DS Daily - 17th June 2011

Call Off the Global Drug War

To help such men remain valuable members of society, and to make drug policies more humane and more effective, the American government should support and enact the reforms laid out by the Global Commission on Drug Policy - Jimmy Carter, the 39th president | New York Times, USA

The drugs (policies) don’t work

More than half of British people believe that the Government’s approach to illegal drugs is ineffective, our poll has discovered. Survey details and full results | YouGov, UK

Eastern Recovery Month continues

As Eastern Recovery Month nears the mid-way point, the organisers have been overwhelmed by the enthusiasm and creativity shown by those taking part | NTA, UK

Young people, alcohol and influences

This report presents the findings from a major study of young people and their relationship with alcohol, and explores the wide range of influences on their drinking. Full report - Summary| Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK

Alcohol and Drugs - Training Needs Analysis Guide

This report looks at how we can tackle the alcohol and drugs problem in Scotland - Download | Health Scotland, UK

Aberdeen City Drug Strategy 2011-21

Aberdeen's strategy for tackling drug misuse issues within the City | Aberdeen City Alcohol and Drugs Partnership, UK

Hooked 45: NSP equipment

This episode of Hooked Allison and I discuss the types of eqipment usually stocked within UK needle programmes | Injecting Advice, UK

Lottery grant for Huddersfield drink and drugs scheme

The Basement Recovery Project has scooped almost £200,000 in grants, announced today | Huddersfield Daily Examiner, UK

The voluntary and community sector in health

Implications of the proposed NHS reforms - Download | The King's Fund, UK

College of Social Work greets NHS role for social workers

Social workers will have a positive impact on the NHS through plans to involve them in health commissioning under the government's revamped NHS reforms, the College of Social Work has said | Community Care, UK

Teenage drinking linked to parents' behaviour

Children who see their parents drunk are twice as likely to regularly get drunk themselves, a survey of young teenagers has suggested | BBC, UK

EU launches new quit smoking campaign

The campaign will run from 2011 to 2014 and specifically targets smokers between 25 and 34-years-old | Europolitics

National Prevention Strategy

America’s Plan for Better Health and Wellness | healthCare.gov, USA

Despite the best enforcement efforts of cops like me, we have lost the war on drugs

Founded on March 16, 2002, LEAP is made up of current and former members of the law enforcement and criminal justice communities who speak out about the failures of existing drug policies in the United States | CNN, USA

Rescue breathing for opioid ODs

Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation is essential in responding to opioid overdoses | Harm Reduction Coalition, USA

Raft of marijuana legislation highlights a murky regulatory climate

California lawmakers are looking at a range of bills to expand, contract or change state marijuana laws. Legalization proponents say it reflects a political disconnect on an issue much of the public considers mainstream | LA Times, USA

Latin American Cocaine Trade Persists Despite Gains Made by U.S. Efforts

Efforts by the United States to combat Latin American cocaine smugglers have disrupted drug supplies and captured key cartel leaders, but they have not significantly reduced the region's overall narcotics trade, according to a new study | RAND Corporation, USA