DS Daily - 24th December 2010

 

Compliments of the season to everyone

DS Daily will be published again on Tuesday 4th January 2011

Seasonal message from Paul Hayes to the drug treatment field

[National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse, UK]

NTA's regular e-newsletter and web alert service

The NTA produces two types of email update: web alerts, which contain links to all new items on the website; and regular e-newsletters, which are tailored to different areas of interest. Sign up here [NTA, UK]

100 years for £117m drug gang

Six drug traffickers who used legitimate business service centres as a front for their illegal trade have been sentenced to 102 years in prison [Serious Organised Crime Agency, UK]

What would you do if a colleague was abusing drink or drugs?

Government minister Pat Carey believes that a person should tell his or her employer if they believe that a colleague’s lifestyle, health or work performance is unduly influenced by the excessive consumption of alcohol or any intake of illegal drugs [Irish Examiner]

Healthcare professionals face unique addiction challenges

Richard Ready went from chief resident of neurosurgery to the streets. As many as 10% of those in healthcare are battling addiction. Their easy access makes it easy to start, and their 'intellectualization' of drug use makes it harder to seek help [LA Times, USA]

Mexico Students Unite to Stop Drug War

Amidst a deadly drug war in Juarez, Mexico, a group of college students have emerged from the violence to tell their city that they've had enough [abc News, USA]

The Mexican Drug War

A Nation Descends into Violence [Spiegel, Germany]