DS Daily - 2nd December 2011 |
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Local government is going back to the future on drugs
Paul Hayes looks at the challenges local government faces in relation to drug treatment | National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse, UK
Relaxed licensing laws led to rise in cocaine, warns officer
The introduction of 24-hour drinking fuelled a rise in cocaine so people could “stay awake”, a police drugs expert said yesterday | Independent, UK
Cocaine found on 11% of UK banknotes
Longer pub hours linked to rise in cocaine use among white men, government advisory council for the misuse of drugs is told | Guardian, UK
Impact Report
The 2011/12 Impact Report shows some of our results and demonstrates the positive results achieved for families, individuals and communities | CRI, UK
Higher benefits for poor families could do more harm than good
Iain Duncan Smith claimed last night that benefits can do more harm than good for child poverty because parents 'will only spend them on drugs or gambling' | Daily Mail, UK
Poorest people are suffering most
A report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation says that the government has no proper strategy to deal with poverty, particularly among young adults. Julia Unwin, chief executive of the foundation, explains her concerns | Today programme, BBC, UK
Consultation on HIV positive healthcare workers launched
The consultation invites views from the medical community as well as the public on whether current restrictions should be maintained or how the expert group’s findings could be implemented effectively | Department of Health, UK
Alcohol-induced liver problems soar among young adults
The biggest increase was in men and women aged 25 to 29, up by 60% and 88% respectively between 2003 and 2010 | Guardian, UK
The battle of the bottle
Scotland takes on an old enemy | The Economist
Road Casualties: Drinking and Driving, 2010
The latest National Statistics on 2010 Road Casualties Wales: Drinking and Driving - Download | Welsh Government, UK
Health Committee to continue its examination of alcohol marketing
The Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children will resume its examination of the effects of alcohol marketing on young people when it meets with representatives of the National Off-Licence Association and Mature Enjoyment of Alcohol in Society Limited | Office of the Houses of the Oireachtas, Ireland
‘State subsidising below-cost alcohol’
The State is subsidising supermarkets in selling cheap alcohol by refunding them VAT on drink sold at a loss, it emerged at an Oireachtas Committee yesterday | Irish Examiner
Alcohol locks and tracking devices planned for drivers who flout law
Drivers who repeatedly flout road-traffic laws face the prospect of having tracking devices and alcolocks installed in their vehicles | Independent, Ireland
Psychiatrist calls for lithium to be added to water
A consultant psychiatrist last night called on Government to add lithium salts to the public water supply in a bid to lower the suicide rate and depression among the general population | Irish Times
Data from the latest National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services
The report finds that overall there was very little change in the scope and nature of these treatment facilities from 2006 to 2010 | SAMHSA, USA
More help sought to fight opioid abuse
The growing death toll linked to controlled substances spurs the AMA to action. Congressional legislation would mandate training for physicians prescribing opioids | amednews, USA
1 Year for Big Tobacco to Get Plain Packs Into Gear
Tobacco companies have a full year to transition to plain packaging, with regulations setting out the specific requirements for the retail packaging and appearance of cigarettes under the Australian Government's world-leading plain packaging legislation | Department of Health and Ageing, Australia
UNODC helps female injecting drug users to fight HIV
UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov said: UNODC has a great number of highly qualified HIV and AIDS advisers in the field, ready to share their knowledge and experience with any country, if requested. Particularly in the area of drug use and in prisons, we are mandated by our governing bodies to assist countries. We stand ready to fulfil these mandates | UNODC
Thai alternative development projects showcased at international workshop
Farmers cultivating illicit drug crops are usually among the most marginalized in society. Providing alternatives for them has been a major challenge for drug control efforts in SE Asia over the past four decade | UNODC