DS Daily - 12th March 2010 |
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NTA Board Meeting - 16 March 2010
Papers for information [National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse, UK]
Southwark doctor in drugs warning
Dr Stewart Kay fears GP practices will not cope with the hundreds of drug and alcohol addicts no longer able to get specialist treatment following a decision by the local NHS [South London Press, UK]
Statutory Homelessness: October to December 2009, England
New national statistics released today show that despite the tough economic times, the number of those accepted as homeless is down by 72 per cent since 2003 [Communities and Local Government, UK]
MPs debate Health Committee report on alcohol
Kevin Barron MP, Chairman of the Health Select Committee opened a debate in the Commons on the Committee's recent report on alcohol. Gillian Merron, Minister of State, at the Health Department, responded to the debate [Parliament, UK]
The Alcohol Bill needs to be serious, not a token gesture
Progress can be made through the Alcohol Bill. Scotland has already come a long way in dealing with the problem of ‘drink driving’. Now is the time to overcome the problems driving us to drink unhealthily [The Herald, Scotland, UK]
Firms asked to clarify evidence on alcohol pricing
Tesco and Whyte & Mackay have been asked to re-appear at the Scottish Parliament following claims over mistakes in their evidence about minimum alcohol pricing [The Scotsman, UK]
Effect of body mass index and alcohol consumption on liver disease
Raised BMI and alcohol consumption are both related to liver disease, with evidence of a supra-additive interaction between the two [BMJ, UK]
The European Drug Prevention Prize - deadline for submission is 31 March 2010
The European Drug Prevention Prize, launched in 2004, is awarded every two years to three drug prevention projects that fully involve young people, either in the development and implementation of activities, decision-making, project management and/or evaluation [Pompidou Group]
12 Year Olds More Likely to Use Potentially Deadly Inhalants than Cigarettes or Marijuana
The National Inhalant Prevention Coalition (NIPC) and SAMHSA kicked off National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week at a press conference featuring information and personal stories about the dangers of inhalant use or “huffing.” [SAMHSA - via Newswise, USA]
New Interactive Tobacco Map Launched
Tobacco policy map provides latest data on state smoking laws [Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, USA]
Report reveals drug diversion success
Queensland drug-users experience significant positive outcomes from drug intervention, according to a UQ study in which almost half of the participants reduced drug use following diversionary tactics [University of Queensland, Australia]
Call for urgent action to improve coverage of HIV services for injecting drug users
A review carried out by the 2009 Reference Group to the UN on HIV and Injecting Drug Use for the first time quantifies the scale of coverage of HIV prevention, treatment, and care services for injecting drug users (IDUs) worldwide [UNAIDS]
CND Day 4
Universal Access Resolution passes, with support for HIV-related risk reduction measures [IHRA]