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  <title><![CDATA[Action on Addiction has job vacancies]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Action on Addiction has today posted three job vacancies on our website]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[26 runners support Action on Addiction in the Virgin London Marathon]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[26 run to help people suffering from addiction]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Action on Addiction's Annual Research Seminar]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Action on Addiction held its third annual Research Seminar on 29 March 2012]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Residential Family Programme for those affected by another's addiction]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Residential family programme for family and friends affected by someone else's addiction or alcohol and drug misuse.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Charity night for Action on Addiction]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Comedy Chops hold a charity night in aid of Action on Addiction on 22 March 2012]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[M-PACT wins Award in category of preventing drug and alcohol abuse]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Action on Addiction's Moving Parents and Children Together (M-PACT) has won the Wiltshire Health Improvement Partnership award in the category of preventing drug and alcohol abuse]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[HRH The Duchess of Cambridge visits The Brink, Liverpool]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Action on Addiction's Patron, HRH The Duchess of Cambridge, visits The Brink Cafe in Liverpool]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[New training course:  Introduction to Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[One day Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention workshops on 24 February and 23 March 2012]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[HRH The Duchess of Cambridge becomes patron of Action on Addiction]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Action on Addiction is delighted to announce the patronage of HRH The Duchess of Cambridge]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Addictions Counselling Foundation Degree 2012-13]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Our 2012-13 Foundation Degree in Addictions Counselling is now open for applications]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[We welcome our new Chairman of Trustees]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Action on Addiction announces Luke Johnson takes over as Chairman of the Board of Trustees]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Addictions Counselling Students Graduate]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Addictions Counselling Degree Students graduate on 13 December 2011]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[More recognition for The Brink]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Brink gets a write-up in the Life & Style pages of The Independent.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Back from The Brink]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[An article on the opening of The Brink, the new recovery social enterprise cafe in Liverpool]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[M-PACT poster is a winner]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[We were thrilled that our M-PACT poster won first prize at the poster exhibition at the recent Society for the Study of Addiction) Annual Symposium.  ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Benefit Yoga Class at Jivamukti on Sunday 6th November ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Come along and join this special 2 hour Open class taught by the Jivamukti London Collective. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[On The Brink! Action on Addiction's exciting new project launched]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Action on Addiction's exciting new project The Brink was officially launched recently, and venue is proving a great success.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[We are proud to announce that the University of Bath (of which our Centre for Addiction Treatment Studies is a partnership college) has been named University of the Year 2011/12]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The University of Bath,of which our Centre for Addiction Treatment  Studies is a partnership College) has been named University of the Year  2011/12]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The latest issue of Drink and Drug News features an article on Families Plus Training Course]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[See the latest issue of Drink &amp; Drug News which contains an article  about Families Plus training course delivered by Cinzia A &amp; Michael R  at DDN Families Plus article Sept 2011]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[We are delighted to welcome new Trustee John Lloyd, who was yesterday appointed to Action on Addiction's Board of Trustees]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[We are delighted to welcome John Lloyd, who on 6th September was appointed to the Board of Trustees of Action on Addiction]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Limited edition Orla Kiely yoga mat on sale NOW!]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Orla Kiely has designed a limited edition yoga mat to raise funds for  Action on Addiction. The mat is exclusively available at  www.yogamatters.com retailing at &pound;35 with a generous &pound;17.50 per mat  donated to the Charity.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[CATS' students achieve five First Class Honours Degrees!]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Centre for Addiction Treatment Studies in Warminster is proud to  announce that five of their students from the most recent academic year  achieved First Class Honours Degrees. <a href="http://www.actiononaddiction.org.uk/training_education"><br />
