DS Daily - 18th July 2012 |
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Data: statistical bulletin 2012
11 datasets, covering issues from the prevalence of drug use and the demand for treatment to the price and purity of drugs, responses to drug use and drug-related crime, infectious diseases and deaths | EMCDDA
No need for heart tests on all methadone patients
Concerned that this might on balance cause more deaths by limiting an effective treatment for opiate addiction, an expert panel convened by the US government has changed its mind on whether the risk of fatal heart attack potentially posed by methadone justifies routine electrocardiogram screening | Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK
Safer Future Communities newsletter
This news bulletin will provide regular updates about the work of the project and useful information for the local Safer Future Communities networks and others interested in community safety | Safer Future Communities, UK
Navigating change
Using new crime, health and financial structures to tackle multiple needs and exclusions. A briefing for voluntary organisations across homelessness, mental health, substance misuse and offending | MEAM, UK
Louise Casey calls for new approach on 'troubled families'
A government adviser says the chaotic histories of thousands of "troubled families" need to be addressed to help them turn their lives around | BBC, UK
Drugs meter
Drugs Meter allows people to get feedback on their drug use | Drink and Drugs News, UK
Alcohol-related hospital admissions rise among most deprived young people
Cuts to youth services have been blamed for an increase in alcohol-related hospital admissions among young people from England’s poorest families | Children & Young People Now, UK
"She 'saved' thousands of lives - tragically not her own"
Family's moving tribute to Eva Rausing in full | The Mirror, UK
Parliamentary mental health group voices concerns about new NHS
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Mental Health has expressed its concerns about the future of mental health services in the reformed NHS | Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK
Businesses using their expertise to tackle homelessness
Schemes that facilitate companies working with local communities will always be most successful when they are integrated with an organisation's day to day business | Guardian, UK
Domestic abuse 'hidden emergency'
One in every five emergency calls to police in some parts of England and Wales is related to domestic violence, according to analysis released by Labour | Google News
Family Policy Conference
Presentations and highlights from last week's conference | Family and Parenting Institute, UK
A gateway to prescribing cannabis?
Almirral, GW Pharmaceutical’s Irish partners, have confirmed that they anticipate launching the cannabis-based medicinal product Sativex in Ireland by the end of the year | Irish Medical News
Guernsey drug users 'abusing class A painkiller'
Fentanyl, which is used by cancer patients and people experiencing chronic pain, is being used locally as a substitute for heroin | BBC, UK
Israel bans alcohol advertising on billboards and buses
All alcohol marketing on billboards and public transport will be prohibited, while media outlets are only allowed to present strictly 'informative' advertisements, without models, text, or praise for the product | EUCAM
HSBC 'sorry' for aiding Mexican drugs lords, rogue states and terrorists
Executive quits in front of US Senate as bank faces massive fines for 'horrific' lapses that resulted in laundering money for drugs cartels and pariah states | Guardian, UK
We all need to act on drinking problem
The recent death of teenager Thomas Kelly in Sydney's King's Cross has reignited debate on the extent of drug and alcohol use in Australia and its effects | NDARC, Australia
Alcohol-related attacks: Sydney's small bars under the spotlight
Rules governing the establishment of small bars in Sydney will be reviewed by the NSW government, with the Hospitality Minister, George Souris, suggesting they are contributing to problems in areas such as Kings Cross | Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
Next steps in tobacco control
Tobacco products will disappear out of sight in retail outlets this month as part of a series of smokefree initiatives which aim to rid New Zealand of the single biggest cause of preventable death and disease | Ministry for Health, New Zealand
Google searching for human traffickers, drug cartels, to break up illicit networks
Drug cartels, money launderers and human traffickers run their sophisticated operations online — and Google Ideas, Google Inc.’s think tank, is working with the Council on Foreign Relations and other organizations to look for ways to use technology to disrupt international crime | Washington Post, USA