In July Graham Heggie, a 27-year-old Scottish holidaymaker, died in the town after a brawl just yards from the apartment in which he was staying. Earlier in the year, Alex Prosser, 73, another British visitor, suffered a fractured skull after being mugged in Benidorm for just £...
Sunday, 30 September 2007
In Kathmandu in mid-August a five-star hotel was bombed
In Kathmandu in mid-August a five-star hotel was bombed, causing no casualties but sending fresh jitters through the tourist trade. And in rural areas, the Maoists' collection of money from travellers and the targeting of local people involved in tourism have brought the war one step closer to visito...
Micheal Cornell, a 19 year old British youngster has been sentenced to 99 years
Bangkok Hilton by a Thailand court, which translates in imprisoned for live at Klong Prem prison, nicknamed "The Bangkok Hilton". The father of the British boy now starting to serve his 99 year "Bangkok Hilton" sentence in Thailand for drug smuggling said today he was "absolutely devastated" by the sentence past on his son. Michael Connell, 19, was arrested at Bangkok Don Muang airport last November...
Micheal Connell 19 year old from Bury arrested in Thailand trying to smuggle 3000 ecstacy tablets.
the number of british citizens incarcinated abroad has also increased. Many young backpackers pushed into carrying drugs through customs after running out of money, people who have been involved in bar brawls gone wrong on holiday etc.The difference between us and other nations is that after our citizens have served time abroad they will have to return to serve at least half their original sentance...
A British man who has spent six years in a Thai prison after being wrongly convicted of manufacturing ecstasy
A British man who has spent six years in a Thai prison after being wrongly convicted of manufacturing ecstasy has been released and could be home within the next week, it emerged yesterday.Jody Aggett, 30, was arrested along with his pregnant Thai girlfriend, Ramphia Lo, in 2001, and charged with manufacturing and possessing narcotics.He had met Ms Lo while backpacking and had been intending to bring...
A 57-year-old Swiss man has pleaded guilty in a court in Thailand to charges of insulting the king.
Oliver Jufer was arrested last December after drunkenly spray-painting several portraits of the monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej. In court, Jufer pleaded guilty to five charges under Thailand's draconian lese majeste law. He is due to be sentenced later this month, and the maximum penalty he could face is 75 years in jail. Jufer's lawyer said ...
A SYDNEY man was sentenced to death in Vietnam
A SYDNEY man was sentenced to death in Vietnam yesterday for trying to smuggle almost a kilogram of heroin to Sydney in his underwear, as two other Australians prepared to face trial in Hanoi tomorrow on unrelated heroin trafficking charges. The convicted man, 40-year-old Tony Manh, will be supported in his expected appeal for clemency by the Australian Government, a spokesman for the Department of...
Champion jockey Chris Munce
Champion jockey Chris Munce will fly into Sydney today as part of a prisoner exchange deal with authorities in Hong Kong. The 37-year-old was jailed for 30 months for his role in a tips-for-bets scam. New South Wales Attorney-General John Hatzistergos says he will be assessed before being resettled in an Australian prison. "He'll be taken to the metropolitan remand and reception centre, where he'll...
Al-wathba prison in Abu Dhabi
Al-wathba prison in Abu Dhabi is notorious for its human rights abuse, stoning to death, lashings, overcrowding. Inmates sleep in cells designed for 8 which held 22 with 3 lice infested blankets on a cement floor. Some Women have been there 16 years and have no one to assist them. One lady has been there 4 years without any help from her embassy. The Indian embassy does not acknowledge that they have...
KNOWN PRISONERS IN AL-WATHBA (not complete)
KNOWN PRISONERS IN AL-WATHBA (not complete) Name Country Sentence Age Building Notes Lissy Mathew Orathel India 4 years - - - Fawzeya Shamsuddin Sri Lanka 16 years - - - Marina Uzbekistan sentenced to 3 yrs - - - Amira Debaja Philippines 8 months - - - Nicole Sri Lanka sentenced 2 yrs - - now released Jinky Fingnit Phillipines 6 months - - now released Connie Phillipines sentenced 1 year...
PRISONS IN ABU DHABI
There are several prisons in Abu Dhabi and all are notorious for their human rights abuse, stoning to death, lashings, overcrowding. Inmates often sleep in cells designed for 8 which hold up to 22 with 3 lice infested blankets on a cement floor. Many inmates are held for months at a time with no trial or contact with legal or family. Your first stop as a prison in Abu Dhabi is the C.I.D. HQ in Abu...
