DS Daily - 16th November 2010 |
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Briefing on Drug Strategy Consultation 2010
This paper summarises a selection of responses to the drug strategy consultation [DrugScope, UK]
DoH to trial payment by results with drug treatment providers
This payment-by-outcomes approach will be the first of its kind for drug treatment and rehabilitation and forms part of the new Public Health Service approach [Civil Society, UK]
Druglink Magazine
November/December issue of Druglink considers the potential impact of spending cuts on the drug sector, as we await the publication of the new drug strategy – while looking at very definite cuts that are already being felt in the youth service [DrugScope, UK]
Drug Policy Harm Part Five: Conclusion
For part one onwards start here [John Moore, Bristol, UK]
Service of Remembrance
For all those who have died through drug or alcohol related problems - all welcome [The Mathew Project, UK]
Drivers to face random drink and drug tests under new powers
All drivers face random drink and drug tests under new powers being requested by the police [Telegraph, UK]
Number of child carers 'four times previous estimate'
The Children's Minister for England, Sarah Teather, said the research "shows the reality of what is really going on with young carers" [BBC, UK]
Tesco is hit with self-service alcohol ban after police sting
One of Scotland’s largest supermarkets has fallen foul of police stings designed to catch retailers selling alcohol to children [The Herald, Scotland, UK]
Possibility of minimum alcohol pricing examined
The National Substance Misuse Strategy (NSMS) Steering Group is considering the introduction of minimum pricing for alcohol in its upcoming report, which is due by the end of the year [Irish Medical Times]
Gangs buy disused jets for cocaine flights
Drug smugglers are buying disused airliners to fly massive amounts of cocaine across the Atlantic [Irish Times]
South American gangs flying vast quantities of cocaine to Europe
US court hears how old jets are being bought, stuffed with drugs and flown across Atlantic with little danger of detection [Guardian, UK]
Ex-offenders and the Labor Market
Dramatic increases in sentencing, especially for drug-related offenses, account for the mushrooming of the ex-offender population that we document here [Center for Economic and Policy Research, USA]
How to Kill the Meth Monster
The latest bad news from the world of methamphetamine is that makers of the drug have perfected a one-pot recipe that enables them to manufacture their highly addictive product while on the move, often in their car [New York Times, USA]
Naloxone ‘Reboots’ Opioid Pain-Relief System
A new case report describes a protocol and provides further support for this novel application of naloxone [Pain-Topics, USA]
How Marijuana Got Mainstreamed
It's not clear that even political setbacks discourage, much less stop, the mainstreaming of marijuana [TIME, USA]
Marijuana Smokers Who Start Early Are at Greatest Risk, Study Finds
Marijuana smoking often starts during adolescence - and the timing could not be worse, a new study suggests [New York Times, USA]
New Warning Labels for U.S. Cigarettes; Big Tobacco on the Rampage
On opposite ends of the news spectrum, so to speak, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced plans to slap new and much more graphic warning stickers on cigarette packs--while elsewhere in the world, the world’s major tobacco companies got busy fighting tougher regulations on cigarette marketing [Addiction Inbox, USA]
Court Rules Gun Use in Drug Crimes Means Added 5 Years
People convicted of possessing a gun while selling drugs are subject to five-year mandatory minimum sentences on top of most of other sentences, the Supreme Court ruled Monday [New York Times, USA]
OK to Make That a Double, Study Finds
Women who have an alcoholic drink or two a day in midlife turn out to be healthier overall in their old age, a new study found [Wall Street Journal, USA]
Transmission magazine
[Hepatitis New South Wales, Australia]
20,000 Heroin-users in inner city - allegation
Hillbrow is SA’s unofficial heroin capital with 20000 people using heroin daily according to figures supplied by support groups [Business Day]
New initiative to improve airport intelligence sharing on drug trafficking in West Africa
The project, called Aircop, aims to establish secure, effective communications and exchange of intelligence between Brazil, Cape Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal and Togo during its first phase, while Guinea Conakry and Morocco have been invited to join [UNODC]
Alternative Development or Business as Usual?
The Chinese Government's opium substitution programmes in northern Burma and Laos have brought some developments, but have concomitantly had serious negative consequences for China’s two neighbours - Briefing [Transnational Institute, Netherlands]