DS Daily - 19th May 2010

Mephedrone survey

If you have ever taken mephedrone, please complete the survey. It is completely anonymous and no personal data will be collected about you [Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs, UK]

Colin Mair on Community Resilience - Video

Budget Scenario - Threat or Opportunity [FEAD, UK]

Alcohol and Drugs - a Question of Architecture

A systems mapping approach to how Scotland can reduce the damage to its population through alcohol and drugs by half by 2025 [Scotland's Futures Forum]

Thermal-imaging cameras target Bristol drug factories

Police in Bristol are using portable thermal-imaging cameras to help locate cannabis factories [BBC, UK]

Hooked 34: Anthrax

This latest show is on the current situation with Anthrax in the UK [Injecting Advice, UK]

Anthrax Outbreak Information Scotland

40 confirmed cases and 13 deaths [Health Protection Scotland, UK]

HSE to open one drink and drug detox bed for under-18s

David Lane, co-ordinator of drug and alcohol services in the HSE South, said plans to open dedicated detox beds in the Munster region were "well advanced" [Irish Examiner]

Drugnet Europe 70

The EMCDDA's quarterly newsletter, provides regular information on the Agency's activities to a broad readership [EMCDDA]

Berlin Set to Relax Cannabis Laws

A new marijuana policy could make it legal for individuals to posses up to 15 grams (0.5 ounces) of the drug in the German capital [Spiegel, Germany]

A Balanced Approach is Needed, But Mischaracterizing Our Progress Helps No One

Last week, the Associated Press ran a story by reporter Martha Mendoza, whose headline read, "US War On Drugs Has Failed to Meet Any of Its Goals." ... ONDCP's response to Ms. Menoza's article [ONDCP, USA]

Marijuana Fuels a New Kitchen Culture

“Everybody smokes dope after work,” said Anthony Bourdain, the author and chef who made his name chronicling drugs and debauchery in professional kitchens [New York Times, USA]

US regulators urged to probe online alcohol marketing

A digital watchdog and public health group urged US authorities Tuesday to investigate the online marketing practices of alcoholic beverage companies and their impact on young people [The Age, Australia]

The Hep Review

News, information, posters, opinion and referrals about hepatitis B and C [Hepatitis NSW, Australia]

Official papers support lowered adult drink drive limit

Ministry of Transport documents, released under the Official Information Act to the New Zealand Drug Foundation, show that Cabinet has no good reason to keep the adult drink drive limit (Blood Alcohol Content - BAC) at 0.08 [New Zealand Drug Foundation]