-24-07tdc/04-24-07dscihealth-01.asp

*Spiritual Programme to wean youth from drugs, alcohol;
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=00062E81-9859-1631-8A6E83027AF1010E

*Toxicologist warns against new abuse threat:
An internationally recognised toxicologist at the University of Newcastle has warned of the dangers of abusing the drug benzylpiperazine.
Professor Alison Jones said benzylpiperazine was a “new drug of abuse” which could have serious clinical effects – similar to those of ecstasy to which it is structurally related.
The finding appears in a paper co-authored by Professor Jones in this week’s edition of the prestigious international medical journal – The Lancet.
http://www.aushealthcare.com.au/news/news_details.asp?nid=8810

*One in Four Freed Offenders fail to keep clean – Adelaide;
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,21633029-2682,00.htmlhttp://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,21633029-2682,00.html

*Warning on Lethal “Legal E”;
http://www.guardian.co.uk/drugs/Story/0,,2066573,00.htmlhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/drugs/Story/0,,2066573,00.html

*UK police want to ticket cannabis smokers;
http://www.thecnj.co.uk/camden/042607/news042607_19.htmlhttp://www.thecnj.co.uk/camden/042607/news042607_19.html

*Readers offer support/advice for Uni lecturer who scored heroin for her son;
http://society.guardian.co.uk/societyguardian/story/0,,2064530,00.html

*US cocaine purity increases, price drops;
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/04/27/international/i112643D63.DTL&hw=drugs&sn=001&sc=1000

*Mailing Information to at risk, reduced Binge Drinking by 10%;
Mailing a simple information pamphlet to interested drinkers in the general population reduced binge drinking by 10 per cent, and is a promising public health approach to reduce the health and social problems associated with heavy drinking, shows a new study led by the University of Alberta.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-04/uoa-hci042707.php