British Citizen was arrested for the importation of Heroin in Thailand
In 1995 a British Citizen was arrested for the importation of Heroin in Thailand and later sentenced to life imprisonment. On August 12th 2004 this British Citizen became the first ever prisoner on a life sentence to transfer on the Thailand – England Prisoner Transfer Treaty. The Lord Chief Justice of England set a provisional tariff and it was then later formally set by the High Court of England...
Christopher Alan Caunter, 34, was arrested on Wednesday
Police in Thailand have arrested a British man wanted in connection with the killing of his girlfriend, whose body was found in Essex. Christopher Alan Caunter, 34, was arrested on Wednesday in Petchaburi province, a Thai police spokesman said. Mr Caunter is wanted for questioning about the death of Deborah Townsend, of East Ham, London, whose scalp and blood were found on the A146 road in Suffolk....
British Citizen was arrested in Thailand
British Citizen was arrested in Thailand on April 21st 2003 for 25 grams of category 1 drug found in the house I was living. You may consider this to be a small quantity of drugs for personal use but in Thailand even a small quantity of drugs for personal use may well be considered as distribution by Thailand’s Law and have severe consequences. Being arrested and sentenced to serve a term of imprisonment...
Briton held over 452 fake passports
A Briton was arrested at Bangkok airport yesterday with 452 fake blank European passports in his luggage, as he prepared to board a plane to return to the UK.Mahieddine Daikh, an Algerian who became a naturalised Briton two years ago, will probably escape punishment unless there is a formal complaint in the next few days from the government of one of the countries affected, Thai and British authorities...
2007 there have been a number of bomb attacks in Algeria
So far in 2007 there have been a number of bomb attacks in Algeria. The most significant incidents have been: On 21 September 2007, a bomb attack in Bouira injured at least nine people, including two French nationals and one Italian national. On 8 September 2007, a car bomb targeted the naval barracks in Dellys, 70km east of Algiers, killing at least 28 people and injuring over 60. On 6 September...
Police forces across England and Wales took part in the biggest ever international operation against Internet paedophiles on Wednesday morning.
The investigation, dubbed Operation Landmark, has successfully identified 12 suspected paedophiles in the UK. At 06:00 GMT, the National Crime Squad (NCS) coordinated dawn raids on the 12 British targets, and computers and software were seized as evidence.Nineteen countries were involved in the operation, which resulted in the execution of 130 search warrants throughout the night. The dawn swoops...
Several hundred thousand pounds worth of what are believed to be counterfeit and illegal drugs were seized, including lifestyle medicines and steroids
As a result of intensive investigations conducted by MHRA investigators, several addresses across the country (both residential and commercial) were today visited. Documentation, computers and banking records were also taken. The searches were carried out in North London, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Five individuals were arrested: four in London and one in West Yorkshire. Mick Deats, Head of Enforcement...
UK-based men have been identified as members of an international hacking group known as "THr34t-Krew".
a 19-year-old electrician and an unemployed 21-year-old -- are being interviewed today by the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU).The move follows the execution of search warrants this morning in County Durham. Two addresses were searched and evidence retrieved relating to computer and drugs offences.The operation was jointly conducted with officers from Durham Constabulary and the US multi-agency...
Tuesday, 25 September 2007
Stigma
The following is a summary of what participants had to say. The comments reflect the observations and experiences of the people we spoke with. As such, the comments highlight many important issues but cannot be generalized to a larger population.· People who have problems with substance use are judged and labeled in a negative way by society and often come to think of themselves in the same way. ·...
The Disease model of addiction
The Disease model of addiction is probably the most controversial and debated topic in the entire field of substance abuse/addiction. One would have to be well informed on the subject to even attempt to understand the controversy intelligently. This site will not claim to know for sure one way or the other (disease/not disease) but will present a little of both sides of the on going debate with in...
integration of methadone maintenance treatment
The article by Latowsky & Kallen (1997) examines the impact of social stigma on the integration of methadone maintenance treatment into primary practice. Despite mounting evidence put forth in dozens of studies published in the medical literature that identifies opioid addiction as a chronic medical condition requiring treatment intervention, social perceptions related to the condition and its...
Monday, 24 September 2007
Addicted to sex on the internet
More and more people are becoming addicted to sex on the internet, say psychologists. At a conference on sexual addiction in California, experts said online sex addiction was creating a dangerous new compulsion affecting everyone from housewives to gay men and corporate executives. They added that online sex addicts are divided equally between men and women, contrary to popular belief that an overwhelming...
