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implications. Though tailored for the UK, this selection will be of international interest.

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UNIVERSAL SCREENING FOR ALCOHOL PROBLEMS IN PRIMARY CARE FAILS IN DENMARK AND NO LONGER ON UK AGENDA
Negative findings from a Danish attempt to implement the primary care screening and brief
intervention protocol for heavy drinkers which emerged from World Health Organization trials suggest
it was right for the UK to turn away from universal screening. So controversial was an earlier
report from the study that it was decided to wait until the dust had settled before publication ...
http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=bulletins/Bull_07_8_08.htm#GP_BI

SCHOOL-BASED SMOKING PREVENTION: POPULAR PEERS CAN HELP
A UK study successfully harnessed respected peers to prevent smoking, but not through classroom
activities. Instead the 12-13-year-olds simply exerted their influence in normal social interactions
with same-age school mates. The findings offer a way to prevent substance use which does not occupy
precious classroom time ...
http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=bulletins/Bull_07_8_08.htm#ASSIST

ADEQUATE NEEDLE EXCHANGE HELPS PREVENT BACTERIAL AS WELL AS VIRAL INFECTIONS
US study suggest that needle exchanges which make adequate supplies of injecting equipment plus
advice easily accessible not only prevent viral infections but also bacterial infections and
abscesses, potentially saving lives and limbs relieving a major burden on health services ...
http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=bulletins/Bull_07_8_08.htm#abscess

HOME VISITS REDUCE RISK OF 'HIDDEN HARM' TO CHILDREN OF DRUG TREATMENT PATIENTS
In Australia a home-based child welfare intervention for methadone-maintained parents improved
parenting and decreased the risks of child abuse or neglect, offering one way to address current
concerns about the children of dependent drug users ...
http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=bulletins/Bull_07_8_08.htm#PUP

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