DS Daily - 23rd June 2010 |
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Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2009
One disturbing trend highlighted in the present report is the increasing abuse of pharmaceutical preparations containing substances under international control. In the United States of America, where the problem is well documented, the abuse of prescription medicines is more prevalent than the abuse of cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine - PDF [INCB]
Precursors and chemicals frequently used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances
Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2009 on the Implementation of Article 12 of the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988 - PDF [INCB]
Narcotic Drugs Technical Report 2009
[INCB]
Psychotropic Substances Technical Report 2009
[INCB]
Rehabilitation? Not on my doorstep
The danger is that the ‘not on my doorstep’ attitude will end up leaving the most vulnerable with nowhere to go except for back to drugs and crime at a cost to the whole community [Nacro, UK]
Blue Lights
Dr.Stephen Parkin writing about the blue lights that you find in some public toilets that he has been researching recently [Injecting Advice, UK]
Concateno calls for immediate introduction of drug driving detection devices
Concateno – Europe’s most experienced drug and alcohol testing provider – has welcomed Sir Peter North CBE QC’s recommendations for a ‘step-by-step assault on drug-driving’, and is urging Government to confirm its commitment to improving road safety with the rapid introduction of devices to detect and deter drug drivers [Concateno, UK]
REACTing to substance misuse through info-station
A new ‘one stop shop’ drop-in service, providing information, support and education to those young people and their families affected or concerned by alcohol and drug misuse has opened its doors in Dromore [Public Health Agency, Northern Ireland]
Churches launch counselling service for teen addicts
An inter-church group has called on the Executive to do more to help Northern Ireland's teenage drugs addicts [BBC, UK]
Criminal justice watchdogs attack gangs strategies
The joint report by the chief inspectors of prisons, police and probation said strategies are patchy and often counter-productive [BBC, UK]
Briefing paper issued to MSPs in advance of debate on 10th June
This briefing has been produced jointly by Alcohol Focus Scotland, BMA Scotland and Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems [Alcohol Focus Scotland, UK]
NHS Grampian reveals 'under five drinkers' figures
The Royal Aberdeen Children's hospital has revealed that over the past 10 years it has treated 104 children under five who had drunk alcohol [BBC, UK]
UK to follow our example with ban on head shops
Britain may follow the Irish example in introducing 'catch-all' legislation to tackle the growth of head shops [Drugs.ie, Ireland]
Stark warning after head shop drug is linked to death
A coronor has warned of the dangers of head shops after the first death linked directly to the use of so-called "legal highs" came before the coroner’s court [Drugs.ie, Ireland]
The Art of the Potentially Deadly Deal: Marketing Heroin on the Street
Empty glassine packets ... to some they are crime evidence. Addicts may see them mainly as a vehicle to fulfill a dangerous urge. For a group of artists who have been collecting them they are cultural artifacts that are equally unsettling and compelling [New York Times, USA]
Colombia - Coca cultivation survey 2009
16 MB PDF [UNODC]
Divergent coca crop cultivation trends in the Andean countries
UNODC coca crop surveys for Bolivia, Colombia and Peru issued today show a drop of 5 per cent in the amount of coca bush being grown in the Andean countries [UNODC]
The New Cocaine Cowboys
In the last two decades, Mexican drug cartels have acquired unprecedented power to corrupt and intimidate. [New York Times, USA]
Suspected Drug Lord Taken in Jamaica
A reputed gang leader wanted in the United States on gun and drug charges was taken into custody by Jamaican authorities on Tuesday [New York Times, USA]
Mobile injecting room backed
A mobile supervised injecting van should be considered for Melbourne due to the city's geographic spread of drug markets, experts say [The Age, Australia]
Children's lives at risk in labs
Dozens of children are living among potentially deadly chemicals in illegal Victorian drug labs [Herald Sun, Australia]
Roadside drug testing 'stalled'
The ACT Greens have accused the Chief Minister Jon Stanhope of stalling tactics over the possible introduction of roadside drug testing [ABC News, Australia]
Academic claims drug use in sport will never be stopped
The war against performance-enhancing and recreational drug use in sport cannot be won in the near future, if ever, according to a Melbourne professor in sport and exercise science [The Age, Australia]