DS Daily - 13th December 2012 |
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National drug-related public expenditure
This is the first set of national profiles that the EMCDDA has produced on drug-related public expenditure | EMCDDA, Portugal
Expressions of Interest for the Alcohol Strategy Consultation Roadshow Events
The roadshows are designed to raise awareness of the Alcohol Strategy Consultation and will feature interactive table discussions across the themes of the consultation. They are open to members of the public, licensed trade, health, business sectors, police and local authority enforcement representatives | Home Office, UK
New NICE public health guidance aims to ensure more people at increased risk of hepatitis B and C infection are tested
Out of a total of 12,642 hepatitis C infections diagnosed in the UK in 2011, around nine in ten of these infections were acquired through injecting drugs | NICE, UK
Mentor’s toolkit for reviewing schools drug and alcohol policy
This resource aims to help schools with the process of reviewing their drug and alcohol policy, with practical advice on consulting with teachers, pupils, parents and others in the community | Mentor, UK
Supreme Court rejects Imperial Tobacco's bid to stop cigarette display ban
One of the world's biggest tobacco firms has lost its legal fight against a planned cigarette display ban | BBC, UK
Scotland to ban cigarette displays in shops after court challenge fails
Shops in Scotland will be banned from openly displaying cigarettes after a legal challenge by one of Britain's largest tobacco firms was thrown out by the supreme court | Guardian, UK
Methamphetamine use on the rise in East and South-East Asia
Methamphetamine remains the top illicit drug threat in East and South-East Asia, according to a new UNODC report, the 2012 Patterns and Trends of Amphetamine-Type Stimulants and Other Drugs, Asia and the Pacific | UNODC
Doubt cast on MS cannabis treatment
There is no strong evidence to back the use of cannabis extract in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS), it was claimed | Independent, UK
Smugglers use canon to shoot cannabis over US border
Mexican smugglers have used a pneumatic-powered cannon to propel cans packed with 85 pounds of marijuana into the air and over a fence at the Mexican border near San Luis, Arizona | Telegraph, UK
Spain arrests woman with cocaine breast implants
Panamanian woman detained after arriving at Barcelona airport with 1.4kg of cocaine concealed in breast implants | Guardian, UK
Tourists exempted from ban on smoking cannabis in Amsterdam
Dutch police will not enforce a ban on the sale of marijuana to the two million foreign tourists who buy and smoke cannabis in Amsterdam's "coffee shops" every year | Telegraph, UK
The Legal Problems and Mental Health Needs of Youth Advice Service Users: The Case for Advice
This study set out to investigate whether a robust case can be made for the cost-effectiveness of youth advice, particularly as a mental health intervention | Youth Access, UK
Social bond: tackling homelessness through payment by results
An experimental government 'social impact bond' aims to help 800 rough sleepers through private investors | Guardian, UK
Drink and the Irish - Too many lives ruined by alcohol
Alcohol misuse causes more damage than poverty, violent crime, unemployment, all the cancers, and all the other drug addictions combined in this society | Irish Examiner, Ireland
Drivers face roadside drug tests this summer
GARDAI will begin carrying out roadside drug testing from next summer as part of a major crackdown on dangerous driving | Irish Independent, Ireland
Drug users call for humane rehabilitation services
Demanding that the Government lay down standards for evidence-based, voluntary treatment for drug dependence, monitor centres that offer such treatment and increase the number of government facilities to manage drug addiction... | Hindi, India
UN says methamphetamine remains biggest drug threat in East and Southeast Asia
The powerful form of methamphetamine known as crystal meth is rapidly gaining market share among the traders and users of illicit stimulants in East and Southeast Asia, the United Nations’ anti-drug agency said Wednesday | Washington Post, USA
Tolerant Amsterdam to ban smoking marijuana in school
The city of Amsterdam, famed for its weed cafes and easygoing approach to toking up, plans to ban smoking marijuana at schools | Washington Post, USA
Spike in deaths from fentanyl overdoses
The nation's coroners have revealed drug users are tampering with over-the-counter fentanyl patches, leading to a spike in fatal overdoses from the powerful painkiller | Sydney Morning Herald, Australia