DS Daily - 20th May 2010 |
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Am I number 12? World Hepatitis Day
In the UK alone, The Hepatitis C Trust reports that between 250,000 and 500,000 people are living with hepatitis C but only around 100,000 have been diagnosed [DrugScope, UK]
World hepatitis day: 19 May
In Europe, injecting drug use is a major transmission route for hepatitis C virus infections [EMCDDA]
NHS Lothian bullish on drug targets
By December the health board will have to refer everyone who seeks help for addiction within eight weeks of contacting them [Edinburgh Evening News, UK]
The Line - All about addiction
A Big Picture film by the Wellcome Trust [YouTube]
Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Assertive Outreach Service for Street Drinkers in Liverpool
Reported here is the independent evaluation of the assertive outreach service provided by The Basement [Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University, UK]
Best evidence yet for web-based alcohol self-help
Combining a randomised trial with a real-world test, studies of the Dutch Drinking Less programme have gone further than any others to establish the beneficial impacts of web based alcohol self-help interventions [Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK]
Digital
and Social Media Marketing Promotion of Beer and Liquor
Threatens Youth
Consumer and health groups call on FTC and state attorneys general
for
action [Center for Digital Democracy]
Prison-based chemical dependency treatment in Minnesota: An outcome evaluation
Although this study suggests that prison-based CD treatment and, more narrowly, short-term programs can be effective, more evaluations of prison-based programs are needed [Journal of Experimental Criminology]
Government aims to boost low hepatitis C treatment rates
Hepatitis C can now be cured in most cases but a new report has shown that a staggering 90 per cent of people diagnosed in Australia don't receive any treatment for it [ABC News, Australia]
Moscow furious, says US not pushing drug war in Afghanistan
Moscow's new drug czar, Viktor Ivanov, claims Russia is being flooded with cheap heroin and charges that the US and its NATO allies in Afghanistan are reluctant to pursue a drug war that could drive poppy farmers into the arms of the Taliban [Christian Science Monitor, USA]
Charity ebay auction of music festival tickets to raise funds for The Hepatitis C Trust
The auction launched on Monday the 17th May and it will be open for 10 days [Hepatitis C Trust on eBay]