DS Daily - 28th May 2012 |
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Hospitals discharging homeless people onto the street
More than 70% of homeless people are being discharged from hospital back onto the streets, damaging their health and costing the NHS money, a report by Homeless Link and St Mungo’s indicates | Homeless Link, UK
NHS hospitals told to do more for homeless
NHS hospitals are being urged to do more to help homeless patients, in a report commissioned by the government | BBC, UK
Cardiff youth worker urges ban on legal high khat
A Somali youth worker is calling for the UK government to ban the legal high, khat | BBC, UK
Providing drug and alcohol recovery through payment by results
Pilot site presentations | Department of Health, UK
Report from the Gaming Commission on drug and alcohol recovery PbR pilots
This report is informed by the deliberations at three meetings on 22 September, 19 October and 15 November 2011 | Gaming Commission, UK
Crucial British alcohol screening and brief intervention studies
For the future of UK alcohol screening and brief intervention, studies do not get more important than the SIPS trials highlighted in this new bulletin from the Effectiveness Bank. Do just the minimum, is the message austerity-hit commissioners might take from the studies, but that would be to over-read their implications | Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK
Mobile units to treat drinkers over a summer of celebration
A fleet of field hospitals will cover Britain this summer amid fears that the NHS will be overwhelmed by drinkers celebrating a series of major events | Telegraph, UK
Scottish drink-drive limit 'to be lowered'
The drink-drive limit in Scotland will be lowered "as a priority", the Scottish government has said | BBC, UK
UK National Social Report
The National Social Report outlines the UK’s key challenges and agreed policy responses in the fields of social inclusion, pensions and health and long term care - Download | Department for Work and Pensions, UK
Drugnet Europe 78
In this issue: new study on heroin-assisted treatment; second European conference on drug supply indicators; new TDI guidelines; new drugs detected at the rate of around one per week; EMCDDA launches IPA 4; and new EMCDDA products and services | EMCDDA
HSE heroin treatment crisis fuels thefts surge
Drug addicts in large swathes of the country are facing a waiting list of more than a year before gaining access to treatment | Independent, Ireland
Q & A on HIV-related privacy and disclosure issues for women’s service providers
This Q&A was developed for representatives of agencies serving women living in poverty, newcomer women, women who use drugs, survivors of sexual or domestic violence, women without stable housing and women in conflict with the law, and of other agencies providing counselling, support or services to marginalized women | Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
Drug conviction mars recovering addict's rental application
Under fair housing law, landlords can't refuse to rent to an applicant solely because of a history of drug addiction if the person is in recovery. A criminal record, however, complicates the matter | LA Times, USA
U.S. Efforts Fail to Curtail Trade in Afghan Opium
For years, American officials have struggled to curb Afghanistan’s opium industry, rewriting strategy every few seasons and pouring in more than $6 billion over the past decade to combat the poppies that help finance the insurgency and fuel corruption | New York Times, USA
Dynamic drugs debate a result of reader engagement
A forum for meaningful conversation on complex issues ... "The WikiCurve, has demonstrated there are many reasons the drug policy isn’t working for our community and the need for two-way dialogue." | The Age, Australia
Soft stance on drugs a dangerous catalyst
Law enforcement does achieve significant results and is not yet at its peak of effectiveness. Enforcement can and does reduce supply. Reduction in supply not only reduces the availability but can also increase price, resulting in reduced consumption | The Age, Australia