DS Daily - 30th June 2010

 

Drug Sector Partnership treatment consensus statement

This consensus statement was drafted by four national charities (the Drug Sector Partnership) – Adfam, DrugScope, eATA and the Alliance – and is supported by many other charities and organisations [DrugScope, UK]

NTA Annual accounts 2009/10

[National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse, UK]

Members of drugs network await sentence - Background Document

The gang was responsible for 75% of cocaine available in the Swansea Valley area [Serious Organised Crime Agency , UK]

Justice Secretary plans 'radical' prison policy change

It means rigorously enforced community sentences that punish offenders, but also get them off drugs and alcohol and into employment [BBC, UK]

Report highlights inconsistencies in assessments of young offenders affected by alcohol misuse

There are too many inconsistencies in the way youth offending teams (YOTs) across England and Wales assess the needs of young offenders affected by alcohol misuse, according to a joint inspection report [Children & Young People Now, UK]

Tackling alcohol abuse

More than 50,000 Scots received an 'alcohol brief intervention' in 2009-10, helping them address their drinking before it causes lasting health damage, according to figures published today by ISD Scotland Alcohol Brief Interventions 2009/10 [Scottish Government, UK]

Pregnant drinking 'affects sperm'

Women who drink during pregnancy may be damaging the future fertility of their sons, research suggests [BBC, UK]

Parents warned over exam binge drinking

Parents have been accused of fuelling binge drinking among their children by purchasing alcohol for end-of-exam celebrations [Telegraph, UK]

Move to ban loyalty points on drink buys

Supermarkets should be prevented by law from awarding loyalty points for purchases of alcohol, the professional body for Scotland’s doctors has claimed [The Herald, Scotland, UK]

Tobacco giant fights Scots ban on cigarettes display

One of the world's biggest tobacco companies launched a legal bid yesterday against a law which bans the open display of cigarettes in Scotland's shops [The Scotsman, UK]

The Case for Treating Drug Addicts in Prison

Treatment for drug addiction works better and costs less than imprisonment alone. So why are states abandoning it? [Newsweek, USA]

Smokes get in their eyes and they can't resist

Tobacco companies are flooding retailers across the state with cigarettes, making it almost impossible for smokers to quit their addiction, research shows [SMH, Australia]

The Afghan drugs case

Cooperation among international community is vital [RIA Novosti, Russia]