DS Daily - 12th August 2010 |
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SDF Director to head UK review of cocaine harm
David Liddell, Director of Scottish Drugs Forum, is to lead a review by the Advisory Council of the Misuse of Drugs [Scottish Drugs Forum, UK]
Hooked 38: Harm reduction works
We've had a special guest in the studio this week. Andrew Preston came in to talk to us about the Harm Reduction Works campaign which has been running for almost 2 years now [Injecting Advice, UK]
Guilty verdict after smuggled cocaine kills man
A Romford man was today found guilty of manslaughter after a deadly batch of cocaine disguised in a rum bottle was smuggled into the UK and unwittingly consumed by a taxi driver [Home Office, UK]
EastEnders
Sarah Graham tells The Sun why the soap is right to feature the worrying issue of crack abuse [The Sun, UK]
David Cameron: Why I back ban on cheap booze
David Cameron said he was ‘very supportive’ of plans being explored by the region’s 10 council chiefs to create a by-law that would make it illegal for pubs and shops to sell alcohol for less than 50p per unit within their boundaries [Manchester Evening News, UK]
Jersey hospital's needle exchange service changed
Needle exchange opening hours in Jersey have changed at the island's General Hospital following safety concerns [BBC, UK]
NIDA/SAMHSA Blending Initiative
Harnessing the skills, resources, and knowledge of two federal agencies to facilitate moving important scientific findings into mainstream addiction treatment practice is the goal of the NIDA/SAMHSA Blending Initiative [ATTC, USA]
Mexico's drug war 'is not working'
Author Misha Glenny discussing if legalising drugs would help the Mexico crisis [Today, BBC, UK]
Mexico hopes $270 million in social spending will help end Juarez drug violence
The runaway drug violence has brought 10,000 soldiers and federal police officers to Juarez, but the influx has not resulted in security or a decline in the death toll. That has forced Mexican leaders and their U.S. advisers to try a new strategy to stop the killing in a city that once seemed like a model for U.S.-Mexico economic integration [Washington Post, USA]
Don't show drugs, Cousins urged
The Australian Drug Foundation has urged Richmond's Ben Cousins and Channel Seven not to portray actual drug use in the upcoming documentary about the footballer's life [The Age, Australia]
The Battle for Hearts and Lungs
Sue Armstrong investigates the growing pressure on developing countries as tobacco companies battle for the hearts and lungs of new smokers [Radio4, BBC iPlayer, UK]