DS Daily - 2nd September 2010 |
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Drug Strategy Consultation – DrugScope regional events
In partnership with our colleagues in the Drug Sector Partnership (Adfam, the Alliance and eATA), DrugScope is hosting 3 regional consultation events to help inform our response to the drug strategy consultation. The events are being held in central London (6th September), Birmingham (7th September) and Newcastle (10th September) [DrugScope, UK]
80% of prisoners on methadone are being parked and forgotten
Just 20% of prisoners who are being prescribed methadone are on a reducing dose. This means that 80% of prisoners are being parked on methadone [Scottish Conservatives, UK]
Is abstinence the best policy for addiction?
Noreen Oliver, the award-winning advocate of an abstinence-based approach to rehab, tells Mary O'Hara addicts need choice [Guardian, UK]
Better help for drug addicts demanded as Welsh deaths soar
An Assembly Member has called for more investment in drug treatment services in the wake of figures showing drug-related deaths in Wales have risen by 67% in three years [Wales Online, UK]
Psychedelic drugs return as potential treatments for mental illness
New research confirms that psychedelic drugs are promising treatments for depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and schizophrenia [Guardian, UK]
Local Alcohol Profiles published for England
[LAPE, UK]
New local alcohol profiles show 65% increase in hospital admissions over five years
The Local Alcohol Profiles for England (LAPE 2010) have just been released by the North West Public Health Observatory - profiling 23 alcohol-related indicators for every local authority and 24 for every primary care trust in England [Alcohol Concern, UK]
Substitution and Complementarity in the Face of Alcohol-Specific Policy Interventions
A paper published in the latest Alcohol and Alcoholism journal explores the implications of alcohol reduction policies within the broader context of substance misuse [Alcohol Policy UK]
Minimum price for alcohol to be revealed
The Scottish government is to name its proposed minimum price per unit of alcohol [BBC, UK]
Nicola Sturgeon will today finally unveil a minimum price for booze - of 40p per unit
The Health Secretary is expected to say she wants the limit in the Alcohol Bill when it's discussed again in Holyrood after the summer break [The Sun, UK]
Alcohol ID checks 'infantilising' young adults, says survey
There is little point in the government abolishing ID cards while backing policies that mean we have to show ID whenever we go shopping [Guardian, UK]
Tony Blair A Journey: PM's drinking habit
Tony Blair admitted in his memoir A Journey that he used alcohol as a ''prop'' to escape from the pressures of being Prime Minister [Telegraph, UK]
CMA Journal article backs drug injection site
Federal government accused of ignoring addicts by opposing Vancouver site [CBC, Canada]
Principles of Drug Abuse Treatment for Criminal Justice Populations
A list of 13 principles [NIDA, USA]
Is Post-Traumatic Stress Medication a Danger to Veterans?
An article by Brandon Yu, Managing Editor of AllTreatment an online rehab center directory and substance abuse information resource [Addiction Inbox, USA]
Territory gets serious about problem drinkers
Northern Territory drinkers will have their ID scanned and checked against a government database when buying alcohol at bottleshops [The Australian]
New Victorian alcohol laws recommended
The Victorian parliament should make it illegal for anyone other than a parent, guardian or spouse to supply alcohol to children in homes, an inquiry has found [The Age, Australia]
Two-year bans proposed in alcohol advertising crackdown
A massive overhaul of alcohol advertising rules that includes two-year product bans is needed to stamp out ads that appeal to children, the WA drug and alcohol symposium has been told [WA Today, Australia]
Australia must play its part in tackling global alcohol misuse
Alcohol Education & Rehabilitation Foundation Director, Rev. Tim Costello called on all sides of Australian politics to act upon the growing body of evidence exposing the harms of alcohol misuse on communities around the world [AERF, Australia]