DS Daily - 15th April 2011 |
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Treating drug dependence - New habits for old
The extension of “payment by results” to the treatment of drug addicts will test the method’s limits | The Economist
Treating drug dependence in Britain
Martin Barnes of DrugScope on the challenges of paying by results when helping people recover from drug addiction - Audio | The Economist
Men convicted after light aircraft drugs plot
Three men who tried to smuggle cocaine into the country on board a light aircraft have been convicted following an investigation by the UK Border Agency | Home Office, UK
Don't forget the processes
Even with a good supply of equipment out there if people aren't always aware of what they are doing at each step then there will always be a risk of viral or bacterial contamination of equipment | Injecting Advice, UK
Focus Election Special
This edition of the In Focus Newsletter is a 12 page 'Election Special'. We asked the five main Scottish political parties what they would do to tackle alcohol misuse in Scotland | Alcohol Focus Scotland, UK
Mental health promotion and mental illness prevention: the economic case
The economic and social costs of mental health problems in England are estimated at around £105 billion each year | Department of Health, UK
Implementation of UK HIV testing guidelines hampered by the recommendations of other medical bodies
Although the HIV testing guidelines developed by HIV and sexual health clinicians recommend that a wide range of non-HIV physicians should offer HIV testing, these recommendations are not supported or are contradicted by a significant number of clinical guidelines developed by other organisations | Aidsmap, UK
Pills that keep your mind afloat
What is the downside of brain-enhancing drugs? | Independent, UK
An Assessment of the Scientific Support Underlying the FY2011 Budget Priorities of the Office of National Drug Control Policy
Testimony presented before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Subcommittee on Domestic Policy - Full document | RAND, USA
The drug war hits Central America
Organised crime is moving south from Mexico into a bunch of small countries far too weak to deal with it | The Economist
Mexi-coke on rise as criminal cartels gain foothold here
Mexican cocaine cartels are penetrating the Australian market at an ever-increasing rate and the risk associated with their violent involvement will only increase, a new report says | SMH, Australia
Police smash heroin ring from Vietnam
Police say they've smashed a drug ring using couriers to traffick heroin into Australia from Vietnam | SMH, Australia
Juvenile justice in Australia, 2008-09
In Australia, around 7,200 young people were under juvenile justice supervision on any given day in 2008-09 | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Herat Addicts Rise to Over 70,000
The number of drug addicts in the western Herat city has risen to over 70,000, provincial officials say | Ariana, Afghanistan