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         <title><![CDATA[Ecstasy and Memory Loss]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[RESEARCH at Edge Hill University has shown that “ecstasy” users perform worse on memory tasks than people who have never used the illegal drug.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.substance.org.uk/News/26-ecstasy-and-memory-loss.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:07:57 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[One foot in the rave: middle-age drug use rising]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Illicit drug use among over-50s has risen sharply as the greying hippie generation ages.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.substance.org.uk/News/25-one-foot-in-the-rave-middle-age-drug-use-rising.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:03:20 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Mexxy to be illegal from tonight (5.4.12)]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A 'legal high' will become illegal tonight when an order to temporarily ban it comes into effect.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.substance.org.uk/News/24-mexxy-to-be-illegal-from-tonight-5412.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:02:11 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[ACMD to consider methoxetamine ban]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[MXE being sold as safe Ketamine...]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.substance.org.uk/News/23-acmd-to-consider-methoxetamine-ban.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:27:10 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Injecting mephedrone – a new trend?]]></title>
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.substance.org.uk/News/22-injecting-mephedrone-a-new-trend.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:26:02 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Mephedrone more popular since ban]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Legal high ban backfires...]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.substance.org.uk/News/21-mephedrone-more-popular-since-ban.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:21:08 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Ketamine review ordered by Home Office]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A review of Class C drug ketamine has been ordered..]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.substance.org.uk/News/20-ketamine-review-ordered-by-home-office.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:19:26 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Mysterious White Powders]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Survey shows reckless behaviour of high-risk drug takers...]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.substance.org.uk/News/19-mysterious-white-powders.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:06:13 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[PMA Death]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Alleged PMA death claims first UK life, according to the Liverpool Echo...]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.substance.org.uk/News/18-pma-death.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:50:42 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Alcohol admissions 'to hit 1.5m']]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Admissions for alcohol misuse are likely to hit 1.5 million a year...]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.substance.org.uk/News/17-alcohol-admissions-to-hit-15m.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:55:32 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[The number of teenagers receiving help for drug and alcohol problems has levelled out... ]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The number of under-18s receiving help primarily for alcohol use has fallen by 572 since 2008-09 to 8,227, a drop of more than 6%. ]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.substance.org.uk/News/16-the-number-of-teenagers-receiving-help-for-drug-and-alcohol-problems-has-levelled-out.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 10:33:15 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Children's Society - Parental Alcohol Misuse]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A new report by national charities, Alcohol Concern and The Children’s Society calls for a national inquiry into the impact of parental alcohol misuse on children, as a new survey commissioned by the charities finds high levels of public concern over harmful drinking among parents. (Childrens Society)]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.substance.org.uk/News/15-childrens-society-parental-alcohol-misuse.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 10:06:08 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[John Moores University launch the Healthy Nightlife Toolbox]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Liverpool John Moores University, have recently launched their Healthy Nightlife Toolbox website. This is a resource for professionals involved in prevention work within nightlife settings and includes information on interventions, effectiveness of interventions, and guidelines on implementing initiatives within nightlife settings]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.substance.org.uk/News/14-john-moores-university-launch-the-healthy-nightlife-toolbox.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Recreational Drugs European Network]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Recreational Drugs European Network  (ReDNet) project was launched in April 2010 with the objective of constituting one of the first ICT prevention programmes designed for novel psychoactive compounds in the field of eHealth prevention across Europe.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.substance.org.uk/News/13-the-recreational-drugs-european-network.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:36:11 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Ivory Wave - New Legal High?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[There have been reports of a new legal high being sold under the name 'Ivory Wave' but conflicting reports have claimed that it is actually the recently banned MDPV.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.substance.org.uk/News/12-ivory-wave-new-legal-high.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:14:37 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Police get gardening advice from supplier of skunk]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Police in Exeter have been receiving advice on how to improve their tomatoes from a man awaiting sentence for an illegal cannabis farm.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.substance.org.uk/News/11-police-get-gardening-advice-from-supplier-of-skunk.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:00:29 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[>> Legal high Naphyrone now a class B drug]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[‘Legal high’ Naphyrone to be a Class B drug, from Friday 23rd July, 2010.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.substance.org.uk/News/10--legal-high-naphyrone-now-a-class-b-drug.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:10:41 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[>> NRG1-ACMD recommends a ban]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[ACMD recommends a ban on Naphyrone/NRG1]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.substance.org.uk/News/9--nrg1-acmd-recommends-a-ban.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:01:57 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[>> Chemical factories produce new generation of chemical highs]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Six or Seven new legal products on the way...



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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.substance.org.uk/News/8--chemical-factories-produce-new-generation-of-chemical-highs.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:17:22 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[>> Mephedrone Banned]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Mephedrone and its related compounds have been banned and are now class B drugs. ]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.substance.org.uk/News/7--mephedrone-banned.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:26:47 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[>> Cheaper to produce cannabis than opium]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Cannabis gives a higher return than opium...]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.substance.org.uk/News/6--cheaper-to-produce-cannabis-than-opium.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:39:27 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[>> Government advisers to investigate possible ban on NRG-1]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The government's official drug advisers are to look at banning a synthetic chemical...]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.substance.org.uk/News/5--government-advisers-to-investigate-possible-ban-on-nrg-1.aspx]]></link>
         <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:07:11 GMT</pubDate>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:04:06 GMT</pubDate>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:57:12 GMT</pubDate>
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