DS Daily - 10th June 2011 |
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Rising to the challenge: DrugScope conference November 2011
Join us to reflect on the latest sector developments in the company of distinguished speakers, workshop leaders and panellists - book today to ensure you get a place | DrugScope, UK
NTA written statement to Health Select Committee inquiry into Public Health
This paper is the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse’s (NTA) formal written submission to the Health Select Committee inquiry into Public Health | NTA, UK
Million of us admit to driving on drugs
A cannabis joint or the far-stronger skunk had been taken before driving by 35 per cent of the estimated 1.2 million vehicle users who have driven under the influence of narcotics in the past year, says insurer Direct Line | Daily Express, UK
Grampian drug deaths jump prompts warning to users
In the majority of cases, people have taken a lethal cocktail of substances, ones which on their own present dangers but when taken together amplify these risks | BBC, UK
Addiction services win temporary reprieve
Local addiction agencies are breathing a collective sigh of relief after winning a temporary reprieve from major funding cuts | Fife Today, UK
Scottish foundation welcomes global Commission on Drug Policy
It took losing a loved one to force us to look at the evidence. We believe that our politicians have a moral obligation to do so too | Newsnet Scotland, UK
Statutory Homelessness: March Quarter 2011 England
The latest National Statistics on Statutory Homelessness for January to March 2011, England, were released on 9 June 2011, under arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority. Download | Communities and Local Government, UK
Where Can Homeless People Go if They Are Turned Away?
Response to latest Government figures on statutory homelessness| Homeless Link, UK
Homelessness up 10%
44,160 households were accepted as homeless last year, according to the latest statistics issued by the Communities and Local Government Department today - that's a 10% increase on the previous year | Shelter, UK
Homelessness on the rise as recession and cuts bite
National springtime total of 26,400 people needing local authority housing is rise of 23% on last year | Guardian, UK
NNEF on Twitter
Friday the 10th June is the is the National Needle Exchange Forum annual conference ... If you use Twitter you can of course follow the official hashtag in the usual ways (the tag is #nnef) | Injecting Advice, UK
Five universities to study Scots drink and drug culture
Researchers from Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee, St Andrews, and Glasgow will study issues such as smoking rates and the acceptability of heavy drinking | BBC, UK
Alcohol’s harm to others conference 09/06/2011
Presentations can be downloaded | Alcohol Focus Scotland, UK
The difficulties with methadone maintenance treatment
Niamh Cahill examines how patterns of heroin use are changing and looks at how research is helping to inform methadone maintenance therapy | Irish Medical News
Anti-drug project notices increase in cocaine abuse
A project that was set up to tackle cocaine abuse on the Southside has noticed a substantial increase in the number of people seeking help | Dublin People, Ireland
Benzodiazepine abuse treatment admissions have tripled from 1998 to 2008
This compares to only an 11-percent rise in overall treatment admissions for all substances during this period | SAMHSA, USA
The TEDS Report - Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions for Abuse of Benzodiazepines
Almost all benzodiazepine admissions (95 percent) reported abuse of another substance in addition to abuse of benzodiazepines | SAMHSA, USA
Pharmageddon: how America got hooked on killer prescription drugs
White House declares prescription drug abuse in US 'alarming' as thousands flock to Florida – the home of oxycodone pill mills | Guardian, UK
Nicotine treatment 'could control obesity'
Scientists have identified a group of neurons in the brain responsible for smokers' lack of appetite | BBC, UK
Potential new target for smoking cessation without weight gain
NIH-funded study identifies brain pathway in rodents that could be target of new treatments for smoking and weight control | NIDA, USA
Emergency Departments Picking up the Pieces
Emergency departments like other front line emergency staff are carrying the burden for the way we as a country drink, says the Alcohol Advisory Council (ALAC) | Scoop, New Zealand
How an Afghan Methadone Clinic is Fighting to Counter HIV
A shift from inhaling heroin to injecting it has fueled the spread AIDS in Afghanistan | The World