DS Daily - 15th September 2011 |
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NDTMS statistics user engagement exercise responses
The NTA would like to thank all those who responded to us as part of this user engagement exercise. In total there were 55 responses received. The a spreadsheet containing all the responses is available to download | NTA, UK
New Research shows families with multiple problems are helped by intensive support
New research into family intervention programmes has shown that joined-up, intensive intervention has led to a fall in anti-social behavior, truancy and domestic violence | Revolving Doors, UK
The Adfam Manifesto - A Review
This review (pdf) looks back at the issues identified in the Manifesto and what has changed since last year's general election as budget cuts begin to take effect and the policy initiatives of the Coalition Government move from suggestion and consultation to practical implementation in local areas | Adfam, UK
More help for our heroes
This is a further commitment from the Department of Health and the Ministry of Defence – in a partnership with Help for Heroes – to support the mental health needs of the Armed Forces community | DoH, UK
Overdose bereavement support
Supporting people though the bereavement process is a specialist skill, and not one that I suspect the bulk of drugs workers have | Injecting Advice, UK
Riots were a wake-up call to country, says Iain Duncan Smith
Work and pensions secretary links the disorder in London and other cities to problems of drugs, gangs and welfare-dependency | Guardian, UK
Try smokeless nicotine cigarettes, says government
Cabinet office 'nudge unit' encourages use of product banned in many countries, in bid to reduce smoking-related deaths | Guardian, UK
'Shy' children at risk of being diagnosed with mental disorder
Children who are merely shy or sad are at risk of being diagnosed with mental disorders and given powerful drugs, experts warn | Telegraph, UK
Coca bush cultivation in Bolivia remains stable
The 2010 coca survey for the Plurinational State of Bolivia showed no change in coca bush cultivation in the past year, 31,000 hectares (ha) being recorded as under cultivation | UNODC
All Huff and Puff as Big Tobacco Quietly Runs Away
Minister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon has said that tobacco companies have backed off on their attempt to gain access to Government legal advice | Ministry for Health and Ageing, Australia
Ensuring Balance in National Policies on Controlled Substances
This article summarizes each guideline and outlines the constituents who can actively participate in making controlled medicines available to the patients who need them | Drug Control and Access to Medicines Consortium