Weekly news - 2nd September 2011 |
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Conference "Rising to the challenge"
DrugScope conference "Rising to the challenge" London, Wednesday 2nd November 2011 - only 30 places left | DrugScope
The State of Men’s Health in Europe
This report provides a comprehensive overview of the state of men’s health across the 27 Member States of the European Union, the 4 states of the European Free Trade Association and the 3 candidate countries. It highlights the broad range of mortality and morbidity data arising from the many different health conditions which affect men in Europe | European Commission
Pseudoephedrine- and ephedrine-containing medicines
2011 review of actions to manage the risk of misuse PDF | MHRA, UK
Monitoring and Evaluating Scotland’s Alcohol Strategy (MESAS)
A portfolio of evaluation studies led by NHS Health Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Government (2010-2015) - Report and briefing paper | Health Scotland, UK
Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use quality standard
This quality standard covers the care of children (aged 10-15 years), young people (aged 16-17 years) and adults (aged 18 years and over) drinking in a harmful way and those with alcohol dependence in all NHS-funded settings | NICE, UK
Corporate manslaughter laws now apply to custody
Custody providers, including prisons, secure hospitals, police and juvenile detention facilities, will be covered by corporate manslaughter laws from 1st September - The Order | Justice.gov, UK
Updated HIV figures published
Data released by the Health Protection Agency shows that almost 70,000 persons were accessing HIV-related care at the end of 2010, an increase of 4,100 (6%) compared to 2009. An estimated 90% were being treated as indicated under the current national guidelines | Health Protection Agency, UK
Opening Public Services
We can’t do everything all at once, so we have set up this website so that you can give us your suggestions and tell us your priorities between now and the 30th September 2011 | Cabinet Office, UK
Buprenorphine with naloxone (Suboxone Sublingual Film) for opiate dependence
Buprenorphine-with-naloxone sublingual film can be prescribed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) for opiate dependence from 1 September 2011 | National Prescribing Service, Australia
Reducing the prison “revolving door” with methadone
More than eight in ten prisoners who use heroin in NSW will be back in prison within two years of being released. But this rate can be cut by 20 per cent if they leave prison on methadone treatment and stay on it in the community | NDARC, Australia
Evaluation of the Victorian Dual Diagnosis Intiative 2010
Since the inception of VDDI, some additional strategies have been added, including youth specific positions, additional psychiatric time, funding to support rotations between sectors and the establishment of an education and training unit. Appendices| Department of Health, Victoria, Australia
Harm reduction programs for people who inject drugs in Bangkok
New research points to the need for policy reforms and harm reduction programs for people who inject drugs in Bangkok, Thailand - Report | UHRI, Canada