DS Daily - 5th January 2011 |
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Making poverty permanent
Progress in helping the poorest children is about to reverse as the coalition quietly drops the targets [Guardian, UK]
900 youngsters go to A&E in South West Wales over booze and drugs
A shocking 903 children have been rushed to South West Wales hospitals' emergency depart- ments following alcohol or drug overdoses in the past three years [This is South Wales, UK]
Beer tax ‘double whammy’
Brewers call for a rethink as typical pub pint of beer breaks three pound barrier [British Beer & Pub Association, UK]
Most adults have no idea how many units are in a drink, survey shows
Drinkaware to send unit calculators to millions following research findings [The Publican, UK]
Gerry Rafferty loses battle against alcohol at 63
He had been admitted to hospital in Bournemouth in November with liver failure [The Scotsman, UK]
NHS 'Quit Kits' to contain nicotine patch vouchers
NHS 'Quit Kits' - which are available at participating pharmacies - will now include coupons for a week's free trial of nicotine patches, which are a form of nicotine replacement therapy [Cancer Research UK]
Soft drug plan will mean 6 out of 10 coffee shops must close
If the new government goes ahead with plans to shut all cannabis cafes which are less than 350 metres from a school, six out of 10 will close down, according to research by the NRC [Dutch News, Netherlands]
Homeless patients present unique problems for Venice free clinic
Treating these people is no easy task. Many neglect their medical problems because they lack transportation, distrust doctors or suffer from mental illness or drug addiction [LA Times, USA]
Felipe Calderón’s War: It’s Time for a Serious Debate
On current trends, Mexico will end 2010 with more than 11,000 drug-related executions, nearly five times as many as in 2006, at the dawn of President Felipe Calderón’s offensive against the country’s drug trafficking cartels [Brookings, USA]
A weapon against drug cartels
President Obama should give the ATF authority to require gun dealers near Mexico to report multiple purchases of high-powered rifles; tracing the guns will help fight violent drug cartels [LA Times, USA]
Myths and realities about drug addiction in Mexico
As the death toll from Mexico's war on drugs continues to soar, a spate of attacks on recovering addicts has focused attention on the country's domestic drug consumption [The Lancet, UK]