Nightlife Harm Reduction: A New Harm Reduction Frontier? (2011 Intl. Drug Policy Reform Conference)

Nightlife Harm Reduction: A New Harm Reduction Frontier? (2011 Intl. Drug Policy Reform Conference) – Nightlife harm reduction has never truly caught on in America, despite a brief flare of interest around the late 90s and early 2000s. What has been the impact of the RAVE Act, eight years in? What can we learn from the strategies our neighbors in Europe and the UK have adopted? What might nightlife harm reduction in the US look like? Moderator: Stefanie Jones, Event Manager, Drug Policy Alliance, New York • Carissa Cornwell, National Outreach Director, DanceSafe, Madison, WI • Benedict Lee, Chief, Research and Epidemiology, Los Angeles Department of Public Health, Substance Abuse Prevention and Control • Dina Perrone, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, California State University, Long Beach, CA • Lisa Campbell Salazar, TRIP! Project Coordinator, Toronto, Canada

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5-Hour Energy: How Safe Is It Really?

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These reports aren't the first to condemn energy drinks. In late 2011, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration shared reports that over 13,000 emergency room visits were caused by energy drinks in 2009. (Also Check Out: How Much …
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