DS Daily - 2nd May 2011 |
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Teenagers are pushing the boundaries and parents don't know what to do
The tragic death of Isobel Reilly sparked anguished debate about liberal parenting but shouldn't we have sympathy for parents trying to cope with today's confident young teens? | Observer, UK
Teenage ketamine problems rising, drug charities warn
Ketamine's popularity is surging after mephedrone ban, say drug experts | Guardian, UK
Louise Cattell's parents in ketamine You Tube campaign
The parents of a woman who died after using ketamine are to begin a You Tube campaign to raise awareness | BBC, UK
How affluent drug buyers damage our community
The trendy area where teenager Isobel Reilly died after taking ecstasy is being destroyed by middle-class parents sharing drugs with their children, a leading youth worker has warned | Daily Express, UK
NHS hospitals in England face tough efficiency savings
The regulator of NHS foundation trusts in England has warned hospitals must make even bigger efficiency savings than previously thought | BBC, UK
Supporting partnerships to reduce alcohol harm
Key findings, recommendations and case studies from the Alcohol Harm Reduction National Support Team. PDF (March 2011) | Alocohol Harm Reduction National Support Team, Department of Health, UK
User-to-User: Peer Delivered Syringe Exchange in New York City
Peer-Delivered Syringe Exchange (PDSE) is an essential model for preventing HIV and hepatitis C among injection drug users (IDUs). PDSE expands syringe access coverage to the most marginalized and “high-risk” IDUs, while increasing the cultural competency of syringe exchange programs (SEPs) and expanding professional development opportunities for people with histories of drug use | Harm Reduction Coalition, USA
Feds: Dealers are accountable for drug overdoses
A Maryland man was sentenced to more than nine years in prison for his role in a fatal drug overdose, in what prosecutors say is an effort to hold dealers accountable for the effects of their products | Washington Examiner, USA
Marijuana Remains Drug Most Commonly Detected Among D.C. Juvenile Arrestees
While marijuana continues to be the drug most commonly detected among Washington, D.C. juvenile arrestees, the recent decreases in use appear to have stalled | CESAR Fax, USA
US tobacco firms win Missouri hospitals case
Six major US tobacco companies have defeated a lawsuit by hospitals seeking compensation for treating patients with smoking-related illnesses | BBC, UK
Needle exchanges key to Coalition drug prevention
Needle exchanges open 24 hours for heroin users in Footscray and Frankston are the centre of the Coalition's $188 million drug and alcohol prevention program | Herald Sun, Australia
Controlled drug sales to be tracked
People buying controlled drugs at pharmacies will be electronically tracked across the country in a world-first scheme being rolled out by the Federal Government | Canberra Times, Australia
Scientists critical of Alcohol Reform Bill
A paper published in the international scientific journal Drug & Alcohol Review examining the alcohol bill presently before Parliament argues that it falls well short of the major reform promised by government | Scoop, New Zealand