DS Daily - 11th November 2011 |
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Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, 2010/11
The Home Office Statistical Bulletin contains figures for seizures of drugs made in 2010/11 by local police forces and the UK Border Agency within England and Wales | Home Office, UK
Addiction fears prompt tighter monitoring of painkillers
Doctors warn that abuse of prescription drugs is being hidden because statistics are not collected | Independent, UK
Evidence-Based Drugs Policy - Early Day Motion
That this House notes the serious harm caused by drugs; recognises the need for evidence-based policy making with a clear focus on prevention and harm-reduction; and calls on the Government to establish an independent panel tasked with carrying out an impact assessment of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, reviewing the approach adopted by other countries, and making recommendations for reform | Early Day Motions, UK
Gateshead families plea for change in law after methadone deaths
The families of two Gateshead men who died after taking methadone are calling for a change in the law | BBC, UK
Third of clubbers who take mephedrone may be addicted, survey finds
Contrary to the belief that mephedrone is less harmful than drugs like cocaine, many users showed signs of dependence | Guardian, UK
Potential lifeline for local drug-users
Drug users across Forth Valley are being urged to pick up a new personal medication, which is claimed could save their lives. The medication, called Naloxone, can reverse the effects of an overdose and is contained in a pocket-sized kit | Stirling Observer, UK
Doctors step into international drug policy reform debate
Dr. Chris Ford is a primary care physician living in the United Kingdom (UK) working with people who use drugs. She is the founding member of the relatively new International Doctors for Healthy Drug Policies (IDHDP) | Science Speaks
Holding Pattern
An exploratory study of the lived experiences of those on methadone maintenance in Dublin North East | The Clients Forum of the Dublin North East Drugs Task Force, Ireland
Methadone treatment ‘available to inmates’
Prison bosses have insisted that methadone treatment is available in Cork Prison to inmates with a heroin addiction, contrary to comments by a circuit court judge earlier this week | Irish Examiner
Alcohol Action Ireland’s Oireachtas address to the Joint Committee on Health and Children
Alcohol Marketing and Young People | Alcohol Action Ireland
Half of alcohol drinkers 'damaging their health'
Every member of the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children who spoke on the issue yesterday said the price of drink must be increased significantly if the “escalating crisis” of alcohol abuse was to be tackled | Irish Times
Smart resource allocation needed to study 'legal highs'
Providing public health scientists with access to laboratory resources designed to investigate emerging chemicals of concern is crucial for timely, sound evaluation of products that pose major threats to public health | Nature Medicine
No painkillers please, we’re British
UK rules make it tough for patients to get strong drugs | Washington Post, USA
'Black Swan' Director Darren Aronofsky Creates Anti-Meth Ads
Darren Aronofsky, the Oscar-nominated director behind "Black Swan" and "Requiem for a Dream," has taken his famously dark style to the small screen in four 30-second ads guaranteed to make teens think twice about using methamphetamine | abc News, USA
Drugs in Australia 2010: tobacco, alcohol and other drugs
Drugs in Australia 2010 provides a comprehensive summary of Australians consumption of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs and use of treatment services, drawing on the latest statistics from major national collections | AIHW, Australia
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2009-10
Report on the National Minimum Data Setreport on the National Minimum Data Set - Download | AIHW, Australia
Substance abuse and stress fill prisons
A state parliamentary inquiry has heard many prisoners are in jail because they can not cope with stress | ABC News, Australia
Cigarette packaging legislation passes Senate
The legislation bans the use of company logos and requires all cigarette packets to be a dark green colour | ABC News, Australia
Labour commits to regulating alcohol as Govt negotiates TPPA
Alcohol irony - Labour commits to reducing harm from alcohol as Government embarks on free trade agreement negotiations that might stop any future government enacting them | Scoop, New Zealand