DS Daily - 6th July 2010 |
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Substance Misuse Skills Consortium
The national Substance Misuse Skills Consortium is now inviting applications for free membership from organisations and bodies that support its aims to promote a highly skilled and ambitious workforce, which will deliver the treatment that helps more drug users overcome addiction and achieve sustained recovery and reintegration [NTA, UK]
Minister in vow over drug treatment
Community Safety Minister Fergus Ewing has stressed the Scottish Government's commitment to reducing the time drug addicts wait for treatment [The Scotsman, UK]
Police catch kids as young as 12 carrying illegal drugs
Cannabis, amphetamines, cocaine and mephedrone were found on youngsters as they were hanging out in streets across Edinburgh and the Lothians [Edinburgh Evening News, UK]
Drink and drugs summer car safety drive
Police have launched a summer crackdown targeting drivers who drink or take drugs and get behind the wheel [BBC, UK]
Mexico's drug war heats up near Arizona border
A shootout that left 21 people dead and six wounded on the road last week is the most gruesome sign that a relatively tranquil pocket of northern Mexico is quickly turning into a hotbed of drug-fueled violence on Arizona's doorstep [Washington Post, USA]
Smoking ban celebrates third anniversary
Three years ago smoking was banned in public places across England and Wales, creating one of the biggest social and cultural changes for many years [Yorkshire Evening Post, UK]
'Old cycle of uppers and downers': expert warns of Temazepam dangers
Paul Dillon, from Drug and Alcohol Research and Training Australia, said Temazepam was a short-acting depressant that helped to initially put a person to sleep but did not keep them asleep for long periods of time [SMH, Australia]