DS Daily - 27th March 2012 |
Families across Wales to benefit from support for substance misuse
Support for families who are affected by parental substance misuse will be expanded to all areas of Wales, Deputy Minister for Children and Social Services Gwenda Thomas has announced | Welsh Government, UK
Government response report on alcohol guidelines
The Government has published its response to the Science and Technology Committee Report on Alcohol Guidelines | Department of Health, UK
Labour calls for more alcohol education and prevention
The Shaddow Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, has called on the government to place more of an emphasis on alcohol education and prevention in response to the newly published alcohol strategy | Drug Education Forum, UK
North may follow Britain’s lead on alcohol pricing
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Belfast said its proposals were still at the research stage, but that minimum pricing was a “targeted way of making sure strong alcohol products are sold at a sensible price” | Alcohol Action Ireland
Deja vu on alcohol talks down south
It seems Scotland’s three years of debate about alcohol pricing has passed English politicians and the BBC by | The Scotsman, UK
Government's Alcohol Strategy recognises importance of PSHE education
We are pleased that the Government has recognised the important role of high quality PSHE education in helping young people to identify the risks associated with alcohol and how their use of alcohol can be managed safely | PSHE, UK
Drunks ‘to pay in A&E’
Radical proposals to charge drunks for treatment in accident and emergency departments are being considered by city leaders | Daily Express, UK
Rogue shops banned from selling alcohol to under-21s
Licensees in Glasgow now face some of the world's toughest restrictions on the sale of alcohol after two stores were permanently banned from serving people under the age of 21 | The Herald, Scotland, UK
Minimum alcohol price will hit middle earners hardest
With plans adding more than £200 to family’s grocery bill | Daily Mail, UK
Homelessness in England
An explanation of local authorities' duties to homeless households and policy developments in this area | Parliament, UK
Homeless households in temporary accommodation (England)
A note setting out the numbers of homeless households in temporary accommodation and policy developments in this area | Parliament, UK
Asian gangs cash in on Irish drug trade
An Irish Sun special investigation has found that the green-fingered thugs raked in over €20million from growing cannabis plants here last year | The Sun, UK
The Decrepit
Filmed in the summer of 2011, 'the Decrepit' is a micro-budget project (less than $5k) that was made to provide an empowering voice to the people of the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver | Vimeo
SAMHSA TIP on Pain & Addiction: Reader Beware
Despite the concerns and criticisms noted, there are at least 3 reasons why healthcare professionals, and inquisitive patients, should at least briefly examine TIP 54 | Pain-Topics, USA
Illicit Drug Use and Property Offending among Police Detainees
The primary objective of the current study was to examine whether the frequency of recent illicit drug use is related to higher levels of offending among police detainees in Australia. In particular, the study investigated whether the frequency of property offending escalates with offenders’ self-reported illicit drug use | Australian Institute of Criminology
Illegal drugs
Rear Vision looks at the effects of prohibition and attempts to overcome its inherent counter productivity | ABC News, Australia
Booze cheaper than water in Perth
A supermarket advertisement has sparked debate on the price of alcohol in Perth after another weekend was marred by alcohol-fuelled violence | ABC News, Australia