Weekly news - 8th July 2011 |
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Health Select Committee Consultation Inquiry into Public Health
Response from | DrugScope, 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
Monitoring poverty and social exclusion in Wales 2011
This is the third update of Monitoring poverty and social exclusion in Wales. It is set against the Welsh Government's stated commitment to end child poverty by 2020. Download summary | Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK
Is the big society big enough for homeless people?
Charles Fraser, chief executive of St Mungo's, says a true 'big society' should provide extra support and demonstrate a generosity of spirit towards homeless people - report | Guardian, UK
Survey of Needs and Provision (SNAP) 2011
The 2011 report provides an updated picture of the extent and nature of services for homeless people and tracks changes compared to previous years. Full report - Summary | Homeless Link, 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
Graham Allen launches second report on Early Intervention
The second report sets out how we can pay for those programmes within existing resources and by attracting new non government money - Download | Cabinet Office, UK
Khat use in Europe: implications for European policy
Exact numbers of regular khat users on a worldwide scale do not exist, however estimates range up to 20 million. This paper presents the challenges associated with the spread of khat consumption - Download | EMCDDA
Annual accounts 2010
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INCB Regrets Bolivia’s Denunciation of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs
The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) regrets the decision by the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia to denounce the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, as amended by the 1972 Protocol | International Narcotics Control Board
Australian Standard Classification of Drugs of Concern, 2011
The ASCDC is an Australian statistical standard and should be used for the production and dissemination of all Australian statistics on drugs of concern | Australian Bureau of Statistics
Technical Briefs on amphetamine-type stimulants
The four Technical Briefs on Amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) were produced by the World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific as a joint activity of the HIV/AIDS and STI and Mental Health and Injury Prevention Units | WHO