DS Daily - 10th February 2011 |
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Getting Serious about Stigma in Scotland
The problem with stigmatising drug users [UKDPC]
Glasgow drug crime project 'saves society £10m'
The Persistent Offender Project offers intensive support and treatment to people with substance abuse issues who are regularly in trouble with police [BBC, UK]
Courses face axe under university cost-cutting
Courses to face the axe include nursing, anthropology and social work, and the university is also seeking a review of its high-profile Centre for Drugs Misuse Research [The Herald, Scotland, UK]
Stockton prison drug problem highlighted
Inspectors said they were shocked by the level of drug use at a Teesside prison [BBC, UK]
Excess all areas
Few pupils bring alcohol or drugs to class, but dealing with the effects of weekend abuse is a headache for teachers [TES, UK]
Relaxation of licensing hours for the Royal Wedding
The summary of responses [Home Office, UK]
Alcohol services in prisons: an unmet need
This thematic report draws on inspection surveys of 13,000 prisoners between 2004 and 2009, 72 inspection reports between 2006 and 2009, and surveys of drug coordinators in 68 prisons in 2009. The data cover all kinds of prisons holding those over 18 [HM Inspectorate of Prisons, UK]
Prison Health Needs Assessment for Alcohol Problems
The aim of this study was to undertake a needs assessment of alcohol problems experienced by prisoners and provide recommendations for service improvement including a model of care [NHS Health Scotland, UK]
Scoping Study of Interventions for Offenders with Alcohol Problems
This report presents the findings of a scoping study of alcohol problems among offenders in the community justice setting [NHS Health Scotland, UK]
Services? What services? Manchester in shock at £109m cuts programme
The first detailed austerity plan announced by a major British city is staggering in its ruthlessness [Independent, UK]
Is Cameron sure about that Sure Start budget
David Cameron slipped up today by confusing the Sure Start budget with the broader early intervention grant. On that, FactCheck believes he misled the Commons [Channel 4 News]
Scottish Recovery Network's National Gathering 2011 is live and interactive
Post your questions live to all our speakers and submit your thoughts to the round table discussions. Register here [Scottish Recovery Network, UK]
Prison conditions 'inhumane', says European committee
The report outlines a haphazard system of healthcare, where inmates are continuously prescribed drugs, including heroin withdrawal medication methadone, sometimes in the absence of any apparent meaningful medical supervision [Irish Times]
Ecstasy warning flyer does not adequately state the dangers of the drug, health officials told
Now the county Department of Public Health in LA is 'immediately revising the card to further and more emphatically state that illegal drug use is dangerous,' said a department statement cited by the Los Angeles Times [Daily Mail, UK]
I was suffering in silence
Fox News anchor Laurie Dhue reveals her secret 15-year battle with alcoholism ... There's still such a stigma attached to alcoholism in this country. It shouldn't be a dirty little secret, but it's still a closeted issue [Daily Mail, UK]