DS Daily - 1st April 2010 |
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Afghanistan cannabis survey 2009
This report is dedicated to the memory Late Amanullah, who was tragically killed in Kandahar in October 2009 while undertaking work for this cannabis survey [UNODC]
Risk assessment of new psychoactive substances — operating guidelines
The principal aim of these guidelines is to put in place a sound methodological and procedural basis for carrying out each risk assessment, by using a semi-quantitative assessment procedure [EMCDDA]
Renewed guidance for treating heroin addicts in prison
Guidance for the treatment of heroin addicts in prison has been updated to reinforce the expectation that prisoners jailed for more than six months should not be maintained on methadone unless there are exceptional circumstances. Letter - Guidance [NTA, UK]
Number of babies born addicted to drugs shoots up in Capital
The number of babies born addicted to drugs in Edinburgh has soared by almost 75 per cent in three years [Edinburgh Evening News, UK]
STARS National Initiative
This website is for anyone working with, children, young people and families affected by parental drug and alcohol misuse [The Childrens Society, UK]
Government by Panic
There is no doubt that the wild alarm sweeping through the media and politics has driven this process (mephedrone banned) along at breakneck speed, riding roughshod over the procedural requirements imposed by the law [Release, UK]
No law will stop people wanting to get high
Selling small amounts of drugs in clubs is not shocking. It’s a responsible idea [Times, UK]
We must give up war on drugs, says Sting
Sting has called on America to end its war on drugs - to the fury of health campaigners [Daily Mail, UK]
Robbie Williams says cannabis is 'lovely' - tell that to the parents who've suffered the same nightmare as me
I'd like to show him the heart-breaking tales told to me by other parents who have suffered the agony of watching a child descending into cannabis addiction [Daily Mail, UK]
Health Profile of England 2009
Rising alcohol related hospital admissions and alcohol related deaths [DoH, UK]
Alcohol abuse fuels England's deadly increase in liver disease
Deaths from liver disease in England are rising sharply compared with the rest of Western Europe, a report on the nation’s health states today [Times, UK]
Healthy guide to enjoying a drink launched online
A new online guide to help people make healthy decisions about drinking has been launched by Alcohol Concern Cymru [Alcohol Concern, UK]
Head shops legislation: Gardaí pledge to enforce it
When the Government introduces legislation to control head shops, gardaí will enforce it with the same vigour that they pursue gangland criminals, Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy has said [Irish Times]
Deputy Drug Czar Goes His Own Way
Doctors are part of the problem, says McLellan [Addiction Inbox, USA]
Joint effort
California leads again [Economist]
Argentina and Mexico clash with the INCB
One of the most controversial issues were the comments of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) in its 2009 Annual Report on the trend to decriminalize possession for personal use in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico. Both Argentina and Mexico voiced strong objections on the INCB remarks [TNI]
Can Anyone Pacify An Opium State?
Washington Finally Must Deal With the Fact That Afghanistan's Opium Economy is So Dominant and Problematic [CBS NEWS, USA]