DS Daily - 5th July 2012 |
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Drug demand reduction: global evidence for local actions
This policy briefing considers the development of evidence-based drug demand reduction interventions | EMCDDA
Re-appointments to the Board
The NTA is therefore pleased to announce the following reappointments of board members, during this period of transition that the Secretary of State for Health has made ... | NTA, UK
Crime dividend makes cutting addiction treatment a false economy
England's National Treatment Agency calculates the crime reduction dividend for society arising from addiction treatment at billions of pounds, meaning cuts in funding would be more than wiped out by the costs of increased crime. But are the assumptions valid, and is the argument persuasive in the new policy environment? | Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK
Borders drugs operation arrests made
More than 100 police officers have taken part in raids across the Borders as part of a major drugs operation | BBC, UK
Publication of Annual Report and Accounts 2011/12
The Annual Report, the sixth to be published by SOCA, describes SOCA’s performance over the year in respect of the major illegal commodities and identified threats which it is tasked with tackling | SOCA, UK
Cannabis seminar in Warrington
Download speaker presentations | Hot Topics, UK
New powers to tackle alcohol-fuelled crime and disorder
Communities across England and Wales will benefit from two new powers that will help them tackle alcohol-fuelled violence and disorder, the Home Office announced today | Home Office, UK
To beat addiction and alcoholism, doctors must treat the causes as well as the consequences
The drug and alcohol problems in our society are absolutely vast. Yet our doctors generally do not want to acknowledge them. A former colleague of mine said to me that the work I do for drug addicts and alcoholics is 'not medical'. Evidently I should devote my time and attention to the medical consequences of drug and alcohol use, rather than to the underlying causes | Daily Mail, UK
Association of Chief Police Officers backs booze price reform at Durham conference
Durham Police Chief Constable Jon Stoddart said yesterday that the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) backed the proposal | Northern Echo, UK
Campaign to get police commissioners to consult with young people launched
A campaign to encourage new police and crime commissioners to consult young people before developing policies has been launched by the Howard League for Penal Reform | Children & Young People Now, UK
Response to the government's public health workforce consultation
It is pleasing that nicotine, alcohol and drugs are mentioned | Royal College of Psychiatrists
Report outlines effect of the NHS Constitution
A report on the effect of the NHS Constitution on patients, staff, carers and members of the public has been published by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley | Department of Health, UK
Our politicians need to frame a drugs policy that actually works
Politicians, fearful of appearing soft on drugs, are loathe to admit it, but the demonstrable truth is that the war on drugs has been an unmitigated disaster that has succeeded only in enriching criminals, diverting money from public services and stigmatising users | Irish Examiner
Cannabis perceptions to be tackled
An awareness campaign is needed to correct the attitude that cannabis is relatively harmless, a drug taskforce has said | Irish Examiner
Female smoking in Ireland reaches crisis point as ‘Big Tobacco’ targets Irish women and girls
Research has found that plain packaging is less attractive to young people, improves the effectiveness of health warnings, reduces mistaken beliefs that some brands are ‘safer’ than others and is likely to reduce smoking uptake amongst children and young people | Irish Cancer Society
Smoking mothers' embryos 'grow more slowly
Time-lapse photography has shown that embryos of smoking women develop more slowly | BBC, UK
Isle of Man cocaine figures 'misleading' says government
Figures claiming the island has the highest, relative percentage of cocaine use in the world are "misleading", the Isle of Man government has said | BBC, UK
The mental health of prison entrants in Australia: 2010
In 2010, 31% of prison entrants reported that they had been told by a doctor, psychiatrist, psychologist or nurse that they had a mental health disorder (including drug and alcohol abuse) in their lifetime | AIHW, Australia
Over 18,500 people accommodated every night by homelessness services
On average, 18,574 people were accommodated by specialist homelessness agencies on any given night from October to December 2011, according to the latest information on homelessness services released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | AIHW, Australia
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