DS Daily - 22nd September 2010 |
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Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs: Consideration of the anabolic steroids
This ACMD report, released on 21 September 2010, considers the issue of anabolic steroid misuse. Also available are the annexes to the report, covering council members, additional expertise, pharmacology and chemistry, harmful effects and case studies. NDS press release [Home Office, UK]
A chance for a scientific drugs policy
There's a growing recognition that Labour's incoherent drugs policy has failed. Let's build a science-based replacement - Professor David Nutt [Guardian, UK]
Four more User Involvement tipsheets developed for Greater Glasgow and Clyde services
Four more “tip-sheet” information guides to help local drug and alcohol services with service user involvement have been added to the series published by the Greater Glasgow and Clyde Service User Involvement Partnership [Scottish Drugs Forum, UK]
Adfam policy briefing
This briefing is a fortnightly update on important policy developments relevant to family support and the drug and alcohol sector. It includes comment, data, reports, parliamentary news, policy directions and debate [Adfam, UK]
RCN launches new publication on prison mental health
The new publication, Prison mental health: vision and reality, was developed jointly with the Centre for Mental Health and Nacro, the crime reduction charity [RCN, UK]
Handheld drugs test for parents to analyse their children's saliva for cannabis or cocaine use
A disposable drugs test that allows parents to check if their children have been taking cannabis or cocaine from a droplet of saliva has been developed by British scientists [Daily Mail, UK]
Urban legends about illegal drugs
Only humans are subject to law, the law makes human actions illegal, not drug actions [Wikipedia]
Minimum pricing alcohol plan facing defeat
The Scottish government's plans for minimum drink pricing are set to be defeated at Holyrood, despite a last-minute offer to save the measure [BBC, UK]
New ban to square up to park boozers
Drinking is to be banned in a city square blighted by drunken groups and antisocial behaviour [Edinburgh Evening News, UK]
Clampdown on sale of alcohol to teenagers
The Garda Commissioner and the Minister for Justice have launched a new garda operation to try to stop teenagers buying alcohol [RTE News, Ireland]
Results from the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health
Summary of National Findings [SAMHSA, USA]
Insights on the Effects of Marijuana Legalization on Prices and Consumption
Testimony presented before the California State Assembly Public Safety Committee and California State Senate Public Safety Committee on September 21, 2010 - Full document [RAND, USA]
Beating the drug trade isn't about black-and-white solutions
A combination of law enforcement and treatment is the key, write Don Weatherburn and Wayne Hall [The Age, Australia]