The pornography industry is larger than the revenues of the top technology companies combined: Microsoft, Google, Amazon, eBay, Yahoo!, Apple, Netflix
The pornography industry is larger than the revenues of the top technology companies combined: Microsoft, Google, Amazon, eBay, Yahoo!, Apple, Netflix and EarthL...
Every 39 minutes: a new pornographic video is being created in the United States
Every second - $3,075.64 is being spent on pornography Every second - 28,258 Internet users are viewing pornography Every second - 372 Internet users are typing adult search terms into search engines Every 39 minutes: a new pornographic video is being created in the United Sta...
Daily pornographic search engine requests 68 million (25% of total search engine requests)
Pornographic websites 4.2 million (12% of total websites) Pornographic pages 420 million Daily pornographic search engine requests 68 million (25% of total search engine requests) Daily pornographic emails 2.5 billion (8% of total emails) Internet users who view porn 42.7% Received unwanted exposure to sexual material 34% Average daily pornographic emails/user 4.5 per Internet user Monthly Pornographic...
Largest consumer of Internet pornography 35 - 49 age group
Average age of first Internet exposure to pornography 11 years old Largest consumer of Internet pornography 35 - 49 age group 15-17 year olds having multiple hard-core exposures 80% 8-16 year olds having viewed porn online 90% (most while doing homework) 7-17 year olds who would freely give out home address 29% 7-17 year olds who would freely give out email address 14% Children's character names linked...
Women accessing adult websites each month 9.4 million
Women keeping their cyber activities secret 70% Women struggling with pornography addiction 17% Ratio of women to men favoring chat rooms 2X Percentage of visitors to adult websites who are women 1 in 3 visitors Women accessing adult websites each month 9.4 million Women admitting to accessing pornography at work ...
US adults who regularly visit Internet pornography websites 40 million
Men admitting to accessing pornography at work 20% US adults who regularly visit Internet pornography websites 40 million Promise Keeper men who viewed pornography in last week 53% Christians who said pornography is a major problem in the home 47% Adults admitting to Internet sexual addiction 10% Breakdown of male/female visitors to pornography sites 72% male - 28% fem...
Top Pornography Banning Countries
Romania Floyd-Agency Saudia Arabia, Iran, Syria, Bahrain, Egypt, UAE, Kuwait, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Kenya, India, Cuba, Ch...
Pornagraphic Web Page Statistics
United States 244,661,900 Germany 10,030,200 United Kingdom 8,506,800 Australia 5,655,800 Japan 2,700,800 The Netherlands 1,883,800 Russia 1,080,600 Poland 1,049,600 Spain 852,...
Friday, 21 September 2007
9 out of 10 children aged between the ages of 8 and 16 have viewed pornography on the Internet
9 out of 10 children aged between the ages of 8 and 16 have viewed pornography on the Internet, in most cases unintentionally (London School of Economics January 2002).Average age of first Internet exposure to pornography: 11 years old (internet-filter-review.com).Largest consumer of Internet pornography: 12 - 17 year-old age group (internet-filter-review.com).Adult industry says traffic is 20-30%...
100,000 websites offer illegal child pornography
As of 2003, there were 1.3 million pornographic websites; 260 million pages (N2H2, 2003).The total porn industry revenue for 2006: $13.3 billion in the United States; $97 billion worldwide (Internet Filter Review). U.S. adult DVD/video rentals in 2005: almost 1 billion (Adult Video News). Hotel viewership for adult films: 55% (cbsnews.com). Unique worldwide users visiting adult web sites monthly:...
Internet addiction is not widely recognized by the medical community.
The amount of time kids spend online is a source of frustration for many parents. Initially, parents welcomed the Internet into their homes, believing they were opening up an exciting new world of educational opportunities for their children. However, many parents soon realized that, instead of using the Internet for homework or research, their kids were spending hours instant messaging with friends,...
Symptoms of Internet Addiction
1. Using online services everyday without any skipping.2. Losing track of time after making a connection.3. Going out less and less.4. Spending less and less time on meals at home or at work, and eating in front of the monitor.5. Denying spending too much time on the Net.6. Others complaining of your spending too much time in front of the monitor.7. ...
What is Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD)?
What "Internet addiction disorder" (IAD) is still difficult to define at this time. Much of the original research was based upon the weakest type of research methodology, namely exploratory surveys with no clear hypothesis or rationale backing them. Coming from an atheoretical approach has some benefits, but also is not typically recognized as being a strong way to approach a new disorder. More recent...
