DS Daily - 19th July 2011 |
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DrugScope responds to interim report on Recovery Orientated Drug Treatment
It is also worth reiterating, in the light of the forthcoming payment by results pilots, that recovery goes well beyond the treatment gates; an individual's failure to access housing, training and employment, for example, will inevitably undermine both treatment outcomes and the wider ambitions of the recovery agenda | DrugScope, UK
Clubbers warned over 'higher strength' ecstasy pills
Ecstasy users are being warned about a rise in the number of higher strength pills available at clubs and festivals | BBC, UK
How many units in YOUR drink? - BBPA unit-awareness poster campaign revealed
The move follows a commitment under the new Public Health Responsibility Deal agreed between Government and alcohol retailers, with the BBPA pledging to promote much more visible alcohol unit information for consumers | British Beer & Pub Association, UK
Brewers launch new female-friendly beers
Two of the world’s biggest brewers, Molson Coors and Carlsberg, are to launch new ‘female friendly’ beers into the UK to stem the decline in beer sales by targeting females | The Publican’s Morning Advertiser, UK
Healthier behaviour plans are nudge in the wrong direction, say peers
"Nudging" people into healthier behaviour, as the government aims to do, will not work without the threat of regulation, according to a House of Lords committee that is critical of attempts to curb junk food and alcohol consumption through voluntary agreements with food and drinks companies | Guardian, UK
‘Prisoners deserve access to the same quality of mental health services’
Research suggests that up to 90% of prisoners experience mental ill health, and that up to three-quarters of men in prison will have two or more “mental disorders” | Wales Online, UK
A decisive decade – mapping the future NHS workforce
This interim report is taken from the forthcoming Royal College of Nursing Labour Market Review 2011. This looks at the challenges facing nursing and the nursing workforce across the UK in 2011 which we believe are the greatest for a generation | Royal College of Nursing, UK
One year on and vanguard communities instigate social change
Minister for Decentralisation, Greg Clark, announced today that any citizen who wants to take social action and find community-led solutions to local needs will receive full support from Whitehall in the form of a dedicated barrier busting service | Communities and Local Government, UK
£50 Million New Funding To Develop Infrastructure For The Voluntary Sector
£30 Million would be provided by the Big Society Fund while the remaining £20 Million would be offered for infrastructure development in the future | eGov Monitor, UK
£7 Million To Support Growth Of Third Sector Organisations In Scotland
This will see grants of between £25,000 and £200,000 awarded to enterprising third sector organisations with the most sustainable and ambitious business plans | eGov Monitor, UK
Passive smoking 'doubles hearing loss risk among teens'
Passive smoking nearly doubles a teenager's risk of hearing loss, research reveals | BBC, UK
Call for councils to remove £1bn in pension funds from tobacco firms
NHS chief wants local authorities to disinvest from 'destructive industry' | Guardian, UK
University says tobacco giant is ‘harassing staff’
Attempts by Philip Morris International (PMI) to obtain raw data from Stirling University’s Centre for Tobacco Control Research have now prompted a call for academic work to be exempt from FoI | The Herald, Scotland, UK
Lyon aims to reduce Le Binge Drinking
French city introduces night time ban on alcohol sales to tackle public drunkenness and antisocial behaviour among the young | Guardian, UK
The Multi-Site Adult Drug Court Evaluation
Funded by the National Institute of Justice, the five-year multi-site study compared participants in 23 drug courts in seven states to similar defendants who went through conventional case processing. The results offer vivid evidence that drug courts are effective at reducing both substance abuse and crime | Center for Court Innovation
Marijuana May Be Studied for Combat Disorder
The proposal, from the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies in Santa Cruz, Calif., and a researcher at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, would look at the potential benefits of cannabis by examining 50 combat veterans who suffer from the condition and have not responded to other treatment | New York Times, USA
Cannabis a 'gateway' to drug use
Smoking cannabis daily sets users up for a lifetime of multiple drug use, a major study has found | The Age, Australia
Ex-chaplain tells inquiry of drugs in jails
A parliamentary inquiry has heard allegations prison officers are involved in drug dealing in South Australian jails | ABC News, Australia
UNODC Chief Highlights Robust Counter-Narcotics Responses on First Visit to Iran
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Executive Director Yury Fedotov arrived in Tehran today for a three-day official visit to Iran, which will also take him to the borders with Afghanistan and Pakistan, and a drugs rehabilitation centre | UNODC