DS Daily - 17th February 2011 |
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Paul Hayes' speech: Seize the Day! DDN 4th service user conference
Service users and people in recovery have a key role to play in leading the development of local recovery-oriented drug treatment systems, Paul Hayes told Seize the day! DDN's 4th service user conference held in Birmingham last Thursday [NTA, UK]
Drugs advice isn't all covered by big government's Frank
The helpline of the drugs and human rights charity Release is facing closure, despite costing just 6% of Frank's advertising budget [Guardian, UK]
Elizabeth Ettorre on women, drugs, research and sociology
Elizabeth talks about gender and drug, use and about having a feminist position in relation to women and drug use [FEAD, UK]
Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill - Memorandum
It is possible for the Advisory Council to maintain a fast acting standing committee composed of a small number of members whose purpose is to undertake rapid preliminary assessment of substances of concern based on the available evidence [Parliament, UK]
National Alcohol Treatment Monitoring System
1st April 2009 – 31st March 2010 [National Statistics, UK]
Making alcohol a health priority
Opportunities to reduce alcohol harms and rising costs [Alcohol Concern, UK]
Alcohol policy in tatters as health experts revolt
Coalition's limited concessions to drinks industry puts collaborative approach on the rocks [Guardian, UK]
Alcohol pricing loses out as super strength drinks lobby triumphs
Alcohol lobby campaigned to stop unit pricing despite research showing it is most effective way to reduce harmful drinking [Guardian, UK]
Minimum alcohol price would hit one in nearly 4,000 drink deals
Guardian investigation confirms health groups' fears that government proposals will not stop supermarket offers [Guardian, UK]
New report shows 980,000 UK jobs depend on brewing and pub trade
A new report by leading economic experts Oxford Economics shows that 980,000 jobs in the UK depend on the beer and pub trade [British Beer & Pub Association, UK]
Cheshire police call for a rise in the price of alcohol
Cheshire's leading police officer has called for a minimum price for alcohol double that under government proposals [BBC, UK]
In defence of welfare
The impacts of the spending review [Social Policy Association, UK]
4 facts 4 questions - About the future of Supporting People
A briefing has been written by a group of organisations from across health, social care, housing, homelessness, substance misuse and criminal justice [Organisations, UK]
Homeless charities to cut services in half
Charities will have to reduce their services by nearly half as they face 30 per cent cuts to funding [Homeless Link, UK]
Council cuts hit Weymouth scheme for at-risk families
The future of a scheme which has helped hundreds of vulnerable Dorset families is in doubt after the council revealed it is pulling the plug on its funding [BBC, UK]
Ministers cave in to political correctness
I am ashamed of my Conservative colleagues who authorised this sacking (Dr Raabe) - Ann Widdecombe [Daily Express, UK]
Intravenous drug use and conservative values
Insite, Vancouver’s supervised drug injection site, has a date with the Supreme Court of Canada [The Star, Canada]
Speaking Out Against Drug Legalization
Summary of the Top Ten Facts on Legalization [DEA, USA]
The puzzling controversy over an Ecstasy fact card
Distributing information on MDMA to rave-goers could save lives. Where's the harm in that? [LA Times, USA]
AT Forum Volume 21
Winter 2011 [Addiction Treatment Forum, USA]
Why ER Docs Test for Illegal Drugs Without Consent
Confidentiality is, of course, the other major ethical problem with ordering illicit-drug tests on our patients [TIME, USA]
Doctors hit out at binge drinking
The Australian Medical Association has called for urgent action on obesity and a binge drinking culture it says are harming Australians at alarming rates [Adelaide Now, Australia]
National Drug and Alcohol Awards now open for nominations
The Awards are open to all people and organisations that work in the alcohol, other drugs and related sectors [National Drug and Alcohol Awards, Australia]
Coroner urges police not to chase drunks
Police should not engage in high-speed pursuits with drunk or drugged drivers because of the dangers involved, a coroner says [The Age, Australia]
Methadone as a Human Right
“We are people and we have the right to live.” - With this clear message at the forefront, Russian activist Irina Teplinskaya on Sunday appealed to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay to push the Russian government to legalize methadone and buprenorphine, the world's most widely used and effective opiate substitution treatments [Open Society Foundations, USA]
IDPC NGO Guide on the CND
Provides information on the programme and resolutions brought forward at the 54th Session, practical information on the CND and civil society involvement in the debates, and details on IDPC activities [IDPC]
INCB, WHO, UNDG Letter
The letter Calls on UN Country Resident Coordinators to Improve Availability of Controlled Medicines [Drug Control and Access to Medicines Consortium]