DS Daily - 20th April 2011 |
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Ecstasy use 'damages the brain'
Long term ecstasy use could damage the brain, according to a small study in the Netherlands | BBC, UK
Jailed heroin restraint mother Julia Saker loses appeal
A Kent mother who was jailed for tying up her daughter to stop her buying heroin has lost an appeal against her prison sentence | BBC, UK
Four girls of 16 caught with five bottles of vodka, three of cider and four alcopops
The recommended maximum intake of alcohol for a woman is 14 units per week, but the four 16-year-olds were planning to drink their way through almost seven times this amount in a single night’s bingeing | Daily Mail, UK
The Big Society: A framework for policymakers
It is vital for policymakers to understand how to translate the wider Big Society vision into practical implications for their areas. This is especially important at a time of public sector cuts when some elements of the Big Society vision (e.g., voluntary sector) are facing significant funding pressures | Institute for Government, UK
Listening exercise: how to get involved
You can get involved with the NHS listening exercise in a number of different ways | Department of Health, UK
Epidemic: Responding to America’s Prescription Drug Abuse Crisis
This Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Plan expands upon the Administration’s National Drug Control Strategy and includes action in four major areas to reduce prescription drug abuse: education, monitoring, proper disposal, and enforcement | Executive Office of the President of the United States
2008 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) report on discharges from substance abuse facilities
The report provides information on treatment completion, length of stay, substances of abuse, demographic information and other statistical data about those aged 12 and older who were discharged from drug treatment facilities in 2008 - PDF | SAMHSA, USA
Setting the Record Straight on Motherhood and Drug Use, Part II
Pregnant women who use drugs in Eastern Europe often lack access to accurate information, services, and treatment. Public service announcements seeking to scare women into quitting drugs are far more common, with little evidence that this approach works with pregnant women any better than it does with the population at large | Open Society Foundations, USA
Cannabis decline has drug users in ecstasy
The University of Queensland's Alcohol and Drug Research Education Centre has recently completed research into illicit drug use that shows cannabis consumption has continued to decline across the state, while ecstasy use is on the rise | SMH, Australia
Case of higher and higher for drug crimes in the city
A rise in the use of cocaine and amphetamines in Sydney, and a jump in thefts and fraud in rural areas, were revealed in an annual snapshot of crimes reported to police | SMH, Australia
Consultation on the Draft Culturally Secure Accreditation Framework
WANADA is seeking feedback from organisations and individuals who deliver services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers, or organisations and individuals who deliver services in the AOD sector on the draft Standard for Culturally Secure Practice (Alcohol and Other Drug Sector) and the example Interpretive Guide |WANADA, Australia
Drink too much, you’re asking for trouble
A new advertising campaign graphically depicting the serious consequences of drinking too much alcohol began yesterday | Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association