DS Daily - 4th November 2011 |
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The EU drugs strategy
Unrevised transcript of evidence taken before The Select Committee on the European Union | House of Lords, UK
Recovery Partnership: Priorities and key messages survey
In mid-November the Recovery Partnership will be making a presentation to the Inter-Ministerial Group on Drugs on the key issues for treatment and supporting recovery. To inform the presentation please complete this survey | Recovery Partnership, UK
Methadone treatment saves, stabilises but also limits lives
The latest Effectiveness Bank bulletin focuses on methadone maintenance - how it saves and enhances life and at the same time limits it. Prevention specialists will also be interested in the latest findings from one of the most influential early years intervention studies | Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK
Inquiry on girls in the penal system
Response (download) from | Revolving Doors, UK
Former smoker David Cameron hails smoking ban
David Cameron has admitted to a change of heart about the smoking ban, saying he now considered it a success | BBC, UK
Health funds 'could be raided to pay for road repairs'
Local government is due to take charge of schemes to tackle lifestyle problems like obesity and excess drinking from 2013 under the shake-up of the NHS | BBC, UK
Ministers 'consider alternatives' to 5.2% benefits rise
The Institute of Fiscal Studies has calculated that the 5.2% September inflation figure will add £1.8bn to welfare spending next year | BBC, UK
Drug funding to remain 'limited'
Funding for drug prevention services will have to be spent in the optimum way over the coming years as resources are set to remain tight,Minister State at the Department of Health Róisín Shortall warned | Irish Times
Schoolboy rugby players to face anti-doping drug tests
Schoolboy rugby players are to face tests for performance-enhancing drugs under a new plan agreed between sports authorities | Irish Times
'Dirt cheap' alcohol linked to suicides in youth, says Shortall
The wide availability of “dirt cheap” alcohol has been linked to the number of suicides among young people in the Republic by Minister of State for Primary Care Róisín Shortall | Irish Times
Authors’ response to ...
Critique of Lancet study of Vancouver’s supervised injection site and overdose | Urban Health Research Initiative, Canada
Breaking the Cycle of Drug Use and Crime
Despite these significant expenditures, far too many offenders return to drug use and crime upon their reentry into society. Part of the reason for this phenomenon is that many offenders are dealing with chronic substance abuse - a disease for which too many are inadequately treated | ONDCP, USA
The Reach of Mexico's Drug Cartels
Mexican drug trafficking cartels “represent the greatest organized crime threat to the United States,” according to a recent Justice Department report | New York Times, USA
Increase in use of methamphetamine
Findings from the DUMA program | Australian Institute of Criminology
Why wouldn't I discriminate against all of them
A Report on Stigma and Discrimination towards the Injecting Drug User Community | Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users’ League
Mental health smoking ban set to be lifted
A smoking ban for mental health patients is likely to be lifted to stop people who have been committed risking their lives for a cigarette | News.com, Australia
Coroner calls for action on alcohol abuse
Chronic ill health and alcohol abuse pose a serious threat to traditional Aboriginal communities, a coroner says | Brisbane Times, Australia
Addicts to be tested in new drug courts
Two new drug courts planned for Auckland will follow the American model and feature random compulsory drug and alcohol tests for offenders enrolled in the programme | Stuff.co, New Zealand