DS Daily - 7th November 2012 |
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Drug-related deaths in the UK Annual Report 2010
The annual report of drug-related deaths that have occurred in the preceding calendar year and comments on emerging trends | National Programme on Substance Abuse Deaths, UK
'Legal highs': Rapid rise in deaths reported
The number of people dying from now-banned legal highs rose sharply between 2009 and 2010, new figures have shown | BBC, UK
Marijuana legalisation: Colorado and Washington vote yes
Voters in both states back regulated sale of marijuana as a recreational drug but federal ban remains | Guardian, UK
Latest additions to the Effectiveness Bank
Features under-18 drug/alcohol treatment in England, initiatives to prevent underage alcohol sales in Britain, drug/alcohol testing lorry drivers, and mandatory minimum US sentencing laws | Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK
Public Health Advisory Committee - Needle and Syringe Programmes
Invitation to apply for the position of: topic expert member - Public Health Advisory Committee (PHAC) within the Centre for Public Health Excellence | NICE, UK
SMMGP 7th National Conference (Oct 2012) - Download Documents
A number of presentations and workshop documents from the event are available to downloa | SMMGP, UK
Latest LDAN News
Essential reading for the London drug and alcohol sector | LDAN, UK
Students could face compulsory drug tests as rising numbers turn to 'cognitive enhancers'
An increasing number of students are misusing legally prescribed drugs for psychiatric disorders in order to boost their academic performance, according to a major study into human enhancement | Independent, UK
Concern over 'souped up' human race
People already have access to potent drugs, originally made for dementia patients and hyperactive children, that boost mental performance and wakefulness | BBC, UK
Drugs could keep elderly working for longer
Drugs which enhance the ability to think and concentrate could be given to older workers within the next decade as the workforce ages, a report claims | Telegraph, UK
Troubled families scheme 'must extend beyond 2015'
The government should expand the eligibility criteria for the troubled families programme and extend the initiative beyond 2015, according to leaders at Westminster Council | Children & Young People Now, UK
Gardaí dismantle drug supply network
Gardaí have dismantled a sophisticated drug supply network after a six-month undercover operation in Cavan | Irish Examiner
Supporting Infants, Toddlers, and Families Impacted by Caregiver Substance Problems
A Community Action Guide presents resources that service providers, advocates, and practitioners can use to better understand and respond to young children whose caregivers are negatively affected by these issues | SAMHSA, USA
Uruguay plans to start selling cannabis cigarettes
Cannabis smokers in Uruguay will be allowed to buy 20 cannabis cigarettes from the state, under new plans. The move is a bid to stamp out organised crime | Daily Mail, UK
'Alarming' alcohol abuse by African youths
A Victorian judge has questioned whether the cheap price of alcohol is contributing to an alarming trend of excessive drinking by youths of African descent | The Age, Australia
Harm Reduction is a requirement of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
In recent years it has become increasingly clear that international human rights monitors and mechanisms view harm reduction services as components of the right to the highest attainable standard of health for people who use drugs. But what about children and young people who use drugs? | Harm Reduction International