DS Daily - 17th November 2010 |
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North West Publishes Two New Reports
Drinkwise Northwest have just published the results of a Study on NHS Staff and Drinking and a Pilot Study on Measuring alcohol-related attendances of Young People [Alcohol Learning Centre, UK]
Bid for a safe place for drinkers to sober up in
Health chiefs hope to team up with a north-east alcohol support centre to ensure people have a safe place to sober up before being assessed for mental illness [The Press and Journal, UK]
Memorial Service
Please join us to commemorate the lives of those lost to addiction - Bristol [Bereavement Through Addiction, UK]
Give prisoners access to the web, says Lane Fox
At last night's speech in London she [also] threw down the gauntlet to charities, which she urged to do more to use internet services to engage with the people they sought to help [Independent, UK]
From the Mountaintops - video
The Evolution of Swiss Drug Policy - also PDF Download from Open Society Foundations [You Tube]
Not newsworthy enough - the Dutch drug policy volte face
It is a source of unerring fascination to me how predictable the British media is in its reportage of things to do with drugs and which drugs subjects make the news agenda [Centre for Policy Studies, UK]
Minority Teens Using Drugs at Higher Rates
ONDCP released new information reporting significant increases in drug use among young African American females and Hispanic males between 2008 and 2009 [Of Substance Blog, ONDCP, USA]
Colombia to extradite Venezuelan drugs 'kingpin'
Colombia says an alleged Venezuelan drugs kingpin arrested earlier this year will be extradited to Venezuela, rather than the US [BBC, UK]
High-caffeine energy drinks linked to alcohol abuse
Regularly consuming high-caffeine energy drinks significantly increases the risk of becoming alcohol-dependent and engaging in bouts of heavy drinking [SMH, Australia]