DS Daily - 15th June 2010 |
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Batch analysis summary report NRG-1
These data support the concerns expressed by the Scottish authorities that “NRG 1” may not be legal to possess in the United Kingdom - Download [INEF, Ireland]
Scotland Police Cautions Regarding New Drug NRG-1
The Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS) said that NRG-1 or Energy-1 is becoming extensive throughout Scotland, with the drugs advertised as legal products through UK websites and expert stores [INEF, Ireland]
Project helps pregnant drug addicts in Fife quit
The Vulnerable in Pregnancy (VIP) initiative aims to help women turn their backs on drugs before their babies are born [BBC, UK]
Steroid assessment tool
This tool has already been trailed in a busy needle programme that has a high proportion of steroid use, and both workers and injectors have said how much of an improvement it is to have an assessment written specifically for PIED use. PDF [Injecting Advice, UK]
Alcohol Treatment in Cheshire and Merseyside 2008/09
This publication details the results of the tier 3 and 4 (structured) National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) and the tier 2 (non structured) Alcohol Treatment Monitoring System (ATMS) in Cheshire and Merseyside during 2008/09 [Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University, UK]
Alcohol Commissioning Learning Programme
Please complete the following survey if you are a commissioner, strategic lead or other professional working within the substance misuse/alcohol commissioning field [AERC]
Boozed-up kids, 10, are NHS bed-blockers
The number of under-16s arriving drunk at accident and emergency in Aberdeen has soared by a shocking 60 per cent [The Scottish Sun, UK]
Methadone scheme review due
The Health Service Executive (HSE) has asked Prof Joe Barry, Professor of Population Health Medicine at TCD, to work with Prof Michael Farrell, Professor of Addiction Psychiatry and Director of Postgraduate Medical Education in the Institute of Psychiatry London, on a review of the current methadone treatment protocol [Irish Medical Times]
Cost Offset of Treatment Services
Limited research in some States suggests that there is a major benefit to substance use treatment [SAMHSA, USA]
Anti-addiction drug gets boost
Vivitrol is not widely known outside of the addiction community, for a variety of reasons. In some recovery circles, there’s a stronger preference for more sobriety that isn’t based on a chemical [Boston Herald, USA]
Call for synthetic-cannabis controls
Drug control groups are calling for a tightening of laws relating to synthetic cannabis products, which can be bought over the counter but have not been tested for safety [New Zealand Herald]