DS Daily - 18th April 2012 |
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Leading for outcomes: parental substance misuse
An outcomes-focused approach in the context of parental substance misuse | IRISS, UK
Minimum alcohol price could see surge in black market booze
Introducing a minimum price for alcohol and banning discounted multi-buy deals could see a surge in potentially dangerous black market booze, public health leaders are warning | Local Government Association, UK
Fixed drink price 'will save lives'
Plans to introduce minimum alcohol pricing would save more than 1,000 lives each year, a report has claimed | Daily Express, UK
24-hour drink sales ban for supermarket
An Asda store had its alcohol licence suspended after an assistant sold booze to a 16-year-old | Daily Express, UK
Former Blenheim CDP client writes fascinating autobiography
A former drug user, dealer and smuggler has published the fascinating and troubling story of his journey through the underworld of south London and the years of his life that he lost to crack cocaine before going to Evolve in Camberwell | Blenheim CDP, UK
Empty Cells or Empty Words?
Government policy on reducing the number of women going to prison | Criminal Justice Alliance
The Irish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children 2010
The 2010 HBSC survey is the fourth time that data of this kind have been collected from young people across the Republic of Ireland | Health Promotion Research Centre, Ireland
Obama Administration Releases 21st Century Drug Policy Strategy
New National Approach Emphasizes Progressive Public Health and Safety Strategies to Drug Control; Builds upon Significant Record of Drug Policy Reform already Achieved Since 2009 | White House, USA
2012 National Drug Control Strategy
The 2012 National Drug Control Strategy, released on April 4, builds on the foundation laid down by the Administration's previous two Strategies and serves as the Nation's blueprint for reducing drug use and its consequences | White House, USA
White House drug policy focuses on treating addiction
The U.S. government's drug strategy should focus more on treating addiction and less on imposing harsh prison sentences, the White House said Tuesday | CNN, USA
"New" White House Drug Control Strategy: New Rhetoric, Same Failed Policies
The strategy is nearly identical to previous national drug strategies. While the rhetoric is new - reflecting the fact that three-quarters of Americans consider the drug war a failure - the substance of the actual policies is the same | Huffington Post, USA
U.S. Seeks to Strengthen Anti-Drug Cooperation with Russia
Strengthening anti-drug cooperation with Russia remains a priority of the United States Administration, according to the U.S. 2012 National Drug Control Strategy, published by the White House | RIA Novosti, Russia
Court Weighs Revisions in Cocaine-Case Sentences
The Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday about an aspect of one of the greatest controversies in American criminal law: the differing treatment of crack and powder cocaine | New York Times, USA
Supreme Court told unfair crack sentences may number in thousands
A Justice Department lawyer tells the Supreme Court that a law repealed in 2010 as racially biased should not be applied for crack cocaine convicts not yet sentenced when the rule was stricken | LA Times, USA
Georgia welfare law requires drug test to receive aid
Low-income adults seeking public assistance in Georgia will have to pass a drug test before receiving benefits under a measure signed by Governor Nathan Deal on Monday | Reuters
Australian drug policy: harm reduction and ‘new recovery’
Discussion Paper: Draft for Consultation | anex, Australia
Protecting Victoria’s Vulnerable Children Inquiry
Summary of report with reference to alcohol and other drug treatment | VAADA, Australia
Australian alcohol poll – no end in sight to nation’s woes
A majority of Australians (79%) see no end in sight to the country’s alcohol-related problems and believe the issue will get worse, or at best, remain the same over the next five to ten years | FARE, Australia
Afghanistan Opium Survey 2012
Opium Risk Assessment for all Regions | UNODC
Opium farming in Afghanistan rising again, bleak UN report admits
Insecurity, corruption and flagging economy blamed but UN official declares that 'lion's share of income goes to big patrons' | Guardian, UK
UNODC chief addresses conference of the Central Asia Border Security Initiative
Mr. Yury Fedotov, UNODC Executive Director, told delegates: "Developing effective border controls and countering drugs trafficked from Afghanistan is one of the key challenges for the countries of Central Asia" | UNODC