DS Daily - 29th November 2012 |
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Alcohol strategy consultation
This consultation seeks views on a number of measures set out in the government's alcohol strategy which was published on 23 March 2012. The consultation will run for 10 weeks from 28 November 2012 until 6 February 2013 | Home Office, UK
Turning Point responds to the Government’s alcohol consultation
Selina Douglas, Turning Point's Director of Substance Misuse Services gives her response to the alcohol consultation | Turning Point, UK
Alcohol Research UK’s initial response to the Alcohol Strategy consultation
Alcohol Research UK supports the aim of the Alcohol Strategy to reduce alcohol-related harm in England and Wales | Alcohol Research UK
Theresa May sets out dearer alcohol plan to end binge-drinking
Plans for a minimum price for alcohol of 45p unit were announced by the Government today in an attempt to curb binge-drinking | Independent, UK
45p minimum alcohol price targets reduction in consumption and crime
Theresa May confirms she also wants to ban 'buy one, get one free' offers, but price still too low for some campaigners | Guardian, UK
Alcohol minimum price plan backed by campaigners - video
Emily Robinson from Alcohol Concern, the national charity on alcohol misuse, says alcoholic drinks are too cheap and agrees with Theresa May's new proposals | Guardian, UK
Minimum alcohol pricing breaches EU trade rules
Planned minimum alcohol price is in breach of EU rules as it would act as a barrier to drink imports, the European Commission said | Scottish Herald, UK
BMA insists alcohol minimum pricing must go further
Government proposals for a minimum unit price of alcoholare a step in the right direction but could go further, the BMA maintains | BMA, UK
Alcohol minimum pricing: the industry responds
The Government has proposed a minimum price for alcohol of 45p per unit in a consultation on its Alcohol Strategy. Here are the reactions from key people in the pub trade and beyond | Publican's Morning Advertiser, UK
Binge Drinking and a Minimum Price for Alcohol
Our muddled approach to teenage drinking is in marked contrast to the consistent tough stance we adopt when warning the young about the perils of 'hard' drugs | Huffington Post, UK
Alcohol minimum pricing 'effective in reducing consmption' - video
Dr John Holmes from Sheffield University told the BBC that research suggests minimum alcohol pricing is an effective way of reducing consumption among heavy drinkers. | BBC, UK
Minimum alcohol pricing 'helps binge drinkers, not alcoholics' - video
Recovering alcoholic Gary Topley told BBC News that he believes minimum alcohol pricing could reduce binge drinking but would not reduce alcoholism | BBC, UK
Drink, disorder and Theresa May's modest proposal
No wonder the home secretary can afford to be out of country for her big announcement on alcohol: it's more cautious than it looks | Guardian Society, UK
What drugs do students take?
The world's biggest survey of drug use is underway, and the Guardian is asking UK students to share their experiences – anonymously of course | Guardian, UK
Work Programme 'failing young people and youth charities'
Less than 3.5 per cent of 18- to 24-year-olds referred to the government’s Work Programme have stayed in a job for more than six months, latest statistics have shown | Children & Young People Now, UK
Adfam Carol service
Adfam's 2012 Carol Concert will take place on Thursday 6th December at St. Bride's Church, Fleet Street, London | Adfam, UK
Russia reports 12% rise in HIV - 200 new cases a day
In nearly 60% of new cases, drug injection using dirty needles was the cause of infection | BBC, UK
Painkiller addiction: the plague that is sweeping the US
The US is leading the way in eradicating pain, but in doing so has created an unwanted byproduct: painkiller addiction. Prescription pill overdoses are killing 15,000 Americans a year, and the toll is growing | Guardian, UK
Effectiveness Bank Bulletin
Latest additions to the Effectiveness Bank all concern the treatment of drug and alcohol problems, contrasting the primacy of psychosocial therapies and the failures of drugs in the treatment of stimulant dependence, with virtually the reverse in the treatment of dependence on opiate-type drugs | Findings, UK
Roundup: where now for PCCs?
The Guardian's latest online debate discussed what newly elected Police and Crime Commissioners will do next | Guardian, UK
Alcohol campaign targets parents on 12 'Drinking' Days of Christmas
A mother who missed her children's Christmas due to drinking is backing a parental alcohol awareness campaign by the Violence Reduction Unit | BBC Scotland, Scotland
Body scanners proposed for prisons
Full body scanners using X-ray radiation could be introduced in Northern Ireland's prisons as a UK first, it has been revealed | Independent.ie, Ireland
Faculty of Public Health Medicine, RCPI calls for action on tobacco, alcohol and sugary drinks in Budget 2013
The Faculty of Public Health Medicine has called on the Minister for Finance to tackle alcohol abuse, smoking and obesity in Budget 2013 | RCPI, Ireland
The UN General Assembly Approves Resolution Presented by Mexico on International Cooperation Against Drugs
The Foreign Ministry is pleased to inform that the 67 UN General Assembly unanimously adopted the resolution presented by Mexico on international cooperation on the global problem of drugs | Drug Policy Alliance, USA
Jim Crow's drug war
Why the War on Drugs is a war against black people | MetroTimes, USA
Report: Marijuana arrestees do not become violent criminals
Most people arrested for marijuana in New York City are not the same people later behind bars for violent crimes, according to a new report | Metro, USA
Mexican president-elect: Economic growth is key weapon in drug war
Creating more economic opportunities will be Mexico's greatest weapon in the war on drugs, the country's president-elect said Tuesday | CNN, USA