DS Daily - 27th April 2010 |
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IHRA Liverpool 2010
More news and pictures from the International Harm Reduction Conference in Liverpool [Drink and Drugs News, UK]
Should Heroin be made available on the NHS?
This was the question put forward by the Cambridgeshire branch of the Royal College of Nursing at National Congress [RCN, UK]
Prescribe heroin on the NHS, says nurse leader
Dr Peter Carter, general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), said providing heroin on the NHS would cut crime rates and help wean addicts off the drug [Guardian, UK]
Crackdowns on drug dealers led to rise in violent crime, study finds
Police crackdowns to cut the supply of illegal drugs by removing dealers and criminal overlords actually lead to rises in drug-related violence, gun crime and murder, according to an international study [Independent, UK]
Consultation – The future of SMART Recovery UK
The Board of Trustees is seeking to identify an approach to partnership with the treatment sector that would work to help build the SMART Recovery movement but maintain the central importance of peer led meetings [SMART Recovery UK]
Call for local authorities to improve homeless services
Charities have joined forces with children’s campaigners to call on the government to introduce a new duty on local authorities to help bring an end to the cycle of homelessness [IRISS, UK]
Taking the first step towards reintegration by matching resources to needs
Linking treatment intake assessments to a computerised guide to local welfare and medical services transformed the assessments from redundant paperwork in to a practical route to the reintegration services being advocated in Britain - and treatment completion rates doubled. Print publication 2006 [Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK]
Ready Reckoner V5 Published April 2010
The DH Health Improvement Analytical Team (economics) has produced an updated ready reckoner to assist PCTs to select interventions to reduce alcohol related admissions in the short term [Alcohol Learning Centre, UK]
Tackling alcohol misuse
Scotland's health boards will share £36 million to implement a range of measures designed to help people address their excessive drinking [Scottish Government, UK]
Tobacco display ban details
A three-month consultation on the draft regulations (be published Tuesday) will give retailers, and other interested bodies, a chance to have their say and shape the final regulations [Scottish Government, UK]
Year-long wait for addicts to access methadone treatment
Heroin addicts in the north-east are waiting more than a year to get on a methadone programme, figures from the Health Service Executive have show [Irish Examiner]
Pharmacists call for closure of head shops over health risks
Pharmacists want the Government to force the immediate closure of head shops because they pose a serious risk to public health [Irish Examiner]
Drug use fuels world's fastest-growing HIV epidemic
Injecting drug use is driving the fastest-growing Aids epidemic in the world. It's happening in eastern Europe [Guardian, UK]
Boosting Brain Power
More people, especially college students trying to improve their grades, are illegally boosting their brain power by using prescription "smart drugs" like Ritalin and Aderall, meant for those with attention deficit disorders [60 minutes, USA]
IHRA launches '3 Cents' report
IHRA's new '3 cents' report shows the small amount of money being invested in harm reduction [IHRA]
UNODC censored cannabis decriminalisation page returns with drastic revisions
Disappointingly, just two days after we blogged about it (original page), the entire section on cannabis law reform disappeared from the page [TDPF]
National Hep C Strategy
hird National Hepatitis C Strategy 2010-2013 [Hepatitis NSW, Australia]
National Hep B Strategy
National Hepatitis B Strategy 2010-2013 [Hepatitis NSW, Australia]
National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Blood Borne Virus Strategy
Third National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Blood Borne Viruses and Sexually Transmissible Infections Strategy 2010–2013.[Hepatitis NSW, Australia]
Indigenous specific alcohol and other drug interventions
A report identifying the areas of greatest need to address harmful Indigenous drug and alcohol use [NIDAC, Australia]
Make young drivers alcohol free: expert
Professor Wayne Hall, from the Centre for Clinical Research at the University of Queensland, said the move would prevent dozens of deaths and serious injuries from alcohol-related crashes every year [Sydney Morning Herald, Australia]
Alcohol In Our Lives: Curbing the Harm
The Law Commission’s final report on the review of New Zealand’s liquor law [Law Commission, New Zealand]
Change To The Heavy Drinking Culture Inevitable
Change to New Zealand’s heavy drinking culture is now virtually sealed by the Law Commission’s final report ” said Dr Geoffrey Robinson, New Zealand President of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians [Scoop, New Zealand]
Now's not the time to turn back on addiction treatment
New Zealand's drug and alcohol use statistics are truly alarming. Estimates are that 3.5 per cent of the population - that's 140,000 people - have serious alcohol or drug abuse problems [Dominion Post, New Zealand]