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Ware M, Wang T, Shapiro S et. al.
CMAJ (published online ahead of print),
Ottawa: Canadian Medical Association, 2010
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Sydney: National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre, 24 August 2010
Laslett A-M, Catalano P, Chikritzhs T et al.,
Victoria: AER Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre, Eastern Health, 2010
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Thursday 2 September 2010

Smoke and drink more, Russia's finance minister Alexei Kudrin urged citizens on Wednesday, explaining that higher consumption would help lift tax revenues for spending on social services.
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Thursday 2 September 2010

The AFL was so concerned about Ben Cousins's recent overdose that it instructed its medical officers to investigate whether the retired footballer had been rushed to hospital as a result of taking the illicit drug GHB.
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Thursday 2 September 2010

AFL clubs do not have the right, or the need, to know if their players have recorded a second positive drug strike, any more than Travis Tuck is entitled to know about Jeff Kennett's medical history.
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