DS Daily - 31st August 2010 |
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International Overdose Awareness Day
All around the world there are services (and individuals) working hard to raise awareness of the main cause of death for people who use drugs. As you'd expect a lot of these people are now using social media like Twitter, so
I've decided to collect together all the mentions of the official 'hashtag' for overdose awareness day (#OD10) [Injecting Advice, UK]
Overdose Awareness Day
A day to acknowledge individual loss and family grief for people who has suffered overdose [Salvation Army, Australia]
Drugs agency in plea to 'weed out' cannabis farms
The Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA) wants people to provide anonymous information on houses and flats they suspect are being used to cultivate cannabis [BBC, UK]
Drug seizures almost treble at city prison
Scottish Government figures show 168% increase at Craiginches since 2007 [Press and Journal, UK]
My week: Scott Haines, drug and alcohol worker
Training counsellors, working on a needle exchange project and trying to get a young binge drinker to communicate with his parents [Guardian, UK]
Global Cannabis Commission Report – The Beckley Foundation
Comment on The Beckley Foundation Global Cannabis Commission Report [UKCIA]
David Cameron to call time on strict alcohol laws
The ban on all-you-can-drink deals and other irresponsible booze promotions could be revoked by the ConDems [The Mirror, UK]
Labour's alcohol commission due to report
The alcohol commission set up by the Labour Party in Scotland is due to publish its final report [BBC, UK]
Wine glass that can hold an entire bottle 'promotes heavier and irresponsible drinking' say doctors
The 9in tall glass can hold an entire 750ml bottle of wine, and while the businesses selling it make a humorous play of its ‘benefits’, alcohol charities and doctors are appalled [Daily Mail, UK]
Diageo calls for higher beer and wine tax
Diageo, the world's biggest spirits maker, is calling for an overhaul of tax on alcohol, holding spirits at their current level and raising duty on beer, wine and cider [Telegraph, UK]
Royal Navy warship intercepts yacht carrying cocaine worth £4m
Drug found hidden in rudder after boat seized in Atlantic following tip-off from French intelligence [Guardian, UK]
CMA Journal article backs drug injection site
Federal government accused of ignoring addicts by opposing Vancouver site [CBC News, Canada]
How Can Domestic U.S. Drug Policy Help Mexico?
There is little that the U.S. can do to reduce consumption over the next five years that will help Mexico. The evidence is that enforcement, prevention, or treatment programs cannot make a large difference in U.S. consumption in that time period - Peter Reuter [Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, USA]
Police: American-born drug kingpin arrested in Mexico
American-born Edgar Valdez Villarreal, believed to be one of Mexico's most ruthless drug traffickers, was captured Monday, Mexican authorities said [CNN, USA]
Alcohol harms on the world agenda at United Nations conference, Melbourne
Australia takes opportunity to lead change in global attitudes towards alcohol [AERF, Australia]