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Latest news
Read the latest news from the Drug Strategy Directorate, and from the Government News Network.
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New interim chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) appointed
13 Jan 2010
Professor Les Iversen announced as the new interim chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.
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Control of 'legal highs' including GBL, BZP, synthetic cannabinoids and others
23 Dec 2009
A new campaign aimed at clubbers highlights the risks of ‘legal highs’.
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Tackling Drugs Changing Lives 2009 Awards – national winners announced
9 Dec 2009
The awards recognise and celebrate people who help to tackle drug use and drug-related crime.
Recent headlines
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New interim chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) appointed
13 Jan 2010
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Control of 'legal highs' including GBL, BZP, synthetic cannabinoids and others
23 Dec 2009
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Tackling Drugs Changing Lives 2009 Awards – national winners announced
9 Dec 2009
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9 Dec 2009
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21 Sep 2009
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Government to ban harmful ‘legal highs’
25 Aug 2009
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Last chance to enter tackling drugs changing lives awards
18 Aug 2009
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‘Synthetic cannabinoids’ should be made illegal
12 Aug 2009
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ACMD to give advice on ‘legal highs’
28 Jul 2009
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27 Jul 2009
