DS Daily - 11th January 2010 |
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Anthrax infection in those who inject heroin
Advice from the [Health Protection Agency (via NTA), UK]
Rise in cases of anthrax infections in heroin injecting drug users
A bulletin from the [Chief Medical Officer (via NTA), UK]
Dawn of the 'geriaddicts' drug users
The government says use of heroin and crack, the two most addictive drugs out there, is shifting from the young to the old [Channel 4 News]
Hepatitis C group launches to aid thousands of Edinburgh victims
Intravenous drug use is a main cause of the disease, which can also be sexually transmitted and passed through blood under other circumstances [Edinburgh Evening News, UK]
Make addicts and drunks pay for NHS
A report by the influential 2020Health think tank, to be published on Monday, accuses the public of treating the NHS with the “same casual regard as calling for a taxi” [Sunday Express, UK]
Nick Heather on the alcohol field and the relative irrationality of the drugs field
Nick explains that he is ‘a legaliser’ and believes that eventually this is the only way to resolve the problems caused by illicit drugs. He also says we have a legal drug, alcohol, which is the most harmful we know [FEAD, UK]
The myths of boozed-up Britain
Whatever the cause, the result is a country with a significant drink problem. The figures quoted by the committee give the lie to the claim that alcohol is responsibly consumed by all but a minority [Mark Easton, BBC, UK]
How to Eat, Drink and be Healthy in 2010
Tackling obesity and alcohol misuse means reconnecting the food and drink agendas [Centre for Public Health, UK]
Video: Coming Together Share
George brings together members of three of our earlier shares, to discuss and summarise some of the key issues that have been spoken about over the series. [Inexcess TV, UK]
The interesting case of Professor Nutt
It was with very great interest we noticed two and a half stories featuring Prof Nutt over the Christmas/New year break [UKCIA]
Drink: The British Disease?
Britain has had a long and sometimes problematic relationship with alcohol. James Nicholls looks back over five centuries to examine the many, often unsuccessful, attempts to reform the nation’s drinking habit [History Today, UK]
Alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking and risk of subtypes of oesophageal and gastric cancer
This prospective study found alcohol consumption to be associated with increased risk of only OSCC. Cigarette smoking was associated with risk of all four cancers [GUT Journal]
Sales of legal drugs that mimic cocaine skyrocket
"Alternative lifestyle" shops around the country have been selling out of new legal drugs which recreational users are substituting for cocaine [Irish Examiner]
The Washington Needle Depot
Fitting healthcare to injection drug users rather than injection drug users to healthcare: moving from a syringe exchange to syringe distribution model [Harm Reduction Journal]
Partner or Foe?
The Alcohol Industry, Youth Alcohol Problems, and Alcohol Policy Strategies [American Medical Association Office of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse]
Mexico's drug wars take death toll to record high
Government struggles to convince many that its military-focused strategy will eventually bring cartels to heel [Guardian, UK]
Workplace drug testing boom sparks fears of false results
Australian employers are increasingly forcing staff and job applicants to undergo drug tests as growth in the testing market soars by up to 30 per cent a year [The Age, Australia]
Access to Confidential Alcohol Industry Documents: From ‘Big Tobacco’ to ‘Big Booze’
These once confidential internal documents provide new evidence on the drinks industry’s concerns [Australasian Medical Journal]