DS Daily - 16th October 2012 |
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DrugScope welcomes UKDPC report: 'A fresh approach to drugs'
The publication represents the culmination of the Commission’s impressive work and DrugScope would endorse many of the report’s recommendations | DrugScope, UK
Social reintegration and employment
Evidence and interventions for drug users in treatment. Download | EMCDDA
Would you hire someone with a drug or alcohol dependency?
The perception of many employers is that recruiting people who have a past history of drug or alcohol misuse is high risk | Paul Anders, senior policy officer for DrugScope’s London Drug and Alcohol Network, UK
Drugs hauls uncovered in jails across West Yorkshire
Heroin, cannabis, crack and ampthemine were found on prisoners or in cells during routine searches | Yorkshire Evening Post, UK
New survey: Funding family support
Adfam has launched a new survey to explore how services for families affected by drug and alcohol use have been affected by budget cuts, and what changes they are making to respond to this challenging financial environment | Adfam, UK
My magical mystery cure
Hallucinogenic drugs showed great promise as therapeutic treatments before they were banished from the clinical scene in the 1970s. Now they're back, and Erica Rex jumped at the chance to volunteer in trials | Independent, UK
Legal drugs are ruining more people's lives than illegal drugs
Mood-altering drugs are seen as a quick fix by doctors and patients alike | Telegraph, UK
The week ahead in Parliament
A Ten Minute Rule Bill on including Relationship, Drug and Alcohol Education in the school curriculum from Labour's Diana Johnson | BBC, UK
Community partnership provides lifeline against alcohol and substance misuse
The manager of Northern Ireland’s drug and alcohol awareness programme, Breakthru, joined the Health Minister Edwin Poots to promote the benefits of a community development approach to promoting health and wellbeing | Mid-Ulster Mail
Court actions put drink price legislation on hold
Controversial plans to impose minimum pricing on alcohol have been shelved by ministers because of a raft of legal challenges being mounted by drinks producers | Daily Express, UK
Binge drinking 'can harm brains within months and turn social drinkers into alcohol abusers'
Teenagers and young people are the most vulnerable to early changes in brain | Daily Mail, UK
We must stub out smoking for teens in poor regions
Figures have shown that those who live in deprived areas are more likely to take up smoking and, despite work to bring these numbers down, more is required to try to tackle this trend | Wales Online, UK
Smoking in the car 'breaks toxic limit'
Smoking in the car, even with the windows open or the air conditioning on, creates pollution that exceeds official "safe" limits, scientists say | BBC, UK
Local campaign highlights drug use dangers
The Dublin 12 Local Drugs Task Force held its ‘Positive Health in Dublin 12’ awareness campaign to reduce the number of people turning to drugs | Dublin People, Ireland
France’s Minister of Education favours cannabis decriminalisation
On Sunday, France’s Socialist Minister of Education, Vincent Peillon, spoke in favour of the decriminalization of cannabis, principally as a means of combating drug trafficking in French cities | Digital Journal, USA
End of happy hours in sight - if the legal drinking age remains 16
Dutch bars and cafes are prepared to abandon 'happy hours' - where youngsters are encouraged to drink more at cheaper prices - the hospitality sector lobby group has told the cabinet negotiation team | Dutch News, Netherlands
NIH request for information
Input into the Scientific Strategic Plan for the Proposed National Institute of Substance Use and Addiction Disorders - analysis of public comments | National Institutes of Health, USA
PTSD as a qualifying condition for the New Mexico Medical Cannabis Program
Patients, physicians and advocates launch campaign to protect patients with PTSD access to medical cannabis | Drug Policy Alliance, USA
‘Cuddle Chemical’ Oxytocin Relieves Alcohol Withdrawal
Oxytocin is best known for its role in creating social bonds, but it may also forge the chains of addiction | TIME, USA
Mexico's drug cartels target journalists in brutal killing spree
Scores of journalists have died in a country gripped by violence that has claimed an estimated 60,000 lives since 2006 | Guardian, UK
Guinea-Bissau: How Cocaine Transformed a Tiny African Nation
Seven years ago, almost no one in Guinea-Bissau could imagine that just 1 g of a bland-looking white powder could be worth more than their average monthly salary | TIME, USA
Community alcohol debate spurs mixed messages
Prominent indigenous activist Mick Gooda has added his voice to calls for alcohol bans to be scrapped in Aboriginal communities | ABC News, Australia