DS Daily - 28th March 2011 |
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Change to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971: control of tapentadol and amineptine
The 2011 Regulations similarly clarify the legislation on mephedrone by bringing mephedrone within the generic definition in paragraph 1(m) of Schedule 1 to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 [Home Office, UK]
Time to Ask the Right Questions in the Right Way
A New Direction for Addiction Treatment Research? Presented by Jim Orford at the Action on Addiction Seminar, The Wellcome Trust [SMMGP, UK]
Health Behaviour in School-aged Children
Substance use chapter 12 - Findings from the 2010 [HBSC Survey in Scotland]
Addiction: What to Do When Everything Else has Failed
Distinguished psychologist Bruce Alexander argues that soon we will be forced to recognise the problem as social, rather than individual, and face the full implications of that realisation [RSA, UK]
Payment by results and outcome-focused funding in children and families social work
How would payment by results work in children's services? Gordon Carson finds mixed views about what is being seen as the solution to funding early intervention services [Community Care, UK]
Public sector cuts – the truth
Thousands of publicly funded services across Britain are about to be lost, with devastating consequences [Guardian, UK]
Doctors agree on smokers' responsibilities
The BMA public health conference agreed that all smokers should be asked to quit the habit before being granted elective surgery [BMA, UK]
How addicts pocket £435m benefits meant for disabled
The Department for Work and Pensions figures reveal that 19,400 people with drug or alcohol problems claim the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance [Daily Express, UK]
Legal system is a lousy alternative to intervention for addicts
U.S.-style drug courts not living up to their billing, according to think-tank [Vancouver Sun, Canada]
Drug Treatment for Prisoners in New York
Since 2009, the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services and the Department of Correctional Services have collaborated to improve treatment for offenders with alcohol and substance abuse problems - letter [New York Times, USA]
ER admissions for Ecstasy increase 74% in just four years (USA)
A worrying trend is re-emerging for the illegal substance after U.S. hospital admissions involving Ecstasy leapt 74.8 per cent in just four years, according to a national study [Daily Mail, UK]
A New Site Intended to Serve People in Recovery
TheFix.com, a Web site that combines feature writing, news, video and Zagat-like reviews of rehab facilities, will go live on Monday [New York Times, USA]
More child alcoholics recorded
More and more children, some as young as nine, are being treated for drug and alcohol addiction and those referred to health specialists are just the tip of the iceberg, experts say [Stuff.co, New Zealand]