DS Daily - 2nd November 2012 |
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Fewer young people develop drug and alcohol problems
The number of young people in England who need help for drug or alcohol use has fallen for the third year running, according to the latest statistics | NTA, UK
Substance misuse among young people 2011-12
For the small percentage of under- 18s who get into difficulties with drugs or alcohol, the problems can become significant | NTA, UK
DrugScope responds to latest figures on young people’s drug treatment
It is vital that investment in young people’s treatment continues.The experience of many DrugScope members is that local spending cuts are impacting significantly and disproportionately on service provision for young people | DrugScope, UK
The Government's response to the ACMD advice
The Government responds to the ACMD's further advice on synthetic cannabinoids and advice on methoxetamine and related compounds as well as O-desmethyltramadol | Home Office, UK
Mexxy, Black Mamba and other 'legal highs' to be banned
Following advice from the government's independent drug experts, the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD), new synthetic cannabinoids (such as those sold under the name 'Black Mamba') and methoxetamine (sold as Mexxy) and its related compounds will be classified under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 | Home Office, UK
The Law’s cyber drug war
Is it time to hold peace talks with internet suppliers of ‘legal highs’? | Independent, UK
Amphetamines, the pregnant woman and her children: a review
The authors suggest that exposed children may be at risk of ongoing developmental and behavioral impediment, and recommend that efforts be made to improve early detection of perinatal exposure and to increase provision of early-intervention services for affected children and their families | Journal of Perinatology
Meth vaccine shows promising results in early tests
If the vaccine proves effective in humans too, it could become the first specific treatment for meth addiction, which is estimated to affect 25 million people worldwide. Research paper | EurekAlert
Effectiveness Bank hot topics for November/December 2012
This latest set includes two strategies being seen as ways to promote the recovery agenda: enhancing the therapeutic content of methadone treatment, and harnessing the therapeutic potential of (ex)substance users themselves. But let us not forget the need for more harm reduction services too, and for help not for problem users, but for their families | Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK
LDAN Employment Pathways Project
The second phase of the project, funded from 2011 to 2013, is focussing directly on engaging and influencing London employers and educational establishments | LDAN, UK
Developing a hub and spoke consortium
The Action Plan Template explains the steps to develop a hub and spoke consortium | NCVO, UK
MSPs vote to lower limit for drink driving
MSPs have voted overwhelmingly to back the Scottish Government’s plan to cut the drink-drive limit | The Scotsman, UK
Majority of Scots support lowering the drink drive limit
On the day that MSPs debate proposals to lower drink drive limits in Scotland, our poll reveals that a majority of the public support a reduction of those limit | Ipsos MORI
The Bolton SHINE Alcohol Relapse Prevention Project: One Year On
The team at Bolton have shown how using existing technology in an innovative way can make a real difference to improving the quality of care | Alcohol Learning Centre, UK
Alcohol Specialist Nurse is Highly Commended at Nurse of the Year Awards
Sue Atkins from the Alcohol Nurse Specialist Team at Queen Alexandra Hospital was awarded the highly commended second place position for her work in setting up an alcohol specific department in Portsmouth | Alcohol Learning Centre, UK
Britain stands at equality crossroads, according to landmark report
Commission on Living Standards says two options face the nation: tackle low pay and childcare costs now or allow millions to endure stagnation for generations | Guardian, UK
Most government departments won't publish data on sector funding
Most central government departments will not publish full information about levels of funding to the voluntary sector so it is impossible to track whether they are making disproportionate cuts or adhering to Compact principles | Civil Society Media, UK
Comments wanted on proposals to revise the regulation of NHS charities
The Department of Health is seeking feedback from the NHS and other interested parties on final proposals to revise the governance of NHS charities | Department of Health, UK
Call for minimum pricing on alcohol
Almost 30 charities, community groups and organisations representing medical staff have joined forces to call on the government to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol | Irish Health
Amsterdam tourist cannabis ban rejected by mayor
The mayor of Amsterdam says he will not ban foreign tourists from using the city's famous cannabis cafes, after months of argument over new drug laws | BBC, UK
Hit Mexico’s Cartels With Legalization
The painful truth is that the monster of Mexican cartels has been pumped up by decades of Americans buying illegal drugs under the policies of prohibition | IHT
What does the Government mean by the term ‘recovery’?
Questions and Answers | VAADA, Australia
In Iran, drug trafficking soars as sanctions take bigger bite
Even as Western sanctions ravage their economy, some Iranians are reaping a cash harvest from an unexpected source: a booming illicit drug industry that law enforcement officials say is producing record quantities of a powerful synthetic drug | Washington Post, USA
Tracking designer drugs, legal highs and bath salts
UNODC operates a network of drug testing laboratories through the International Collaborative Exercises which, for the first time, allow laboratories from across the globe to monitor their performance in drug testing | UNODC