DS Daily - 3rd September 2010 |
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Breakthrough Northern Ireland
Chapter 2.4 Addiction [Centre for Social Justice, UK]
Centre for Social Justice warning on NI social ills
The report, "Breakthrough Northern Ireland", says that the Troubles has exacerbated "five drivers of poverty" - welfare dependency, family breakdown, educational failure, drug and alcohol addiction and debt [BBC, UK]
NTA comment on CPS "No way to dispense public money"
NTA comment from Mark Gillyon, Head of Delivery, North [Centre for Policy Studies, UK] also published in [Addiction Today]
Our drugs policy must acknowledge that addiction can be beaten
Medical crutches such as methadone can help, but rehabilitation works and should be supported [Guardian, UK]
Agreements Signed For Sharing Anti-Doping Information
UK Anti-Doping has today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), setting out clear guidelines for sharing information in the fight against the supply and trafficking of doping related substances and activities in sport [PRWeb]
Better mental health is key front in fight against poverty
Care services minister Paul Burstow writes exclusively for Community Care on the link between poor mental health and deprivation [Community Care, UK]
Minimum alcohol price named
The proposed minimum price for alcohol will be set at 45p per unit [Scottish Government, UK]
MSPs must work together on alcohol
One clear message from the General Election is that voters want politicians to work together in the national interest. At this late stage, could MSPs not get together ... and reach a historic accord on this staggeringly important issue? [The Herald, Scotland, UK]
Alcohol consumption 'continues to fall'
Alcohol consumption in 2009 saw the sharpest year-on-year decline since 1948, figures from the British Beer and Pub Association suggest [BBC, UK]
‘Drink firms will cash in on snp’s 45p price plan’
SNP plans for a 45p price per unit of alcohol would punish pensioners and the poor while boosting retailers’ takings by £140million [Daily Express, UK]
Alcohol pricing 'would save £700m'
A minimum price for alcohol of 45p a unit would save Scotland more than £700 million in 10 years, Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon has said [Daily Express, UK]
Overdose warning
Heroin addicts in Cork are not getting fast access to Methadone Treatment Programmes, which could be causing some to overdose [Cork Independent, Ireland]
Risk of marijuana's 'gateway effect' overblown, new UNH research shows
New research from the University of New Hampshire shows that the "gateway effect" of marijuana – that teenagers who use marijuana are more likely to move on to harder illicit drugs as young adults – is overblown [EurekAlert, USA]
Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities Affiliated with a Religious Organization
In 2008, there were 527 faith-based substance abuse treatment facilities or facilities affiliated with a religious organization that were not located in or operated by a hospital [SAMHSA, USA]
'No fix for homelessness without drug, alcohol prevention'
A national conference on homelessness has been told the problem will not improve until more money is provided to drug and alcohol prevention [ABC News, Australia]
Push for national drink controls to curb violence
State and federal governments have been urrged to reform how alcohol is taxed, sold and served to combat rising booze-fuelled violence [The Australian]
Push to toughen drink laws rejected
A plan to crack down on the supply of alcohol to minors by people other than their parents has been rejected by the Brumby government [The Age, Australia]
New Approach to Alcohol Screening in Whanganui
An innovative approach to monitoring the health risk of alcohol use for patients was outlined at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners conference in Christchurch today [Scoop, New Zealand]
China courts recommended abolishing the death penalty for drugs
China is the world's leading executioner and according to Amnesty International, the number of people executed last year was in the ‘thousands.’ [IHRA]