DS Daily - 3rd May 2012 |
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Recovery Partnership Bulletin (Spring 2012)
The Recovery Partnership was formed last year to provide a new collective voice and channel of communication to government on the delivery of the aims and ambitions in the Drug Strategy. We hope this bulletin is helpful in updating you on some of our work so far - Download | DrugScope, UK
Presentation to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Complex Needs and Dual Diagnosis (25th April) ‘Transition to public health’
The challenge remains - and will continue with the transfer of responsibility to the new public health service - how a genuinely recovery oriented system, engaging a range of services and organisations, can be achieved - Martin Barnes DrugScope CEO
Legal highs wrecked our lives
Victims reveal the human cost of ‘High Street drugs’ | The Sun, UK
Needle exchange proposal dropped
A charity has scrapped its bid to set up a needle exchange and rehab centre in a residential area after fierce opposition | This is Sussex, UK
The ethics and effectiveness of coerced treatment of people who use drugs
This article addresses the issues of ethics and effectiveness in coerced treatment for people who use drugs. It is based on the existing evidence on coerced treatment, as well as on considerations of the ethics of such treatment and my own research on quasi compulsory treatment in Europe - Alex Stevens, PhD | Human Rights and Drugs
What do you think about multiple needs & exclusions and the work of MEAM?
The survey will take no more than 5 minutes of your time and we would be grateful for your views | MEAM, UK
37 years for £4.9m drug smugglers
Two men have been jailed for a total of 37 years after being found guilty of smuggling drugs with an estimated street value of £4.9 million | Home Office, UK
Reduction in mental health discrimination
Findings from a new study led by King’s College London’s Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) show improvements in behaviour towards people with mental health problems in England, during the first year of the national anti-stigma programme, Time to Change | Institute of Psychiatry, UK
Reform culture of distrust, say homelessness service users
A culture of distrust, too much bureaucracy, a lack of compassion and respect and a system focused on ticking the right boxes rather than helping people - that’s the verdict of a panel of service users on homelessness services in Wales - Download the report | Shelter, UK
Expenditure on healthcare in the UK 1997 - 2010
Expenditure on healthcare in the UK (in current prices) totalled £140.8 billion in 2010. This increased by 3.1 per cent, from £136.6 billion in 2009. This was considerably lower than the growth rate in 2009 of 8.8 per cent | Office for National Statistics, UK
Cannabis card comes into force
From now on, anyone wanting to buy hashish and marijuana from these coffee shops will have to prove they live in the Netherlands and register for a special membership card or wietpas | Dutch News, Netherlands
The Dilemma of the Pregnant Addict
If more and more pregnant women have untreated addictions, resulting in more babies who have been exposed to opiates in utero, it’s hard to avoid a sense that something needs to be done | New York Times, USA
National Survey Find Teen Marijuana Use is on the Rise
One in 10 teens Reports Using Marijuana at Least 20 Times a Month; Teen Abuse of Rx and OTC Medicines Remain at Dangerous Levels | Partnership at Drugfree.org / MetLife Foundation, USA
Rise in Teen Marijuana Use Demonstrates Continued Failure of War on Drugs
The 23rd annual Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS) was released today, showing an increase in teen marijuana use and reductions in prescription drug misuse and especially cigarette smoking | Huffington Post, USA
US alcohol retailers find law changes hard to swallow
The US consumes more bottles of wine than any other nation in the world. But almost 80 years after the end of Prohibition, buying a drink can still be tricky | BBC, UK
U.S. re-examines alcohol ads in social media era
Now hundreds of millions of tweets fly daily across the micro-messaging site, including an increasing number from wine, beer and liquor companies seeking market buzz. It's part of a new media frontier, one that federal regulators are about to explore | Sacramento Bee, USA
Wikipedia founder to help in government's research scheme
Academic spring campaign aims to make all taxpayer-funded academic research available for free online | Guardian, UK