DS Daily - 17th February 2010 |
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Experts call for legal highs guidance
Children need to be taught about the dangers of "legal highs" and guidance should be issued to youth workers to help curb increasing use of the drugs, health experts have warned [Children & Young People Now, UK]
Drug law shake-up aims to curb ‘legal’ highs
A fundamental change in drugs law that would criminalise the act of selling or manufacturing recreational drugs rather than outlawing the substance itself has been proposed by the Scottish government, and is being studied by officials in Edinburgh and London [Times, UK]
Network No 28
This Special Edition looks at issues caused by our increasing alcohol consumption in the UK, including trends, policy, and treatment [SMMGP, UK]
Judge praises ex-royal harpist's drug rehabilitation
A former royal harpist who admitted fraud and handling stolen goods has been praised by a judge for tackling her heroin addiction [BBC, UK]
UK Recovery Federation (UKRF): consultation paper
This has been produced for wide distribution and consultation with all those interested in the development and establishment of a British Recovery Movement [Wired In to Recovery]
Eight charged in Belfast over £2m drugs haul
Eight men have been charged at Belfast Magistrates Court in connection with a £2m drugs haul in Northern Ireland and the north of England at the weekend [BBC, UK]
Innovative drugs project in schools
A drug and alcohol education project that aims to involve children, their parents and the wider community has started in some Nottingham schools [Nottingham Evening Post, UK]
Children, Young People and Alcohol
The Youth Alcohol Action Plan (June 08) committed to delivering a social marketing campaign targeting parents and young people to discourage harmful drinking amongst under-18s. This piece of quantitative research was undertaken to inform this work [Department for Culture, Media and Sport, UK]
Crackdown on underage drinking
New measures to tackle underage drinking across the country, including a national football tournament, best practice guide and money to enforce new police powers [Department for Culture, Media and Sport, UK]
Underage drinking 'is bigger problem for white middle class families'
Underage drinking is most common among white middle-class families and liberal parenting attitudes are to blame, a government report has warned [Daily Mail, UK]
£1 drinks offers 'irresponsible' says Alcohol Concern
"Irresponsible" cheap drinks promotions in Welsh pubs and clubs lead to serious health problems, a charity says [BBC, UK]
Alcohol abuse 'costs Leeds £275m a year'
Councillors hear of major alcohol problems in Leeds [Guardian, UK]
Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2008/09
Technical Report [Scottish Government, UK]
Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2008/09
Technical Report Annexes [Scottish Government, UK]
One in five Plymouth children smoke by age of 16
The figures have been released to back a national drive to slash the country's smoking rates in half – from 21 to 10 per cent by 2020 [This is Plymouth, UK]
Images of drunk students aim to promote awareness
Images of drunk students sprawled on the ground will be pasted to the floors of college toilets this week as part of a hard-hitting campaign on the dangers of alcohol [Irish Examiner]
Vancouver's 'safe house' for drug addicts draws controversy
Although the program has weathered several legal challenges, Liz Evans, executive director of the community group that operates Insite, says its long-term survival depends on changing more traditional philosophies about addiction and law enforcement's role in controlling drug use [USA Today]
Federal attack on B.C.'s Insite blind ideology
It takes a special brand of ideological blindness for federal Justice Minister Rob Nicholson to waste taxpayers' money in trying to protect a demonstrably ineffectual national anti-drug strategy by fighting stubbornly to shut down a demonstrably effective provincial health program. [Canada.com]
DSM-5 Development
Substance-Related Disorders [American Psychiatric Association]
New plan to tackle alcohol-fuelled violence proposes all licenced venues be forced to provide free water
Drug dealers and bottle shop owners will be the biggest winners from the plan to provide free water in all licensed premises, the Nightclub Owners' Forum's David Butten says [Herald Sun, Australia]
Quick Reference Guide to the Treatment of Alcohol Problems
Companion Document to The Guidelines for the Treatment of Alcohol Problems [Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing]
Kids on ADHD drugs `poor at school'
Children with ADHD who use prescription drugs to manage their condition are 10 times more likely to perform poorly at school than ADHD kids who avoid medication, a new report reveals [The Australian]