DS Daily - 18th June 2012 |
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"Pooled Treatment Budget" post-April 2013
Department of Health publishes update on public health spending which sets out current thinking on local authority public health finance, including arrangements for the allocation of drug treatment spending from April 2013 | NTA, UK
Commissioning for Increased Recovery: Lessons from a UKDPC seminar
This briefing highlights key issues facing those commissioning drug services at the local level as they seek to increase the numbers of people with drug problems who achieve recovery through overcoming addiction, building new lives and relationships, and participating in society. It draws on the experiences of attendees at a one-day seminar held in November |UKDPC
Shocking rise in drug addiction among baby boomer generation
The baby-boom generation are becoming increasingly addicted to illegal drugs, with the number of people reporting substance abuse more than doubling since 2010, it has been revealed | Daily Mail, UK
This is khat
The natural high available on British streets...and suspected of funding terrorism | Daily Mail, UK
Scottish Drugs Forum director made OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours
David is one of the leading drug experts in Scotland and has worked in the field of drugs, alcohol and homelessness for over 30 years | SDF, UK
Our family life only truly began when I got help with my addiction
A rehab project has helped Judy Sims and her daughter rebuild their family | Guardian, UK
Alcohol abuse screening plans blocked by NICE GPs
Plans for practices to screen every patient who visits A&E with a minor injury for alcohol abuse have been blocked by NICE GP experts worried by the impact on workload | GP, UK
Monitoring and Evaluating Scotland’s Alcohol Strategy
Preliminary descriptive analysis of the impact of the quantity discount ban on off trade alcohol sales in Scotland | NHS Health Scotland
Drink and drug driving convictions fall by third in Scotland
Government statistics show there were 5348 people convicted in 2010 to 2011, compared with 8071 in 2006 to 2007 | Daily Record, UK
Homelessness in England - Commons Library Standard Note
An explanation of local authorities' duties to homeless households and policy developments in this area | Parliament, UK
'Weaknesses' in how children's homes help runaways revealed
"Serious weaknesses" in England's care system have been revealed by a report which found children's homes failed to protect runaways, the children's minister says" | BBC, UK
Charities largely ignorant of localism agenda, says survey
The majority of charities do not know if the government’s localism agenda will give them more influence over local decision making, according to new research from the Foundation for Social Improvement | Third Sector, UK
Hospital smoking: Cwm Taf staff patrol to enforce ban
Senior managers at hospitals across much of the south Wales valleys are patrolling the grounds in an attempt bid to enforce a smoking ban | BBC, UK
WA/HH: the gadget that makes you feel instantly drunk
It's an alcohol spray for when you 'have the occasional need of light-headedness'. But at £1,000 per unit, you might just want to stick with vodka | Guardian, UK
Travel insurance firms tackle alcohol-related claims
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) says companies are adding more restrictions for drink-related claims | BBC, UK
General report of activities 2011
The General report of activities is an annual publication providing a detailed progress report of the EMCDDA’s activities over a 12-month period. It catalogues the Centre’s achievements in each area of its annual work programme | EMCDDA
Easing of state marijuana laws can complicate parents’ ”drug talk” with their kids
I did not talk to my oldest son about marijuana when he was 8 years old. We got to talk about fun stuff. Now with my youngest who’s 8, we have to talk about this,” said Jolton, a consultant from Lakewood | Washington Post, USA
Seven minutes of physician counseling can curtail drinking and save lives
Problem drinkers who end up in hospital emergency departments are more likely to curtail their binge drinking and overall alcohol consumption if they receive physician counseling on the spot - even just seven minutes of it - and are less likely to drive under the influence | Yale News, USA
Would Obama boost his re-election bid by backing weed?
Apparent public support for marijuana legalisation leads some to suggest Obama may adopt the cause in 2012. It's a pipe dream | Guardian, UK
A former L.A. cop calls for legalizing drugs
Prohibition is not the answer and it will never be the answer, because it does not and will not work, says Stephen Downing. He favors legalizing, regulating and controlling illicit substances | LA Times, USA
Cocaine Incorporated
How a Mexican drug cartel makes its billions | New York Times, USA
Synthetic drugs may lead to significant adverse health problems
It is not clear yet what the effects of these substances are, or what other substances may be mixed with them. Many of the drugs have chemical profiles that are unknown and may have significant adverse health problems | NDARC, Australia
Amphetamine users and crime in Western Australia, 1999–2009
Statistics consistently highlight a higher prevalence of the use of amphetamines in Western Australia compared to other Australian drug markets. It is the third most commonly used drug in Western Australia behind cannabis and ecstacy | Australian Institute of Criminology
12 people arrested in Queensland in relation to drug and firearm offences
These arrests are part of a national crackdown on the importation of illicit drugs through the postal system, particularly analogue or synthetic drugs | Australian Federal Police, Australian Customs and Border Protection Service, Queensland Police and the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
Expanding prisons stretch drug services
Health Department documents reveal the government is preparing for an increase in the number of people who will need treatment in the future, as the prison population expands on the back of Mr Baillieu's ''tough on crime'' approach | The Age, Australia
Anger as NSW drug education unit abolished
The New South Wales Education Department has been condemned for abolishing a unit dedicated to providing drug prevention programs and advice | ABC News, Australia
A creative road to recovery
A new photography exhibition has given recovering addicts an artistic outlet | Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
Position Paper on Recovery-Oriented Practice
This UnitingCare ReGen (ReGen) Position Statement provides evidence-based recommendations for future policy and service development in the Australian alcohol and other drug (AOD) sector regarding the role of ‘Recovery’ principles within the sector | ReGen, Australia
No alcohol for pregnant women: campaign
The campaign, the first of its kind in Australia, is aimed at women of child-bearing age who consume low to moderate amounts of alcohol | The West Australian