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  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[support4doctors website includes an article about addicted doctors by Kirby Gregory ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[See the weblink below to the article by Kirby Gregory, Action on  Addiction's Director of Client Services, in the support4doctors website]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[On The Brink ! Liverpool's innovative new project opening soon ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[New recovery enterprise The Brink will open in Liverpool in September 2011]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[First M-PACT Seminar takes place ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The first Moving Parents and Children Together seminar took place in May 2011.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Cherie Blair Visits Hope House ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[On Friday 8th April, Cherie Blair visited Action on Addiction's second stage women-only treatment centre, Hope House.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Putting the 'Squeeze' on Addiction ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Twenty five recovering addicts and alcoholics have been given the opportunity to take centre stage, performing with Chris Difford, the Ivor Novello award winning singer songwriter formerly of Squeeze. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Sports Stars and Celebrities Rally Together to Support the Sport Dinner ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Darren Gough, Alex Corbesiero, Peter Fleming and Alvin Kallicharran are just a few of the celebrities that attended this year's Sport Dinner and Auction. The event was a huge success raising over £60,000. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Lulu Guinness charity tote bag at House of Fraser ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Lulu Guinness has designed a limited edition tote bag to raise funds for Action on Addiction. The bag is £15 and will be available at House of Fraser at the end of January. Featuring her iconic lip design it is sure to be a big hit with Valentine’s Day shoppers. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ann Milton MP visits Hope House ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ann Milton MP visited Hope House, our women only residential centre in London on 16th December 2010 ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Action on Addiction Yogathons Return in October ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Action on Addiction has teamed up with yoga centres and yoga teachers around the UK to help promote healthy living and the positive link between recovery and yoga. The aim is to raise £20,000 to help free people from addiction and its effects. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Intervention delivered by school staff successfully lowers drinking rates in 'at risk' children ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[In the past ten years alcohol consumption in 12-17 years olds has doubled. In 2009 17.42% of 3.1 million 11-15 year olds sampled in England, had drunk alcohol in the previous week. Before publication of data from the Preventure trial* no programme had been shown to be effective in the UK at reducing substance abuse in young people.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Supervised Administration of Injectable 'Medical' Heroin Leads to Larger Reductions In Street Heroin Use Than Injectable or Oral Methadone (RIOTT Trial) ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Supervised administration of injectable ‘medical’ grade heroin leads to larger reductions in street heroin use in chronic heroin addicts who are failing on treatment than do either injectable or oral methadone. The findings of the RIOTT* trial are reported in an Article in this week’s Lancet, written by Professor John Strang, National Addiction Centre**, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, UK, and colleagues. The trial was funded by national charity Action on Addiction. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Merseyside Candlelight Vigil for Those Lost to Addiction and Alcoholism ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The 3rd Merseyside candlelight vigil and remembrance event will take place at the Plaza, Metropolitan Cathedral, Mount Pleasant in Liverpool between 9.30pm and 10.30pm on Friday 21st May 2010. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.actiononaddiction.org.uk/News---Publications/News/Merseyside-Candlelight-Vigil-for-Those-Lost-to-Add.aspx?feed=news]]></link>     	
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  <title><![CDATA[RSA Teams Up With Action on Addiction for Pantomime Horse Derby ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[RSA, the leading UK insurance company, has teamed up with Action on Addiction and Heart FM's ‘Have a Heart Appeal' to provide some four legged fun in The RSA Pantomime Horse Derby at Goodwood Racecourse on Thursday 24 June ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Sports Stars and Celebrities Race to Support the Sport Against Addiction Dinner ]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Institute for Public Policy Research Holds Supporting Parents and Families Conference ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ippr is holding a one-day conference to bring together stakeholders from a range of sectors involved in supporting parents and families. The day will focus on the future direction of policy and highlight some of the latest examples of innovative whole-family support. Please see the programme below. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[David Morrissey and Chris Gascoyne Give Their Support to SHARP Liverpool's Celebrity Christmas Cuisine ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Actors David Morrissey, Chris Gascoyne (Coronation St) and Donnaleigh Bailey (Doctors) gave their support to SHARP Liverpool as part of a group of celebrities from the world of entertainment and sport who attended last nights fundraising dinner at 60 Hope St. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Pharmacist Support Begins New Partnership With Action on Addiction ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The UK’s leading independent welfare charity for pharmacists and their families in Great Britain has agreed a new partnership with Action on Addiction – the only UK charity working across the addiction field in research, prevention, treatment, professional education and family support. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[New estimates indicate that between 3.4-3.5 million children live with at least one binge-drinking parent ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A new piece of research launched today shows that the number of children living with substance misusing parents is greater than previously thought ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Results of the Randomised Injectable Opioid Treatment Trial (RIOTT) ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[A Candlelight Vigil for Those Lost to Addiction and Alcoholism ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The 2nd Merseyside candlelight vigil and remembrance event will take place at the Plaza, Metropolitan Cathedral, Mount Pleasant in Liverpool between 9.30pm and 10.30pm on Friday 29th May 2009. