DS Daily - 8th July 2011 |
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Death fears over Soviet street drug
Forensic experts in Scotland are warning about the increasing misuse of a legal drug five times the strength of Valium that is freely available to buy online | The Herald, Scotland, UK
Epilepsy drug misuse 'on the rise'
A drug for epilepsy and anxiety is increasingly being misused by young people in the UK, researchers say. Phenazepam was developed in the 1970s for the treatment of epilepsy, alcohol withdrawal syndrome, insomnia and anxiety | Independent, UK
Ecstasy and cough bottle cocktail killed teenage girl
A lethal new craze for mixing ecstasy with cough medicine claimed the life of a promising A-level student, an inquest heard yesterday | The Mirror, UK
Opiate-blocking drug does not help most heroin addicts stay abstinent
Authoritative synthesis of research confirms that the general
run of
opiate-addicted patients do almost as well given no active medication as
when prescribed the opiate-blocking drug naltrexone, though it does have
limited role among highly motivated and/or monitored patients with much to
lose from relapsing | Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK
'We can improve addicts' lives and health, and stop them using dirty drugs'
In helping people battle substance misuse, Paul Thompson has learnt it’s not just the patients who need educating | Nursing Times, UK
Analysis of the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Adults
Mental health and wellbeing is generally better for people who lead healthier lifestyles, although the pattern for alcohol consumption is more complex. Download | Welsh Assembly Government, UK
New Welsh poverty figures threaten 2020 child poverty target
New Joseph Rowntree Foundation research released today shows that meeting the Welsh Government’s target of eradicating child poverty by 2020 will mean the rate has to fall four times more quickly over the next ten years than it did over the last decade | Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK
Women more influenced by attractive tobacco packaging
Women are more sensitive to tobacco packaging and more likely to be influenced by packet design than men according to new Cancer Research UK funded research published in the Australasian Marketing Journal | Cancer Research UK
Justice Department Says Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Could Face Prosecution
The U.S. Justice Department has announced that medical marijuana dispensaries and licensed growers located in states with medical marijuana laws are not immune from prosecution for violation of federal drug and money-laundering laws | Join Together, USA
Researchers Link Alcohol Dependence Impulsivity to Brain Anomalies
Findings from a study using functional magnetic resonance imaging to investigate the neural basis of impulsive choice among individuals with alcohol use disorders suggest that impulsive choice in AD may be the result of functional anomalies in widely distributed but interconnected brain regions that are involved in cognitive and emotional control | ATTC, USA
Interview: Bureau of International Narcotics/Law Enforcement
William R. Brownfield Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs | Scoop, New Zealand
Alcohol Action optimistic that change will come
Alcohol Action NZ has just completed its annual two-day meeting in Wellington and is optimistic that full alcohol law reform will occur in New Zealand, that it is now not a matter of if but when | Scoop, New Zealand