IAD
So far addictions have mainly focused on highs that are produced from the use of drugs or other external forces that affect the brain’s chemical responses. However it has recently been brought to the public’s attention that an individual can receive a similar kind of “high” from using the Internet. This malady has been termed Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD). The research for this disorder is...
Internet addiction disorder
Internet addiction disorder refers to the problematic use of the Internet, including the various aspects of its technology, such as electronic mail (e-mail) and the World Wide Web. The reader should note that Internet addiction disorder is not listed in the mental health professional's handbook, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition, text revision (2000), which...
Thursday, 13 September 2007
Normal people do not stay up for 228 hours at a time
Normal people do not constantly look out the window to see if the cops are there every two minutes. Normal people, do not see people sitting in their cars, when really no one is there. Normal people do not stay up for 228 hours at a time, Brittany, now healthy and speaking out about her story. and wish they had money to pay their bills, wish they could get back custody of their son, and wish they...
increasingly understood to be a medical disorder
Advances in science are revolutionizing understanding of drug abuse and addiction. Addiction is increasingly understood to be a medical disorder with a critical central role for psychiatrists in its treatment. Consequently, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) has teamed up with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, for its first-ever special track on drug...
Chief Executive of Action on Addiction
Lesley King-Lewis, Chief Executive of Action on Addiction, says: "These findings are very worrying. As a nation, we need to be far more aware of the harmful effects that excess drinking can have on our health. "Our concern is that many people don't realise that drinking too much alcohol simply exacerbates problems like stress and disturbed sleeping patterns - issues that survey participants said they...
Statement from Action on Addiction
Victoria Manning Action on Addiction Research Fellow, says:"These findings are extremely worrying. The UK is singled out as one of the worst offenders for cocaine use, with over 6% of the population having tried the drug at least once."We are very concerned about the continuing high levels of cocaine use, particularly among young adults. "Taking cocaine can cause people to become anxious and agitated,...
University of Birmingham
The aim of the Alcohol, Drugs, Gambling and Addiction Research Group is to carry out, and disseminate the results of, research into the consumption of alcohol and other drugs, and involvement in other potentially addictive behaviours such as gambling. Research undertaken by the Group may focus on consumption or activity which is unexceptional, or on behaviour which is excessive. To be undertaken...
The American Medical Association called for more research into the public health risks of video and Internet games
Wednesday but stopped short of declaring them addictive.The AMA, which recommended a review of the current video game rating system, also said it would leave it up to the American Psychiatric Association and other experts to decide whether video game addiction should be designated a mental illness."While more study is needed on the addictive potential of video games, the AMA remains concerned about...
Communication of accurate, objective, and timely scientific information to treatment professionals is important
- especially in the "drug abuse" and addiction field where misinformation and a lack of exposure to new information are common. The purpose of this study was to assess knowledge and belief changes that accompanied educational workshops (3 or 6 hr-long) on addiction science targeted to treatment professionals (N = 1403) given in the United States and Puerto Rico between July 2000 and August 2001. Each...
Monday, 10 September 2007
Obsessive role play gaming
Since online gaming has become so interactive, some people do not realize the negative effects of extended game use. Obsessive role play gaming effects a large number of teenage and young adult males. Extended game play is defined as playing for more than four hours at a time.Warning signs include: ¡Becoming agitated when unable to play ¡Preoccupation with online games ¡Risking personal relationships...
Thursday, 6 September 2007
Addiction Research has opened a centre for social comment
Addiction Research has opened a centre for social comment and research into the everyday contacts people have with addictions in society. Whilst global warming is the buzz word in society today, we may be having an equal threat by social warming with societys inability to deal with pressure sometimes described as stress in society. This inability to function in a pressurized overcrowded state may...
Alan Davies from Middlesbrough was a heroin addict until his son started using and overdosed in front of him - find out how his life has now changed.
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Alan Davies from Teesside a year ago he'd been clean from drugs for over a year, and his motto was 'one day at a time' - find out how he's doing now.
When we first met Alan Davies from Teesside a year ago he'd been clean from drugs for over a year, and his motto was 'one day at a time' - find out how he's doing now.It hadn't just been the heroin, the amphetamines, the wobbly eggs, it had been anything he could lay his hands on, and anything he could lay his hands on extended to the means of paying for his habit.He was a serial petty crook, even...
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