DS Daily - 23rd May 2012 |
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Jobseekers who reject help for alcohol and drug addiction face benefits cut
Iain Duncan Smith to signal measures allowing Jobcentre Plus staff to dock allowances for claimants who refuse treatment | Guardian, UK
Building for Recovery
A report developed by DrugScope for the Drug Sector Partnership | DrugScope, UK
Inside justice: Thames magistrates court, Bow, east London
Many of the women who end up in the dock have drug or alcohol problems and lead chaotic, unstable lives which have been blighted since childhood | Guardian, UK
Minimum pricing for drink is pointless
In Scotland they have introduced minimum pricing for alcohol at 50p a unit. My bet is that it will make no difference, that the drunks will still be cluttering up A&E in Edinburgh and Glasgow hospitals on Friday and Saturday nights - Ann Widdecombe | Daily Express, UK
ASDA helping UK families tackle alcohol problems
As part of its commitment to tackling the UK's drink problems, supermarket chain Asda has pledged £1m to Addaction, a national charity that helps young people and families tackle problems with alcohol | Addaction, UK
Antisocial behaviour white paper
This white paper, 'Putting victims first - more effective responses to antisocial behaviour', sets out the government's plans to deliver on the commitment to introduce more effective measures to tackle antisocial behaviour | Home Office, UK
Shocking figures show rough sleeping up by nearly a third in the capital
Nearly 1,500 people slept rough in London in the last two months, a 31% increase on the same period last year | Crisis, UK
Caring for England's poorest patients
Liverpool GP who welcomes all-comers | Guardian, UK
Analysis: criminal damage
Charities that work with offenders rely on public funding more than those in other cause areas and have been disproportionately affected by the cuts | Third Sector, UK
Figures show drug of choice is linked to music taste
At Glastonbury it's ketamine and cocaine at the Isle of Wight: Figures show drug of choice is linked to music taste as police reveal they seized £100k of substances at last summer's gigs | Daily Mail, UK
2012 Recovery Walk - Brighton and Hove 2012
Saturday 29th September 2012 | UK Recovery Walk
Bath researchers join bid for tax increase on tobacco in Europe
Researchers from the University of Bath have joined a call for a radical increase in the taxation of all tobacco products as the most effective way to make them inaccessible to European consumers | University of Bath, UK
NICE releases new pain relief guidelines
NICE says "misinterpretations and misunderstanding" have surrounded the use of strong opioids for decades, which has resulted in errors "causing under-dosing and avoidable pain, or overdosing and distressing adverse effects" | BBC, UK
Minister Shortall launches the Dial to Stop Drug Dealing Partnership with Crimestoppers
The Dial to Stop Drug Dealing campaign, which has been in operation since September 2008, provides people with a safe and confidential means to pass on information on drug dealing. To strengthen the impact of the campaign, from 2012 onwards the initiative will be operated in partnership with Crimestoppers, which has an excellent track record in acting on confidential information | Department of Health, Ireland
Surge in street dealing of legal drugs
Street dealing in prescription drugs is far outstripping the illegal trading of cocaine and heroin on city streets | Irish Examiner
Dealers now peddling prescription drugs
The illicit sale of prescription drugs in Dublin’s city centre has become a “far more significant problem” than the sale of heroin, cocaine, ecstasy or cannabis combined, the Lord Mayor has warned | Irish Times
Criminal packed heroin in 'outdoor drugs factory'
A notorius criminal who was caught packaging heroin worth €145,000 at an 'outdoor drugs factory' was last night behind bars after a jury found him guilty of drug dealing | Independent, Ireland
New pillars of wisdom
In 1996, the Victorian Liberal government almost decriminalised marijuana. Could that happen today? | The Age, Australia
Drug expert slams political leaders
Eminent public health campaigner Professor David Penington has condemned political leaders over their failure to engage in a debate on drug use reform | The Age, Australia
Why changing drug laws is a political problem, not a scientific one
To know which of two or more policies best minimises drug-related harm, two conditions must be met. First we need to be able to identify and measure the harms associated with each policy. Second we need to agree on what weight should be assigned to these harms | The Age, Australia
UNODC chief pays first official visit to Ukraine
Ukraine is home to an estimated 290,000 opiate users and has one of the world's highest rates of HIV prevalence among injecting drug users. Injecting opiate use is linked to 60-70 per cent of all HIV infections in the country | UNODC