DS Daily - 6th April 2010 |
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Methadone is key to effective drug treatment
As a group of experts in the treatment of opiate-dependent people, we write to express our dismay about the continuing misrepresentation in the media of the evidence on the effectiveness of methadone treatment [The Scotsman, UK]
Drug experts defend methadone use
A group of 40 specialists from around the world have outlined their concerns in a letter to The Scotsman newspaper [BBC, UK]
Case Notes - mephedrone
Dr Mark Porter talks to experts about what we know and don't know about the risks from its use - Tue 6 Apr 2010 21:00 [BBC Radio 4]
Irresponsible drinks promotions banned from today
Irresponsible promotions including "all you can drink for £10" and "dentist chairs" will be banned under tough new powers introduced from today [Home Office, UK]
Labour's 24-hour drinking disaster
Nearly half of all violent crimes are linked to alcohol abuse, reveals secret report [Daily Mail, UK]
Jails put lags back on drugs
Drug-free cons are secretly being turned BACK into junkies by prison medics before going free - with the Government's blessing [The Sun, UK]
Are 'smart drugs' safe for students?
Students are increasingly taking neuroenhancing drugs to fight fatigue and help them concentrate. But how safe are they – and is it cheating? [Guardian, UK]
Treated problem drug use in Ireland
2008 figures from the National Drug Treatment Reporting System [HRB, Ireland]
Number of new drug treatment cases rises 50% in five years
The number of new drug treatment cases has jumped by almost 50% in the last five years, new figures show [Irish Examiner]
Broad Public Support For Legalizing Medical Marijuana
Modest Rise in Percentage Favoring General Legalization - Complete report [Pew Research Centre, USA]
A Breakthrough for International Drug Control Cooperation
Commission on Narcotic Drugs - This year, Director Kerlikowske and Deputy Director McLellan led the US-delegation, along with our counterparts from the Departments of State, Health and Human Services, and Justice, and other agencies [ONDCP, USA]
Harm Reduction in the United States
Whose history - part one [Huffington Post, USA]