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No long-term substance use prevention impacts from early years support
In their prevention themes British drug strategies place considerable weight on early years parenting support; whatever else such efforts may achieve, this seminal US study did not find any long-term effects on substance use and evidence from other studies is thin | Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK
Swansea heroin problem prompts charity funding call
Charities have warned that Swansea's heroin problem could get significantly worse unless more funding is made available. There are 3,000 heroin users and police say 80% of the city's most prolific offenders are users of the drug | BBC, UK
'Heroin use killing troops on frontline'
Mike McCabe, Morriston Hospital's accident and emergency consultant, said the use of the illegal Class A drug in Swansea had increased sharply over the past ten years, and money raised in the illicit trade was often channelled into firearms for enemies fighting British troops in places like Afghanistan | This is South Wales, UK
Scottish government reintroduces alcohol pricing bill
A first attempt by the SNP to push through a similar price proposal failed during the last parliament - Q&A | BBC, UK
Renewed calls for minimum unit price on alcohol
Campaigners have called for minimum unit pricing of alcohol to be brought in as soon as possible, after a new report revealed supermarkets were selling drink for as little as 14p a unit in Scotland | The Herald, Scotland, UK
2020health Report - From One To Many
The risks of frequent excessive drinking | 2020health, UK
Battered, broken, bereft - new rough sleeping report
Three out of five outreach workers across the country say they are seeing an increasing number of rough sleepers, according to new research published today by homelessness charity | St Mungo's, UK
Crisis calls on campaigners to challenge ‘double hit’ for vulnerable people
Crisis is calling on campaigners to challenge two legal changes that will lead to more homelessness: cuts to housing benefit for 25 to 35 year-olds and a move to criminalise squatting in residential properties | Crisis, UK
Change4Life
Three Year Social Marketing Strategy | Department of Health, UK
Future State of Welfare
Vast majority support benefits system - but want the system to be stricter | Ipsos MORI, UK
Completing the revolution
Transforming mental health and tackling poverty | Centre for Social Justice, UK
'Unfinished care revolution' lets disadvantaged groups down
Report by Iain Duncan Smith's thinktank slams hospitals as 'untherapeutic and dangerous places' for mentally ill people | Guardian, UK
War on gangs
Theresa May unveils battle plan | The Sun, UK
Doctors criticise London HIV drugs cost-cutting deal
Medical professionals and patient support groups have raised concerns after people with HIV in London have been asked to switch to taking different antiretroviral drugs, as part of cost-cutting measures | BBC, UK
Your addiction is their problem
Children of addicts can be very confused about what is happening in their home, while many feel responsible for their parents’ behaviour | Irish Times
Alcohol, work and productivity
Scientific Opinion of the Science Group of the | European Alcohol and Health Forum
Toronto drug users receiving anti-overdose kits
Toronto Public Health officials are providing drug users with special kits that contain doses of a drug that can prevent overdoses | CBC News, Canada
Ban on new methadone clinics extended
London politicians have endorsed extending by several months a year-old ban on new methadone clinics following a Monday debate that touched on licensing such operations | London Free Press, Canada
White House Rejects Petition To Legalize Marijuana
The White House has rejected several marijuana legalization petitions, one of which called on the federal government to stop interfering with state marijuana legalization efforts | Huffington Post, USA
New Brain Research Helps Explain Drug Addiction (VIDEO)
Dr. Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, has studied the neural pathways of addiction and believes that we've got to protect our brains | Huffington Post, USA
Barack Obama 'tobacco-free', president's doctor confirms
Obama, who struggled to kick his smoking habit, was described as being "tobacco free," eating healthy, exercising regularly and having a healthy weight. The two-page report also said that he "on occasion drinks alcohol in moderation." | Guardian, UK
Arizona smashes Mexican drug ring
A total of 76 suspects were arrested and huge quantities of drugs and arms seized in a series of raids in "Operation Pipeline Express" - following a 17-month investigation by multiple US law enforcement agencies | BBC, UK
Internet becomes a new battleground in Mexico's drug wars
Hackers are hoping to pressure the Zeta drug cartel by exposing their collaborators, starting with a former state attorney general | Guardian, UK
HRI launches new interactive Global State of Harm Reduction e-tool!
The GSHR e-tool draws on the latest research to present an at-a-glance guide to the current state of harm reduction worldwide, making data from HRI's Global State series easier to access than ever before | Harm Reduction International
Discovery offers new hope for drug addiction treatments
Users of heroin and other addictive opioids may be spared from distressing withdrawal symptoms in the future thanks to a research breakthrough by University of Sydney scientists | AHHA, Australia
Indonesia: Injecting drug use a major risk factor for HIV-associated TB
A study in Indonesia has found that people with HIV who injected drugs were 85% more likely to have HIV-associated tuberculosis than those who were not injecting drug users | Aidsmap, UK
Narco-Terror: Conflating the Wars on Drugs and Terror
P. Gallahue, Essex Human Rights Review, Vol. 8 No. 1, October 2011 | International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy