DS Daily - 7th June 2010 |
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DrugScope submission to the Social Security Advisory Committee consultation
The Social Security (Claimants Dependent on Drugs) (Pilot Scheme) Regulations 2010 - response from [DrugScope/London Drug and Alcohol Network, UK]
Safety first
Cloaking device - why prejudice is obscuring basic support. Editorial and magazine Features [Drink and Drugs News, UK]
Article about DS Daily on DDN
Check out page 8 on the virtual magazine [Drink and Drugs News, UK]
My life on crack
'It's the best sex, the most delicious meal, the most engrossing book…' A former addict confesses all [Guardian, UK]
Meow meow was innocent, but the damage has been done
The drug was not the cause of two teenagers' deaths [Observer, UK]
Addictive Behaviours
This note reviews research on the addictive dimensions of gambling, eating, sex, internet use and shopping [POSTNOTE, Parliament Office of Science and Technology, UK]
When it matters most
Concateno announces awareness campaign for parental drug and alcohol testing in Scottish child protection cases [Concateno, UK]
Weeding out the cannabis garden that is Scotland
Scotland s now "the cannabis garden of Europe" according to police, with crime gangs converting townhouses in Edinburgh and Glasgow into weed cultivation factories [The Scotsman, UK]
Anthrax cases in Scotland rise to 45
Two further confirmed cases have been announced today (4 June 2010) in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, while another confirmed case in Tayside was announced on 1 June 2010 HPS [Scottish Drugs Forum, UK]
Police seize £2m worth of drugs in Derbyshire
The Derby Proactive Unit was set up in June 2009 to act on tip-offs from the public about drugs in the city and South Derbyshire [Guardian, UK]
Author of new report on drug misuse in British prison's interviewed
TalkingDrugs conducts an interview with Max Chambers author of Coming Clean, Policy Exchange's new report that criticises the overuse of methadone as a form of drug treatment in the British prison system [Talking Drugs]
R.O.A.C.H. – a dodgy cannabis campaign
When it comes to teaching very young kids – children – about cannabis, clearly we need a simplified and easy to understand approach which speaks to the kids in a way they can relate to, but it does need to be truthful and factual [UKCIA]
Under the Microscope: How does caffeine work?
Answered by: Professor Andrew Smith, Director, Centre for Occupational and Health Psychology, University of Cardiff [Independent, UK]
Drivers could be over limit after less than a pint under new law
An official review, expected to be published within weeks, is expected to recommend bringing Britain into line with most of Europe by slashing the legal limit from 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood to 50mg [Daily Mail, UK]
As the Government considers minimum pricing for alcohol, isn't there a simpler solution to the binge drinking culture?
The only way now to address the dangerous levels of drink swilling around in society is to overhaul the shambolic way excise duty is levied [Daily Mail, UK]
Tory doctor calls for 'brave' move to raise alcohol prices
Dr Wollaston called for tough action to stem the rapid growth of problem drinking she witnessed during her 23 years as a GP and backed the imposition of minimum prices on alcohol [Independent, UK]
40p a unit alcohol 'not enough' says expert
Ken Barrie, senior lecturer in alcohol and drug studies at the University of the West of Scotland, said consumption of alcohol had risen dramatically as prices dropped, leading to an increase in problems such as liver disease and violence [The Scotsman, UK]
Our drink laws are driven by middle-class hypocrites
There's so much fulminating about Saturday night excesses, nobody pays attention to their own intake [Observer, UK]
Binge drinking: only one measure can solve our drink problem
A shift in attitudes is the only way to solve Britain's binge-drinking culture [Observer, UK]
Recovering alcoholics given one in five liver transplants
One in every five life-saving liver transplants in the UK goes to a recovering alcoholic, new NHS figures have revealed [Daily Mail, UK]
Ahern: New laws will see head shops closed for good
Head shops will be closed for good this summer, once new legislation is enacted in the summer, Justice Minister Dermot Ahern has predicted [INEF, Ireland]
Meeting of Joint Committee on Health and Children
Opening Statement for meeting of Joint Committee on Health and Children on in relation to recent legislation made to control certain substances under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 [DoHC, Ireland]
Call for Submissions: Review of Methadone Treatment Protocol
Submissions are invited from interested parties to inform this review ... by Wednesday 30th June [Drugs.ie, Ireland]
In 2008 there were a quarter of a million drug-related emergency hospital visits by adolescents
New Report Provides Startling Look at Substance Abuse On An Average Day In The Life Of American Adolescents - Report [SAMHSA, USA]
AER Research: One-third of women consume alcohol when pregnant
A survey into community attitudes towards alcohol reveals that, despite understanding the dangers of consuming alcohol while pregnant or breastfeeding, new and expectant mothers still choose to drink[Alcohol Education & Rehabilitation Foundation, Australia]
Singapore's policy keeps drugs at bay
Many criticise using the death penalty against those in the drug trade, but our strategy has saved thousands from addiction - Comment [Guardian, UK]
A worrying front in the war on drugs
Afghan drug traffickers have been put on a US hit list, blurring the distinction between civilians and combatants [Guardian, UK]