DS Daily - 25th July 2011 |
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Drug service cutbacks have a 'devastating impact' on young addicts, claim charities
Fight against substance abuse among the young could be turned back by 10 years if cuts continue, warn leading health groups | Observer, UK
Amy Jade Winehouse
Singer and songwriter: born London 14 September 1983; died London 23 July 2011 | Independent, UK
Amy Winehouse: Why is there so little understanding of addiction?
As with Judy Garland, so much energy has been given to her death in the public eye and so little to the process that took her there | Guardian, UK
Drug deaths, misuse and overdose statistics in England: See how they've changed
The death of Amy Winehouse, widely reported as due to a suspected drug overdose, has drawn attention to drug misuse across the country. How bad are the figures? | Guardian, UK
Police chiefs issue warning over PMMA drug
ParaMethoxyMethylAmphetamine (PMMA) has been found in tablets which look like ecstasy | BBC, UK
Review confirms that computer-based alcohol interventions do cut drinking
Computer-based and in particular internet-based therapies open doors to treatment for drinkers who cannot get or do not want face-to-face-help. This review finds they do curbdrinking, but its sub-finding that they are as effective as alternative therapies should not be taken to mean computers can replace therapists | Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK
Safe drinking limits to be reviewed
MPs are to review Government advice on safe drinking levels - and could call for recommended limits to be raised in line with other countries | Telegraph, UK
Prison population in England and Wales at record high
The number of prisoners in England and Wales has reached an all-time high, the Ministry of Justice has said | BBC, UK
Review of PSHE education
Heads, teachers, parents, pupils and other interested parties are invited to submit their views and evidence to the Department. Nick Gibb's letter on the PSHE review | Department of Education, UK
Drugnet Europe 75
Drugnet Europe, the EMCDDA's quarterly newsletter, provides regular information on the Agency's activities to a broad readership | EMCDDA
France's young binge drinkers upset cafe society with their 'British boozing'
Export of British binge drinking to students across the Channel blamed on rejection of Gallic traditions | Observer, UK
Richard Nixon's 'war on drugs' began 40 years ago, and the battle is still raging
Despite decades of battling against narcotics, the levels of addiction, trafficking and violence continue to rise. The war on drugs has failed. Now, politicians in Latin America are calling to review all options – from full legalisation to a new war | Observer, UK
Australia's health care in prisons under fire
Australia is breaching international human rights standards by failing to provide health services including needle exchange programs and sterile tattooing facilities to prison inmates, according to a coalition of public health groups concerned about hepatitis C | Canberra Times, Australia
Drinkwise 'used' by alcohol companies
Controversial new research argues the industry-funded DrinkWise organisation is being used as a puppet by alcohol companies to boost profits | Sydney Morning Herald, Australia