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Action on Addiction’s Clouds House has released a commemorative book to celebrate its 25 years of treating people with drug and alcohol addiction problems. ]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Action on Addiction Expands Women’s Treatment to Meet Growing Demand for Drink and Drug Services ]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Action on Addiction’s Response to BBC 2’s Drama: Best: His Mother’s Son ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Action on Addiction welcomes the showing of BBC’s fact-based drama ‘Best: His Mother’s Son’. The programme is timely given the current concern over levels of alcohol consumption in this country. The programme highlighted the devastating effect that alcohol can have, not only on the alcoholic but on the rest of the family as well. It also showed that alcoholism can affect people of all ages and could be the result of the kinds of stress or pressures that many people will experience at some point in their life.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Action on Addiction and ‘Wired In’ Host Recovery Seminar With World Renowned Bill White ]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Is Your Love Affair With Drink This Valentine's? ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Alcohol misuse is the most widespread of any substance, despite the recent media debate on drug classification and, although legal, it is responsible for more deaths than any illegal drug. This Valentine’s Day, Action on Addiction is asking people whether their love affair with drink has gone too far and whether it is damaging their relationships. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Action on Addiction's Response to the UK Drug Policy Commission report “Working towards recovery” ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[“Action on Addiction is pleased to welcome the report from the UK Drug Policy Commission "Working towards recovery" a report into a review of the issues facing former problem drug users in getting into employment.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Charity’s Chief Executive Awarded Honorary Doctorate]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Clouds House Chosen As A Preferred Provider Under The Practioners Help Programme ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Internationally acclaimed treatment centre, Clouds House at East Knoyle, has been chosen to treat doctors and dentists who develop addictions as part of the Practitioner Health Programme that is being piloted by the NHS in London. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Action on Addiction’s Response To Channel 4 Dispatches Programme ‘My mum loves drugs, not me’ ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Action on Addiction welcomes the showing of last night’s Channel 4 ‘Dispatches’ documentary ‘My mum loves drugs, not me’. The programme highlighted the devastating effects that parental substance misuse can have on children.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Action on Addiction Expands Women’s Treatment Service to Meet Growing Demand ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Action on Addiction is pleased to announce the expansion and relocation of its women only service at Hope House in Maida Vale due to an increased demand for this service. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Action on Addiction's Response to New NHS Statistics on Drug Misuse ]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Damon Hill, David Coulthard, Ilie Nastase, Duncan Goodhew and Fatima Whitbread were just some of Britain’s sporting heroes who gave their support to the annual Sport Against Addiction Dinner and Auction, which raised a phenomenal £220,000 for Action on Addiction. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Sports Stars and Celebrities Race to Support the Sport Against Addiction Dinner ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Thursday 1st May 2008 at Quaglino’s, 16 Bury Street, St. James’s, SW1Y 6AJ ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Flagship Addiction Treatment Training Centre Opens in Warminster ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[On 17th April Action on Addiction’s new Centre for Addiction Treatment Studies officially opened its doors to students.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[A £1 Donation to Be Made to Action on Addiction for Every Sale of The View from the Ladies Tees ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[For eleven years Peggy Strachan was a trustee of the UK charity Action on Addiction, and she will donate £1.00 to the charity for every book sold. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Action on Addiction's Reponse to the 24-Hour Licensing Law Review ]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.actiononaddiction.org.uk/News---Publications/News/Action-on-Addiction-s-Reponse-to-the-24-Hour-Licen.aspx?feed=news]]></link>     	
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  <title><![CDATA[Action on Addiction's Response to the New Drug Strategy 2008 ]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.actiononaddiction.org.uk/News---Publications/News/Action-on-Addiction-s-Response-to-the-New-Drug-Str.aspx?feed=news]]></link>     	
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  <title><![CDATA[Celebrities Give Their Support to the Angels Ball in Aid of Action on Addiction ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Guests including The Duchess of York, Trinny Woodall, Tania Bryer and Tamara Mellon dressed to the nines for a spectacular evening of dinner, dancing and entertainment at the Madame Butterfly themed Angels Ball in aid of Action on Addiction. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[SHARP Liverpool Addiction Treatment Centre Launches Film and Taxi Fleet at the FACT Centre Wood St ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Self Help Addiction Recovery Programme in Liverpool has seen 55 addicts and alcoholics graduate clean and sober from their service during the past 26 months. This remarkable achievement is being celebrated with the launch of a film about the treatment centre alongside the launch of a fleet of 3 taxis advertising the service to anyone who feels they have a drug/alcohol dependency. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Action on Addiction is launching ‘In Business’, a specialist service dedicated to tackling addiction problems amongst the UK’s workforce. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Action on Addiction - The Vision for the New Organisation ]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Charities Join Together to Disarm the UK’s Biggest Preventable Killer ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A new charity has emerged as a result of a 3 way-merger between Clouds, the Chemical Dependency Centre and Action on Addiction. The charity takes its name from one of the merging three – Action on Addiction. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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