DS Daily - 2nd July 2010 |
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Process Evaluation of the Drug Treatment and Testing Orders II (DTTO II) Pilots
A report about the set-up and operation of the Drug Treatment and Testing Order II (DTTO II) Pilots in Scotland, including early indications of effectiveness [Scottish Government, UK]
Drug-fuelled crime targeted in court pilot
A sentencing scheme aimed at rehabilitating drug users in the early stages of their addiction so they do not commit crimes to fund their habits is to be rolled out across Scotland [The Scotsman, UK]
Survival and cessation in injecting drug users: prospective observational study of outcomes and effect of opiate substitution treatment
Opiate substitution treatment in injecting drug users in primary care reduces this risk of mortality, with survival benefits increasing with cumulative exposure to treatment. Treatment does not reduce the overall duration of injecting [British Medical Journal]
Skills consortium agrees recovery framework
A core group of employers and providers has drafted a national skills framework, describing the competences key workers need to deliver treatment throughout a drug user's journey to recovery [National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse, UK]
Vetting and Barring Scheme registration update - interim guidance issued
Whilst final requirements on individuals to register with the Scheme will depend on the outcome of the review, it is important to note that the requirements introduced by the first phase of the Vetting and Barring Scheme in October 2009 will remain in place [National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse, UK]
MS sufferers in the south refused cannabis drug
Doctors across southern England have been told not to prescribe a new cannabis-based drug developed for people with multiple sclerosis [BBC, UK]
Your Freedom to tell Nick Clegg about drugs and passports
Take a trip with the deputy prime minister in the heady worlds of e-democracy and political crowdsourcing [Guardian, UK]
PCT faces high court challenge
A campaign group dedicated to securing effective abstinence treatment for the UK’s 1.1m alcohol dependents today launched a High Court challenge against a Primary Health Care Trust after it axed all funding for places at one of the country’s leading rehabilitation centres [Addiction Today, UK]
Consultation - the future of SMART Recovery UK
Consultation Results Published [SMART Recovery UK]
Image and video disclosure of substance use on social media websites - Abstract
The present study examines young adults’ use of social media websites, such as MySpace, Facebook, and YouTube, to post public images and videos of themselves depicting alcohol consumption, inebriated behavior, or recreational marijuana use [Computers in Human Behavior via Science Direct]
Derry aims for alcohol free streets
New signage is to be erected across Londonderry enforcing the city's alcohol free zones [BBC, UK]
Supreme Court to decide B.C. injection clinic’s future
The future of Vancouver’s supervised drug-injection site, Insite, will be decided in the Supreme Court of Canada [Globe and Mail, Canada]
Searching for Addiction Rehab
The perils of online rehab finders [Addiction Inbox, USA]
Prescription Drug Abuse
National Drug Control Policy Director Outlines Plan of Action to Address Fast-Growing Problem of Prescription Drug Abuse [ONDCP, USA]
The Australian Needle and Syringe Program Survey
This report presents national, state and territory data for the period 2005 to 2009 [National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research The University of New South Wales, Australia]
Nice People Take Drugs movie marks World Anti-Drug day
This film shows the hypocrisy of politicians who remain silent on the issue of drugs despite their own experiences and, more importantly, despite the fact people are executed to commemorate World Drugs Day [Nice People Take Drugs]
TIME article yesterday
Please note that the article was dated 1981!