DS Daily - 5th August 2011 |
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Liberal Democrats want inquiry into decriminalising drug possession
Motion based on Portuguese reforms said to have reduced problematic drug use expected to be passed at party conference | Guardian, UK
Global Gathering: Police concerned about drugs
Police have said they continue to be concerned about the number of people found in possession of drugs at a Warwickshire music festival | BBC, UK
Police drug recovery unit set up in Plymouth
The unit - near an emergency department - is specifically designed to arrest and manage the medical investigation of suspected drugs "mules" | BBC, UK
The safer management of controlled drugs
Annual report published in August 2011 which made recommendations on how chief executives and accountable officers could better aid the safer management of controlled drugs. Download | Care Quality Commission, UK
King’s Fund report
The prospect of a more competitive marketplace for health care providers including short-term contracts for fledgling social enterprises presents significant risks for their survival, according to a new report on social enterprise in health care published by | The King’s Fund
Digital Underclass Emerges in the UK
Helsper warns that as the government plans to make public services ‘digital by default’ these individuals will be unable to access them | LSE, UK
Dying for a Drink
Panorama uncovers the impact alcohol is having on a new and younger generation of problem drinkers, and asks whether the government is doing enough to stop us drinking ourselves to death | BBC iPlayer
Extension of Drug Treatment Court
The extension of the catchment area will be piloted from this week for six months | The Courts Service, Ireland
Maastricht cannabis cafes to ban all but Dutch, Belgians, Germans
Cannabis cafes in Maastricht are to ban all but Dutch, German and Belgian nationals from their premises as part of a plan to reduce the nuisance caused by marijuana smokers | Dutch News, Netherlands
A miscarriage of justice on marijuana
US police are using a flawed scientific test in drugs busts that gives 'false positives' to strongarm citizens into plea bargaining | Guardian, UK
Woman Is Accused of Murder After Breast-Fed Son Is Found to Have Meth in His System
A Northern California woman has been accused of knowingly killing her infant son by breast-feeding him shortly after ingesting large amounts of methamphetamine, which rendered her milk toxic | New York Times, USA
Mexico town's entire police force quits after officers gunned down
Drug gangs blamed as 20-strong squad resigns in Ascension after series of targeted attacks on new force | Guardian, UK
Call for national blanket ban on synthetic drugs
A drug prevention body wants governments across the country to place a blanket ban on all synthetic drugs | ABC News, Australia
New Zealand bans synthetic cannabis products
A 12-month ban of synthetic cannabis products has come into effect in New Zealand | BBC, UK