DS Daily - 13th July 2011 |
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Key probation services to be put out to tender
Core work, including supervising offenders and writing pre-sentence reports, to be taken out of the public sector | Guardian, UK
Alcohol treatment requirements
The impact and delivery of alcohol treatment requirements in the Leicestershire and Rutland Probation Trust area | ICPR, UK
Alcohol treatment requirements
Report finds ATRs reduce consumption and 'related' crime, but do not address all alcohol-related needs | Alcohol Policy UK
Gardai primed for roadside drug testing
The first group of gardaí have completed their training in roadside impairment testing ahead of the introduction of a new drug and drink driving enforcement regime in the autumn | Irish Times
Alcohol-related deaths on the rise in Ireland
Statistics published by the Health Research Board (HRB) show a rise in alcohol-related deaths in Ireland for the years 2004-2008 | HRB, Ireland
Liver Disease deaths in young people reveal crisis now
Government needs to act | Alcohol Action Ireland
Vancouver councillor wants review of methadone program abuses
A Vancouver councillor wants to crack down on landlords on the Downtown Eastside who, he alleges, are exploiting drug addicts who are on methadone maintenance programs | CBC News, Canada
Medical marijuana: Research, not fear
The DEA is right in saying there's not enough scientific evidence about the medical uses of cannabis. But that's because the government's paranoia about the plant makes legitimate research on possible benefits all but impossible | LA Times, USA
Time for methadone on demand
Baltimore needs a program that helps those who are not prepared for full-scale treatment - and their would-be victims | Baltimore Sun, USA
Indiana Becomes First State to Require Drug Testing for State-Funded Job Training
At least 30 states have considered making drug tests mandatory for people on government assistance | Join Together, USA
Drugs war strains Mexico's forensic investigators
Some mortuaries in the violence hot spots - mostly in the north near the US border - have been overwhelmed by the discovery of hundreds of corpse | BBC, UK
More older Australians seek treatment for heroin addiction
The number of Australians receiving pharmacotherapy treatment for dependence on opioid drugs such as heroin continues to rise, and the proportion of older clients is also increasing, according to a report released today by the | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Outback drug traffickers take to air
Northern Territory Police say thousands of dollars worth of drugs a week are being smuggled into remote communities on commercial flights | ABC News, Australia
Criminalising synthetic cannabis will have only bad results
Regulating the sale of drugs has been shown to be more effective than banning them | Canberra Times, Australia
Synthetic Cannabis Clamps Will Be 'First Item Of Business'
Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne has confirmed in Parliament that "stronger additional amendments" to drug legislation to deal with synthetic cannabinoids are just weeks away and will be Parliament's "first item of business" in its next session | Scoop, New Zealand