DS Daily - 27th March 2013 |
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March/April edition of Druglink out now
Our free article (PDF) this issue is an interview with Baroness Molly Meacher who believes believes the problems of enforcing legal highs could be the tipping point for general consideration of drug law reform | DrugScope, UK
MEAM welcomes Big Lottery announcement on multiple and complex needs - WORD
The Making Every Adult Matter (MEAM) coalition has today welcomed the Big Lottery Fund’s announcement that ten local areas are on their way to receiving up to £10 million each to support people facing a combination of problems such as substance misuse, homelessness, mental health problems and contact with the criminal justice system | MEAM, UK
NTA survey seeks to establish national picture of alcohol services in hospital settings
Commissioners in England are being asked to partake in a survey of alcohol services in hospital settings in England by the National Treatment Agency (NTA). The NTA are to be part of Public Health England (PHE) as of 1st April | Alcohol Policy UK, UK
National Drug and Alcohol Treatment Waiting Times Report
The Scottish Government has set a target that by March 2013, 90% of people who need help with their drug or alcohol problem will wait no longer than three weeks for treatment that supports their recovery | ISD, Scotland
Scottish Drug Misuse Database: Overview of individuals assessed in 2011/12
This annual publication presents the available information from the Scottish Drugs Misuse Database (SDMD) on individuals presenting for initial assessments at drug treatment services in 2011/12 | ISD, Scotland
Drug use continuing to fall among young people
The number of young people entering specialist treatment for drug addiction is falling, according to new statistics published by ISD Scotland today | Scottish Government, UK
Food vouchers to provide emergency help but prevent spending on alcohol
Campaigners raise alarm as English councils replace cash loans with payment cards for people facing short-term financial crises | Guardian, UK
Effectiveness Bank Bulletin 26 March 2013
Entries raise important questions about treatment: should we do more to involve families; are substances the core problem for troubled substance using youngsters; and can straightforward educational approaches do as well as sophisticated and more costly therapies? | Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK
Statutory Guidance on Joint Strategic Needs Assessments and Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies (PDF)
This statutory guidance explains the duties and powers relating to JSNAs and JHWSs | DoH, UK
Drug and alcohol services have a good awareness of the needs of children living in families where parents have substance misuse problems
A new report from Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission, What about the children?, looks at joint working between adult and children’s services when parents have mental health or drug and alcohol problems | Mentor Thinks, UK
Blenheim CEO welcomes Ofsted report, What about the children?
Responding to the publication of the report, Blenheim CEO John Jolly said: "We welcome the findings that alcohol and drug services are working closely and effectively with children and family services, to identify and respond to the needs of children affected by adult alcohol and drug misuse..." | Blenheim Project, UK
Convicted cannabis dealer told to write 5,000-word ESSAY on dangers of drugs because he couldn't do community service due to injury
A convicted drug dealer who was unable to do community service because he had hurt his shoulder snowboarding was ordered to write a 5,000 word essay on the dangers of drugs instead | Mail Online, UK
Talk to children about alcohol, say campaigners - Video
Children and teenagers in the UK often try alcohol long before it's legal for them to drink | BBC, UK
US supreme court rules drug-sniffing police dog violated homeowner's rights
Police seized evidence from a house used to grow marijuana because of Franky the dog's alert, now deemed unconstitutional | Guardian, UK
Why are the French drinking less wine?
Does the seemingly perpetual decline in consumption of France's national drink symbolise a corresponding decline in French civilisation? | BBC, UK
Philip Baron: Drug boss thought he was 'above law'
For about 15 years the men at the head of an international drugs trafficking operation lived lives of luxury and "thought they were above the law", detectives said | BBC, UK
Cocaine smuggler's George Evans Rolls Royce on display
A Rolls Royce is being put on display in town centres in Bedfordshire with the slogan, "This used to be a drug dealer's car, now it's ours!" | BBC, UK
Your health matters throughout life (PDF)
Annual report of the Chief Medical Officer for Northern Ireland, UK
Drug War Death Tolls a Guess Without Bodies
Heavy gunfire echoed along the main thoroughfare and across several neighborhoods in a firefight that lasted for hours, leaving perforated and burned vehicles scattered across the border city | NY Times, USA
Critique 107: Little effect on child’s mental functioning associated with mother’s light, occasional drinking in early pregnancy
A new report from the prospective, population-based Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) in the UK is based on investigation of the association between light drinking in pregnancy (<1 glass per week in the first trimester) and child mental health | Boston University School of Medicine, USA
National Treatment Indicators Report (PDF)
Provides information about treatment systems for drug use in Canada | CCSA, Canada
Study links low prices to alcohol abuse problems
A ten-year study of alcohol consumption in Central Australia by the National Drug Research Institute has found that stopping the sale of low-cost products is the most effective way to reduce abuse | ABC.net.au, Australia
Liquorland shamed over reckless drinking ads
Liquorland has been found in breach of a voluntary code of practice in its TV advertising, with the chain's ads accused of encouraging binge drinking, underage drinking and portraying an improper link between alcohol and sport | Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
CentreLines March 2013
Newsletter from NDARC including report on methamphetamine law interventions | NDARC, Australia
Should parents introduce young people to alcohol?
When I was much younger than I am today, my parents would give me a shot of red wine with water to have at dinner. The assumption was that if they introduced me to responsible alcohol consumption early, I was less likely to drink excessively later on | Australian Drug Foundation, Australia
Drug-dealing gran loses track of cash
A drug-dealing grandmother who bought and sold several properties while running her illegal business received $828,000 from unknown sources | NZ Stuff, New Zealand
Roger Hall: Tax best weapon in booze fight
Roger Hall has a modest proposal or two to help fix the nation's binge drinking problem | New Zealand Herald, New Zealand