DS Daily - 13th September 2011 |
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New feedback function available for service users to report difficulties in accessing residential rehabilitation
Rehab Watch has been set up so that we can be aware of any difficulties that service users have experienced in accessing rehab | NTA, UK
Norcas drug and alcohol support scheme under threat
A charity supporting people affected by drug and alcohol addiction says a highly-regarded service could end due to a lack of funding | BBC, UK
Volunteering Toolkit - volunteer and volunteer manager consultation
As part of the Drug Sector Partnership Adfam is developing a Volunteering Toolkit to encourage volunteering in the drug and alcohol sector. Volunteer consultation - Volunteer manager consultation | Adfam, UK
Drink and drug drivers condemned across Grampian
Police have hit out after 18 motorists were caught driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs in Grampian | BBC, UK
NHS (Scotland) launches online help for addiction
The health board has revamped its Edinburgh Alcohol and Drug Partnership (EADP) website, which it runs with the city council. The resource provides in-depth information about addiction and recovery, as well as links to support in the area | The Scotsman, UK
'E-course' to help hospital staff assist alcohol users
An online alcohol awareness course has been developed to help medical staff assist patients to choose healthier drinking behaviour | BBC, UK
Probation union slams proposals
Plans to replace probation programmes with cheaper, untested, privately-run courses will lead to "more crime, more victims and more imprisonment", a probation union has warned | Guardian, UK
Community or Custody? A National Enquiry
Are rigorous community sentences more effective than short prison terms in stopping persistent, low-level offending? | Make Justice Work, UK
Conditionality and sanctions in the Welfare Reform Bill
We have a number of concerns with the current sanctions regime
which we
believe will be made worse by the reforms in the Bill. This briefing outlines
our
concerns, suggests amendments and provides case studies to illustrate the problems
| A joint briefing paper, UK
Homeless Link response to Welfare Reform Bill
With the Welfare Reform Bill due for its second reading in the House of Lords, Homeless Link is campaigning against proposals that could impact disproportionately on homeless people or contribute to an increase in homelessness. Download | Homeless Link, UK
More than 200,000 children to be biggest “losers” of Benefit Cap
The primary impact of this benefit cap is not on adults but on children, with around 210,000, which is three times more children than adults, being affected. Download | The Children’s Society, UK
Employees get more help to quit smoking and get active
Typhoo, McCain and Centrica - who between them employ more than 35,000 people - have today signed up to help their employees to quit smoking by providing workplace stop smoking services or encouraging them to go to appointments during working hours without losing any pay | Department of Health, UK
Advertising is behind the high take-up of antidepressants
Subtle advertising has led doctors to prescribe more antidepressants | Telegraph, UK
Coulson helped ‘spin’ Osborne drug allegation, claims prostitute
Andy Coulson helped George Osborne spin headlines linking him to drug-taking and a dominatrix, it was claimed last night, as the phone-hacking scandal took another dramatic turn | The Herald, Scotland, UK
FA defends secret bans on players failing tests for recreational drugs
The FA say most of those who fail tests for cocaine and cannabis are young players whose names should remain confidential | Guardian, UK
London Olympics athletes given anti-doping warning by scientists
2012 Games will be 'riskiest yet' for athletes using illegal methods to enhance performance | Guardian, UK
Campaign targets drug abuse in young people
Thousands of Co Cork homes are to be targeted in a three-pronged campaign tackling drug and alcohol abuse among young people | Irish Examiner
More training needed for addiction support
Medical undergraduate training is “woefully inadequate for lifestyle interventions” when it comes to addiction issues, according to the ICGP’s Alcohol Project Director | Irish Medical Times
Two date rape drugs banned in France
The French Ministry of Health (Le Ministère chargé de la Santé) has prohibited the manufacture or sale of gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) and 1,4 butanediol (1,4-BD), two drugs associated with "date rape" | Hospital Pharmacy Europe
Drexel University Chooses a Comprehensive Approach to Reducing Student Drug Use
At Drexel, we have chosen to do what many of our colleagues across the country are doing - build on evidence-based strategies and implement a compressive approach | ONDCP, USA
Woman's death sparks call for central drug register
The 40 year-old mother of seven died from an overdose of methadone while being treated for an addiction to prescription drugs, including Stilnox | ABC News, Australia