DS Daily - 28th February 2012

Funding for drug treatment and recovery services 2012-13

Local drug partnerships in England are being incentivised to provide drug treatment services that sustain recovery as part of a £466.7m funding settlement for 2012-13. Local allocations | NTA, UK

Why invest?

How drug treatment and recovery services work for individuals, communities and society | NTA, UK

£300,000 to help addicts get off methadone

A drug and alcohol addiction service in Bristol has been awarded £300,000 in lottery cash to help people come off methadone | This is Bristol, UK

New guideline for drug offences

Effective changes or 'rearranging the deck chairs on the titanic'? | Mancunian Matters, UK

A profile of pupil exclusions in England

The aim of this topic note is to publish an analysis of pupil exclusions in the maintained education sector in England | Department of Education, UK

E-petition: Put effective drugs education on the National Curriculum

Ahead of Ministers deciding what to do after the DfE's internal review of PSHE the Angelus Foundation have put up a petition asking for drug education to be made statutory | Drug Education Forum, UK

GP and manager form social enterprise to save practice for homeless

A GP and practice manager have saved the PCT-led specialist homeless practice they run from being put out to tender by setting up a social enterprise to take it over themselves | GP, UK

Bradford Council issues alert over used needles

A warning about used needles has been issued by Bradford Council after a growing number of dangerous items have been found in household rubbish| Telegraph & Argus, UK

A Costly Turn On

Patterns of use and perceived consequences of mephedrone based head shop products amongst Irish injectors - abstract | International Journal of Drug Policy

Alcohol, drug abuse the dirty secret of returning Afghan veterans

"The soldiers are just not getting the help they deserve." | Canada.com

Extended-Release Injectable Naltrexone

This SAMHSA Advisory gives an overview of extended-release injectable naltrexone (Vivitrol), a treatment for people with opioid dependence | SAMHSA, USA

Drug Testing Bill Targets Florida State Workers, Excludes Lawmakers

A Florida state lawmaker is pushing a bill requiring state agencies to test their workers for drugs. But the bill wouldn't mandate testing for all public sector employees; members of the Florida legislature would get a pass | Huffington Post, USA

Recreational marijuana measure to be put to voters

Colorado voters will be asked to decide whether to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in a November ballot measure, setting up a potential showdown with the federal government over America's most commonly used illicit drug | Reuters

Research on Drinking and Drugs in the Workplace

A seminal study at UB’s Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) reported that during the course of the year “15% of the U.S. workforce has used or been under the influence of alcohol at work.” | RIA, University of Buffalo, USA

Deadly Doses of Prison for Drug Users with HIV

Analysis showed that incarceration kickstarted viral replication among patients who had previously had their HIV under control | Open Society Foundations, USA

Napolitano: Mexican drug war 'not a failure'

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano said Monday that the war on drugs in Mexico "is not a failure." | CNN, USA

Report of the Protecting Victoria’s Vulnerable Children Inquiry

The Panel delivered the Report to the Minister for Community Services on 27January 2012. The Report was tabled by the Minister for Community Services in Parliament on 28 February 2012 | State Government of Victoria, Australia

Green Paper for Vulnerable Children - Physicians want action

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians is submitting a response on the Green Paper for Vulnerable Children. New Zealanders have been asked to share their thoughts on how the Government can do better for our vulnerable young people and provide them with the opportunity to reach their full potential | Scoop, New Zealand