DS Daily - 22nd July 2011 |
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Report highlights ketamine risks and long term harms
DrugScope calls for public health response | DrugScope, UK
Imports of new 'legal high' banned
From midnight on Thursday 21st July 2011 the UK Border Agency will seize and destroy shipments of phenazepam. More about the import ban | Home Office, UK
ACMD advice on phenazepam
This letter from Professor Les Iversen, chair of the ACMD, to Baroness Browning, Minister of State for Crime Prevention and ASB Reduction, recommends curbing the import of the drug phenazepam | Home Office, UK
Three-year treatment plan for Peterborough drug users
A three-year plan to tackle drug abuse and improve treatment for users has been set out for the Peterborough area | BBC, UK
Management of blood-exposure in police officers
In the course of their professional duties, some police officers are exposed to the blood of others, e.g. through injury with contaminated needles, and thereby to the risk of contracting a blood-borne virus, such as HIV or hepatitis B or C | Department of Health, UK
US model for promoting recovery and assessing service quality
Experience in California of developing and implementing a system for assessing the needs of patients and matching to appropriate services offers an unusually fully developed model forpromoting recovery and judging the outcomes achieved by a service in the light of the profileof its patients | Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK
Why it is sometimes better to broadcast than engage
In its recent submission (pdf) to the Sentencing Advisory Council (SAC) Consultation on Sentencing for Drug Offences, Transform endorsed Release’s submission (pdf) and made a call for the entire Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 to be reviewed, using the Impact Assessment framework | TDPF, UK
Scottish Drugs Recovery Consortium Confirms New Chair
The Scottish Drugs Recovery Consortium has appointed Elaine Wilson, Partnership Drugs Initiative Programme Manager at Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland, as Chair of its board | The Scottish Drugs Recovery Consortium, UK
Liverpool drug gangs move in on cannabis trade
In the first of a three-part series ECHO Chief Reporter Ben Rossington looks at how cannabis is being grown on an industrial scale in Merseyside | Liverpool Echo, UK
Review was right to criticise BBC's science coverage
It doesn't surprise me the BBC has been found to give too much attention to fringe viewpoints – I've been on the receiving end - David Nutt | Guardian, UK
Doctors to launch public campaign against proposed NHS reforms
BMA votes to reject idea that changes to health and social care bill will reduce the risk of privatisation of the health service | Guardian, UK
Study to explore link between marijuana use and car crashes
Injured drivers taken to B.C. hospitals over the next five years will help answer the question: Do those who are high on marijuana cause more crashes than sober drivers? | Vancouver Sun, Canada
Shaping the Future: Challenges and Opportunities
Frames behavioral health as a public health issue and challenges of integrating health care. Discusses resources and strategies for change, and the potential for people to recover from substance abuse and mental illness | SAMHSA, USA
State Estimates of Substance Use and Mental Disorders
From the 2008-2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health | SAMHSA, USA
Why Medicine for Addiction Will Make Our Problems Worse
The new addiction medicine specialty won't result in clear-cut benefits and progress, to say the least | Huffington Post, USA
New York state overdose prevention bill becomes law
The purpose of the law is to encourage a witness or victim of an alcohol or other drug related medical emergency to call 911 to seek emergency assistance in order to save the life of a potential overdose victim | SSDP, USA
Report to Congress on the Prevention and Reduction of Underage Drinking
Presents statistics on the nature and extent of underage drinking. Discusses the role of the Federal government in preventing and reducing underage drinking and reports on state policies, enforcement activities, and prevention programs underway to address the problem | SAMHSA, USA
Lack of efficiency hurting families affected by addiction
The treatment sector says more New Zealand families will suffer from the ravages of addiction problems if funding and accountability streams remain fragmented and inefficient | Scoop, New Zealand
Russia classifies beer as alcoholic
Until now anything containing less than 10% alcohol in Russia has been considered a foodstuff | BBC, UK
UNODC Executive Director meets President Ahmadinejad
Concluding an official three-day visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran, Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), met President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to explore ways of enhancing practical cooperation in counter-narcotics | UNODC