DS Daily - 1st July 2010 |
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New appointments to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
Four new appointments to the council have been announced today by James Brokenshire, Minister for Crime Prevention [Home Office, UK]
Census Of Drug And Alcohol Treatment Services In Northern Ireland
This is the third census which summarises information collected from statutory and non-statutory drug and alcohol treatment services to establish the number of persons in treatment in Northern Ireland for drug and/or alcohol misuse on 1 March 2010 [eGov Monitor, UK]
National drug treatment waiting times
Data from the Drug Treatment Waiting Times Information Framework [ISD Scotland, UK]
NTA evades definitions
The National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse plans to roll out a “new framework document” for the country. Addiction Today will not reveal details in advance – but is already concerned about accountability and outcomes [Addiction Today, UK]
Patient placement criteria
About 50 million lives are in the hands of companies across the globe which state that they use ASAM ‘patient placement criteria’ to authorise addiction treatment. What are these criteria? And how can they help give happier results for more people when there is also a need to cut spending? [Addiction Today, UK]
The Government’s vision for criminal justice reform
It means rigorously enforced community sentences that punish offenders, but also get them off drugs and alcohol and into employment [Ministry of Justice, UK]
End our ‘bang ‘em up’ culture
It’s clear that an overcrowded prison system, where reoffending rates remain consistently high, and where a disproportionate number of people with mental health problems and drug and alcohol addictions are incarcerated, needs reform [Addaction, UK]
Progress made in youth alcohol misuse, report shows
The joint report "Message in a bottle: A joint inspection of youth alcohol misuse and offending" completed with HM Inspectorate of Probation, Healthcare Inspectorate Wales and Estyn, shows progress has been achieved but more improvement must be made [Care Quality Commission, UK]
Sperm 'changed by pregnant drinking'
This research has found some association between semen quality in sons and their mothers’ alcohol consumption during pregnancy. However, there are several important limitations to this research: [NHS Choices, UK]
Pubs raise alcohol age limit during Henley regatta
The age limit for people allowed to buy alcohol in some town centre pubs in Henley-on-Thames is to be increased to 21 during the town's Royal Regatta [BBC, UK]
Ana Liffey Drug Project's 'Project Update 2008-2009'
This is an online digital publication; no paper copies have been published. This ensures that the report remains accessible and is environmentally friendly [Ana Liffey Drug Project, Ireland]
Drug use and pregnancy
Challenges for public health [EMCDDA]
Vienna declaration calls for science-based drug policies
The Vienna Declaration describes the known harms of conventional “war on drugs” approaches [Aidsmap, UK]
Deadly disregard
Government refusal to implement evidence-based measures to prevent HIV and hepatitis C virus infections in prisons [CMAJ, Canada]
Hazelden Launches Free Online Substance Abuse Screening Tool
Hazelden, the nation's largest addiction treatment provider, announces the launch of a free, evidence-based online screening tool designed to help people assess their current level of drinking or other drug use [PR Newswire, USA]
Cocaine: Middle Class High
The "all-American drug" has hit like a blizzard, with casualties rising [TIME, USA]
Dental school gets $1.86M to study 'meth mouth'
The National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Drug Abuse has granted the UCLA School of Dentistry $1.86 million to study the oral and dental consequences of methamphetamine use [University of California, USA]
Bracelets help teens say no to drugs and alcohol
The bracelets were the brainchild of the Municipal Alliance Against Drug and Alcohol Abuse and are designed to help graduating eighth-graders combat experimentation with drugs and alcohol [North Jersey, USA]
Florida drug deaths up 20%; new wave of addiction feared
While drug related deaths across Florida rose an alarming 20 percent last year over 2008, South Florida saw a notable decrease in two key areas of substance abuse: cocaine and heroin [Miami Herald, USA]
Russian State Duma fights drugs with art
An anti-drugs art exhibition displaying wax figures of well-known drug addicts, opened in the lower house of the Russian parliament (State Duma) on Wednesday [RIA Novosti, Russia]