DS Daily - 10th September 2010 |
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Our 'war on drugs' has been an abysmal failure. Just look at Mexico
The west's refusal to countenance drug legalisation has fuelled anarchy, profiteering and misery [Guardian, UK]
Early Cannabis Use and Estimated Risk of Later Onset of Depression Spells
Epidemiologic Evidence From the Population-based World Health Organization World Mental Health Survey Initiative [Medscape]
Experiences of drug use and ageing
Health, quality of life, relationship and service implications (July 2010) [Journal of Advanced Nursing]
Drunkenness 'is key to young people's social identity'
For many young people, getting drunk is a means of cementing their social identity and forming bonds with others [British Psychological Society]
Alcohol, culture and regulation
The recent publication of the results of a survey commissioned by the charity Drinkaware has fuelled an already intense debate over the binge drinking amongst Britain’s youth and the regulation of alcohol [Release, UK]
Westminster plans radical off-trade clampdown
UK's largest licensing authority acknowledges problem of pre-loading in new licensing policy proposals [The Publican, UK]
Prisoner rehabilitation plan funded by investment bond
Specialists in cutting rehabilitation will give each inmate intensive help to reform throughout their sentence and continue the high-levels of support once they walk through the prison gates [BBC, UK]
Substance abuse treatment admissions of older adults more than doubled from 1992 to 2008
Admissions for substance abuse treatment among those aged 50 and older have more than doubled, and their sociodemographic characteristics have significantly changed, between 1992 and 2008 [SAMHSA, USA]
Hillary Clinton: Mexican drugs war is Colombia-style insurgency
US secretary of state angers politicians and raises fears that controversial Plan Colombia may be used in Mexico [Guardian, UK]
Hillary Clinton speaks of 'insurgency' in Mexico
The intervention has not been well received in Mexican political circles, sparking fears that the US has plans to use equivalent measures—a ‘Plan Mexico’—in the troubled country across its southern bordert [Release, UK]
ACE-Prevention - Assessing Cost-Effectiveness in Prevention
3.4.2 Intervention pathway of alcohol interventions [University of Queensland, Australia]
MSIC monitoring report
The Medically Supervised Injection Centre has not had a negative impact on robbery, property crime or drug offences in Kings Cross LAC, according to the latest monitoring report by the [NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Australia]
UN official backs Kings Cross injecting room
The executive director of UNAIDS, Michel Sidibe, said it was a ''pragmatic, cost-effective'' way to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS and prevent deaths of intravenous drug users, who were often homeless or mentally ill [Sydney Morning Herald, Australia]
Alcohol and Pregnancy
A practical guide for health professionals [Ministry of Health, New Zealand]
Alcohol Management Key to Successful Events
The Alcohol Advisory Council (ALAC) has released new guidelines for managing alcohol at large scale events, such as sporting encounters or music and food festivals [Scoop, New Zealand]
Global State of Harm Reduction 2010 - at a glance - Poster
Global State of Harm Reduction 2010 at a glance provides an overview of IHRA’s second major report in the Global State of Harm Reduction series, in a leaflet and poster format [IHRA]
Afghan Opium Market Plummets, says UNODC
UNODC Executive Director warns of Afghan "narco-cartels" [UNODC]