DS Daily - 29th November 2011 |
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Clubbers should be able to test their ecstasy
We don't know what caused two nightclub deaths last weekend, but a Dutch system of analysing drugs in confidence might help | Guardian, UK
We need an antidote to the agony of Ecstasy
As two more families lose loved ones to drugs, radical measures should be considered | Telegraph, UK
Young people's lifestyle choices and related health indicators: local area profiles
They include findings from a survey conducted across the North West to assess behaviour and attitudes towards alcohol and tobacco. In addition they draw on other well-established indicators that measure the impact of alcohol and drugs | North West Public Health Observatory, UK
Gary Speed's death prompts troubled players to seek clinic's help
Five professional footballers are reported to have contacted a clinic founded by the former Arsenal captain Tony Adams following the death of Gary Speed. The Sporting Chance Clinic based in Hampshire helps sportsmen and women suffering from alcohol and drug problems and depression | Guardian, UK
Even dependent drinkers respond well to alcohol brief interventions
In the north of England just a few (and often just one) counselling sessions by a specialist alcohol nurse had a remarkable impact on drinkers seeking medical care at an accident and emergency department. What made it remarkable was the fact that these patients were not just heavy drinkers, but dependent | Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK
Council hailed for success of alcohol licensing ban
A bold local authority plan to ban new pubs, clubs or off-sales has prevented a single licensed premises from opening in the area in the past 12 months | The Herald, Scotland, UK
QUIT UK to launch app aimed at teen market
The app, called Age Yourself, was designed by the charity and creative agency Iris to recreate the effects of smoking by “ageing” images of a user on their phone | NMA, UK
EMCDDA and ESPAD to scale up cooperation through new joint actions
The EMCDDA and the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD) pledged to scale up their cooperation today in a joint statement adopted at the 2011 ESPAD project meeting | EMCDDA
Changing the Future - Experiencing Adolescence in Contemporary Ireland
This third report in UNICEF Irelands’ Changing the Future series addresses the very pertinent themes of drugs and alcohol, the different levels of consumption that the young respondents to UNICEF Ireland’s survey report and, most critically, the roles that drugs and alcohol seem to be playing in the lives of young Irish people today | UNICEF Ireland
Alcohol ‘scare tactics’ do not affect over-14s
Children’s views toward alcohol dramatically changes between the ages of 12 and 14, when drink is no longer seen as a danger but a source of fun with friends | Irish Examiner
Does cheap cocaine make us safer?
Llewellyn Hinkes-Jones has a great piece at the Atlantic's Cities blog amassing the evidence that the remarkable drop in crime rates in America since the mid-1990s is largely due to the plummeting price of cocaine | The Economist
Court will decide whether men can use federal law to reduce crack cocaine sentences
The Supreme Court will decide whether a law meant to reduce the disparity between crack and powder cocaine prison sentences can apply those who were convicted - but not sentenced - before its enactment. | Washington Post, USA
More help sought to fight opioid abuse
The American Medical Association will step up efforts to help physicians prevent misuse and abuse of prescription drugs | amednews, USA
Drug Czar Says African Americans Are More Affected by the 'Drug Problem'
Here's Why That's Propaganda: Ignoring the disproportionate racial impact of drug law enforcement while focusing on the disproportionate racial impact of the drug problem is simply Orwellian | AlterNet, USA
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Drugs worth $30 million seized in Sydney: police
More than 200 kilograms of drugs estimated to be worth $30 million have been found hidden in boxes of raisins from Afghanistan, the Australian Federal Police alleges | Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
National Prison Entrants’ Blood borne Virus and Risk Behaviour Survey Report
Prevalence of HIV, hepatitis C, hepatitis B, sexually transmissible infections, and risk behaviours among Australian prison entrants | Kirby Institute, UNSW, Australia
Afghanistan , Iran and Pakistan Deepen Cooperation to Combat Threats Posed by Illicit Drugs
Amid concerns over the rising production and value of Afghan opium, Ministers from Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan met today in Kabul to enhance responses to regional security challenge | United Nations