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The Patel report: Reducing drug-related crime and rehabilitating offenders
A report by Professor Lord Patel of Bradford OBE, chair of the independent Prison Drug Treatment Strategy Review Group has been produced on drug treatment and interventions in prison and has been submitted to Ministers in the Home Office, the Ministry of Justice and the Department of Health in response to the drug strategy consultation. The report focuses on drug treatment and interventions for people in prison, people moving between prisons and the continuity of care for people on release from prison. The report outlines the evidence gathered and work carried out by the Review Group and summarises their conclusions and recommendations. PDF [DoH, UK]
Injecting Equipment Provision in Scotland Survey 2008/09
This document reports on the findings of a survey of injecting equipment provision (IEP) to injecting drug users in 2008/09 and the first six months of 2009/10 in Scotland [ISD Scotland, NHS National Services Scotland, UK]
National drug treatment waiting times framework National reports
Apr - Jun '10 PDF [Drug Misuse in Scotland, UK]
Drug strategy consultation 2010 - ARF Response
Downlaoad of the ARF response [Addiction Recovery Foundation, UK]
The Scottish Health Survey: Volume 1: Main Report
This report presents the findings of the fifth Scottish Health Survey and is the second report published following the redesign of the survey after a major review in 2005/2006 [Scottish Government, UK]
The Scottish Health Survey 2009: Volume 2 Technical Report
Methodology and Response - Quality Control of Blood, Urine and Saliva Analytes [Scottish Government, UK]
The Scottish Health Survey 2009 – Summary of Key Findings
[Scottish Government, UK]
Searching pupils for drugs, alcohol and so called legal highs
At the beginning of this month schools had their powers to search pupils extended to include (amongst other things) drugs, alcohol and so called legal highs [Drug Education Forum, UK]
Jeremy Sare on decriminalising drugs
When the most senior copper responsible for drugs openly questions the sense of criminalising young people for drugs possession then perhaps the game is finally up for the strict advocates of prohibition [BMJ Blogs]
The impact of a introducing a minimum price on alcohol in Britain
Full report PDF from [Institute for Fiscal Studies, UK]
Scottish government alcohol plans face further defeat
Scottish government plans which could see under 21s banned from buying alcohol from off-sales are set to be rejected by MSPs [BBC, UK]
Scots anti-depressant use rising
The Scottish government statistics showed a 7% increase in daily use of the drugs in the past year [BBC, UK]
Portugal drug decriminalisation 'a resounding success': will Britain respond? No.
I’ll just go through the figures ... [Tom Chivers, Telegraph Strategic Events Editor]
The Budgetary Impact of Ending Drug Prohibition
State and federal governments in the United States face massive looming fiscal deficits. One policy change that can reduce deficits is ending the drug war [CATO, USA]
Army to fight drug trafficking
The head of the Federal Service for Drug Control, Viktor Ivanov, proposed such measures that would provide for significant changes in the organization of Russia's military and foreign policy at a meeting of the State Anti-Narcotics Committee [RIA Novosti, Russia]
Spending urged for addiction beds, not studies
There is too much studying problems and not enough fixing them in Health PEI's three-year plan for addictions treatment, says a counsellor with the Native Council of P.E.I [CBC News, Canada]
The Next Step Towards a Better Life
Describes the stages of recovery from alcohol and drug abuse and what to expect after leaving detoxification services - PDF [SAMHSA, USA]
Addiction Files: Recovering From Drug Addiction, Without Abstinence
In this installment of Healthland's series on addiction, we speak with Howard Josepher, a former heroin addict who has been an energetic and committed advocate for people with addictions for more than 40 years [TIME, USA]
Sooner or later, marijuana will be legal
Even though police made more than 850,000 marijuana arrests last year, a recent government report shows youth marijuana use increased by about 9 percent - Bill Piper, director of national affairs for the Drug Policy Alliance [CNN, USA]
Percentage of D.C. Arrestees Testing Positive for Cocaine Reaches Lowest Level in More Than 20 Years
Cocaine use among D.C. arrestees continues to decline, according to data from the D.C. Pretrial Services Agency [CESAR FAX, USA]
Opioids911-Safety
An independent, noncommercial, Internet-based educational activity from [Pain Treatment Topics, USA]
Tax on alcohol defended at 'Recovery Day' rally
The decision to dedicate alcohol tax funds in the fiscal 2011 budget to substance abuse treatment and prevention is expected to generate up to $108 million for programs across Massachusetts [MetroWest Daily News, USA]