DS Daily - 13th May 2010 |
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The road to recovery
While celebrities may check themselves into an expensive rehab clinic for a 'miracle cure', recovery for most people struggling from an addiction is long and hard - which is why they need all the support they can get - Simon Antrobus, chief executive of Addaction [Guardian, UK]
Why are so many doctors addicted to drink or drugs?
Disturbing new research reveals that one in six doctors has been hooked on alcohol or drugs. How has this happened - and what are the implications? [Daily Mail, UK]
Anthrax Confirmed in NHS Lothian Patient
A patient resident in the NHS Lothian area has been confirmed as the latest case in the ongoing anthrax outbreak among drug users in Scotland - Press relesase [Health Protection Scotland, UK]
Major arrests announced amid Grampian Police merger
Grampian Police revealed the arrests as it announced the merger of the former drug and crime squads to form new major investigations teams [BBC, UK]
Text message plan to curb binge drinking among young adults
NHS Grampian researchers have been chosen to carry out a year-long project in which people in their twenties seen as "hazardous" drinkers will be sent text messages, it was revealed yesterday [The Scotsman, UK]
New government could hit industry over alcohol health concerns
Trade chief Nick Bish has warned the biggest threat for pubs under the new government could come from the Department of Health [The Publican, UK]
'Ban alcohol loyalty points to save health'
In order to curb dangerous drinking, supermarkets must be prevented from selling cheap alcohol and awarding loyalty points with purchases. Viewpoint: Dr Catriona Morton A GP in Edinburgh [BBC, UK]
UK troops in war zones 22% more likely to misuse alcohol than colleagues
Author of MoD-funded study says concern over psychological effects of deployment may mask greater problem with alcohol [Guardian, UK]
'Brutal' conditions foster drug use, says Mountjoy governor
Mountjoy prison governor John Lonergan has said overcrowding in the jail is now so acute and the conditions so “brutal” and “appalling” that they foster inmate drug use rather than help break drug addiction [Irish Examiner]
Ban on further range of head shop drugs due in autumn
A second order banning a further range of head shop drugs is due to be brought in by early autumn [Irish Examiner]
Launching America's New Approach to the Drug Problem
Gil Kerlikowske, Director, National Drug Control Policy [ONDCP, UK]
D.C.'s medical marijuana law has problems but is a step in the right direction
The worry is that the statute is so restrictive there won't be enough legal weed to meet demand [Washington Post, USA]
Open Society Blog: Reducing the Harm of Drug Use—and of Drug Policies
The following article covers a session at IHRA's 21st International Conference in Liverpool chaired by IHRA's Senior Human Rights Analyst, Damon Barrett, on 'Harm Reduction for Producer Nations? Farmers' Perspectives on the War on Drugs.' [IHRA]
Drug education: much to learn
Football has much to learn about illicit drugs and addiction, the bosses of the Australian Drug Foundation and the AFL Players' Association said [The Age, Australia]
Mentor International Prevention Awards
Provide the opportunity for recognition and celebration of the activity and achievements of the non-government organizations working in the field of drug abuse prevention [Mentor International]
Fungus hits Afghan opium poppies
A serious disease is affecting opium poppies in Afghanistan, Antonio Maria Costa, the head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has said [BBC, UK]
Nation steps up methadone treatment for heroin addicts
Viet Nam News spoke to UNAIDS country director Eamonn Murphy about Viet Nam's efforts to treat drug users with methadone detoxification measures [Viet Nam News]